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Here's what I pack in my bag for a sketching day at the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck, NY.
It's everything I need for sketching in watercolors, colored pencils, and gouache. There's a 5 x 8 inch watercolor journal
I start off in the cow barn, where the milkers are taking a morning nap before their judging. Without a chair, I paint standing.
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| Holstein named "Jacket," gouache by James Gurney |
I use a limited palette of three colors of gouache: yellow ochre
(Holbein), perylene maroon
(Winsor Newton), and viridian
(Winsor Newton)—plus white
(M. Graham). Viridian serves as my "blue." I can get a nice black with the maroon and the viridian.
(Holbein), perylene maroon (Winsor Newton), and viridian (Winsor Newton)—plus white (M. Graham). Viridian serves as my "blue." I can get a nice black with the maroon and the viridian. By the way, this would be a good limited palette to try for the "Paint an Outdoor Palette on Location" challenge (link goes to Facebook page where you can see entries so far).
1. Underdrawing in water-soluble colored pencil.
2. A wet block-in without white approximates the final colors.
3. Introducing opaque white, and defining the forms of the body.
4. Dark spots and definition of small forms and details.
In this audio clip (link to Soundcloud file), Jeff Pulver of Pleasant View Farm, describes what a judge looks for in a dairy cow.
After the painting session, we watch the draft horse pull. It requires immense power for the team of two Belgian geldings to pull 8500 pounds of concrete.
The Dutchess County Fair will continue through this Sunday in Rhinebeck. If you live nearby, check it out—it's the second largest fair in New York State, with one of the largest displays of farm animals.
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