erling’s sketchbook
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Lullwater mansion
Read more: Lullwater mansionDid this watercolor sketch on an outing with a new painters group in my new hometown. This is an amazing…
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Sketchcrawl 35
Read more: Sketchcrawl 35Today I went out to participate in a sketchcrawl in my new hood in Decatur GA. I Only had pencils…
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Xenophobia
Read more: XenophobiaI was invited to take part in a group show by professional illustrators in Iceland. The show is called Phobophobia…
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Waterfall in Kjalarnes
Read more: Waterfall in KjalarnesWaterfall in Kjalarnes painted from life and a few touches added in the studio this winter. I’m leaving it “unfinished”…
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Elliðaárfoss
Read more: ElliðaárfossI recently completed this landscape painting. I started it on location and put some finishing touches in the studio. I…
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Sketchcrawl #34
Read more: Sketchcrawl #34Sketchcrawl #34 was Saturday January 21st. I met with 2 other urban sketchers at the Harpa music hall in Reykjavik…
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Nintendo Figure
Read more: Nintendo FigureIn figure drawing class the other day, I loved how the bright red drapery was reflecting red into the shadows,…
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Airport Billboard
Read more: Airport BillboardOver the summer I was commissioned by an advertising agency to do a series of illustrations for an energy company…
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Sketchcrawl #33
Read more: Sketchcrawl #33I took part in the #33 international sketchcrawl. Met up with 3 other sketchers at the cafe Hresso. Icelandic Airwaves…
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Gouache self portrait
Read more: Gouache self portraitHere is a little self portrait I did playing around with gouache. I´ve been slacking off a bit posting in…
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Sketchcrawl #32
Read more: Sketchcrawl #32July 23rd was the #32 Sketchcrawl. This time around attendance was up by a whopping 50% or from 2 to…
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Grótta
Read more: GróttaStill weather at Grótta lighthouse is a freak weather occurance. I set up my easel on the black sand beach…
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2 figures
Read more: 2 figuresCouple of more figure drawings. Got into a new group that meets once a week in the summer.
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Ártúnsbrekka
Read more: ÁrtúnsbrekkaI was able to do more outdoor painting this weekend. This is a wooded grassy hill in the Elliðaár valley…
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Painting outdoors
Read more: Painting outdoorsI´ve been able to find some time to go plein air painting lately. Both of these are done from life…
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Odin
Read more: OdinI have been revisiting a few panels from my graphic novel that I did a few years back and wasn’t…
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Plein air
Read more: Plein airHere are two oil sketches from life done one a weekend trip in early spring to the family summer cottage.
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Figure Drawings
Read more: Figure DrawingsI was able to get rolls of smooth newsprint from a local newspaper, and am enjoying using it with soft…
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She’s a Brick…house
Read more: She’s a Brick…houseTraveling in Portsmouth NH I came across this beautiful house, and thought it deserved a watercolor sketch.
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Figure Drawing
Read more: Figure DrawingHere is a drawing from a 20 minute pose at a local figure drawing group.