Church in Montclair, NJ

I went to NJ and hung out in Montclair for the day. It's one of my favorite places. There are a lot of nice mom and pop shops and churches. I did a few drawings but this was my favorite. It was a little cold, but I wanted to finish so I had to tough it out. I'm glad I did.



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Drawing at the Met Museum

I went to see the beautiful Winchester Bible at the Met. Afterwards I walked around and did some sketching. Here is one of 16th century German armor.


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Old drawings

I just found these drawings from my time abroad in Italy (2011). I lost track of them for a while, and now they're back. These were mostly drawings or architecture. I hope you enjoy!


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Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

This is a nice Gothic revival church I saw on Queens blvd. I had plenty of time so I decided to sit draw it. I actually walked around a little and drew a bunch of buildings in the area. There are a lot of beautiful buildings in Forest Hills. I will definitely return to draw some more, if time and weather allow.




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Organizing some paintings

These are a few of the watercolor paintings I did while I was in Italy. I'll post some from other countries as I organize them.



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Drawing on Campus

I had a long break in between classes on Tuesday and Thursdays. I met up with one of my friends who is also in the Graduate program. We decided to just sit and draw on campus for a while. I enjoyed just sitting in the shade drawing, plus I'm happy with my drawing.


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The church of Bethesda by the Sea

This is a church I like in Palm Beach, Florida. It has a large courtyard and a beautiful formal garden, a very nice place you should visit if you're in the area.



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Montauk Lighthouse

I took a trip out to Montauk point with some friends yesterday. We walked around the beach and hung out for a while. Before we left we sat at the outdoor cafe and had a few drinks. I managed to paint this while we were all chatting.


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A small church in Pennsylvania

I am back in New York and slowly organizing my drawings and paintings from my trip. I did have this painting from Pennsylvania on hand. I don't remember the town this was is, it was either Hamburg, Pennsylvania or very close to it. Either way it was a serene moment and I tried to capture that.

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Cason Cottage, Delray Beach

A historic building in Delray beach. Cason Cottage was constructed in 1909.



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Bethesda by the Sea

An in progress picture of my drawing of the gothic revival church of Bethesda by the Sea. This is another excellent building in Palm Beach.





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A nice church building in Palm Beach

This building is part of the parish of St. Edward in Palm Beach.

One of many beautiful buildings in the area.



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More from Florida

Another building in Wellington, Palm Beach.




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Drawing in Florida

While in vacation it's hard to paint in oils. I brought my pochade box but it's still very time consuming.

I do however carry my sketchbook and a few pens. So I'll post some work from my time here in Florida.



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Boats in East Rockaway, New York

I bumped into this while I was at the pool with my niece and nephew. It was nice and quiet, just how I like my landscapes, so I painted it. It felt good to paint again, I am definitely slacking, but other things have kept me busy. I have been productive, just not art productive. Of course, as usual, I am trying to change that. 

Building for rent

Nice building for rent in Rockville Centre, NY.

 I'm finally getting to the end of my latest sketchbook. I usually complete these much faster, but this one has taken me quite some time. Slowly but surely I'll get there.

Finally a painting

So for Father's Day my family went to my older brother's house. We hung out there all day, so I got to spend time with my niece and nephew. I brought along my Watercolors so I could try to do a sketch. So I took the kids outside and we all sat in the backyard and I painted the garage and they were making Father's Day cards. It's been too long, but I'm glad I'm back to painting. Graduate school has really taken a lot of my time. Now I'm on break until the fall and I'll be posting/painting much more often.


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A little bit of Montreal

It's been a while since I posted, but in my defense graduate school is super time consuming. I am definitely not drawing or painting much these days, which is sad. I did get to take a trip to Montreal and Vermont over my spring break. I did a painting in Vermont and I did a few sketches in Montreal. I had much more planned out for Canada (as far as drawing goes) but the weather had other ideas. The first day I was in Montreal the weather was nice and sunny, so I did a little sketching (and it felt awesome). The next few days however were much much colder, and it rained, it snowed and there was definitely some hail as well. So no drawing outside. I did visit the Museum of Fine Arts of Montreal and I did a little drawing. The museum is beautiful, and it is a whole complex of 5 or  6 buildings that are connected by underground tunnels, which are crucial for those cold snowy days. So without further ado here are two of my sketches from my trip. Both are in Montreal, one is the church of St.George and the second is a view of the cathedral and some of the buildings that surround it. All in all my trip was excellent. The weather didn't hinder me much, only in drawing but otherwise I saw everything I planned to see and I did everything I planned on doing. So if you have a chance to visit Montreal you should do so. It's a very beautiful and lively city. I will post some photos of my trip as well as perhaps make a long overdue post about a secret hobby of mine.

Napoleon III

I went to see the Carpeaux exhibit at the Met museum the other day and I have to admit, it is one of the best I've seen at the Met in a while. They have a lot of terra cotta studies, ink sketches, charcoal sketches and of course marble sculptures. One of my favorite sculptures was a bust of Napoleon III sculpted in 1873, while both Carpeaux and Napoleon III were exiled in England. The curators did a great job of organizing his works from early to late work, as well as adding a better understanding of Carpeaux's personal history. There are a few copies and preliminary sculptures of the famous "Genius of the dance" from Carpeaux's sculptural group for the facade of the Garnier Opera in Paris. The exhibition also highlights Carpeaux's work for Napoleon III and his family.
I did a few drawings that day, but I wanted to post this drawing of the Napoleon III bust. Perhaps I'll post some of the other sketches I did in a different post.


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Sketchbook in Brooklyn

My sketchbook in someone's hands at the Brooklyn Art Library. I caught a glimpse of someone flipping through it and asked if I could take a picture. They seemed to enjoy the book, it was nice to be there to see it. The library had an opening ceremony kind of deal. All the books for the new round of tours were being shown exclusively. So it wasn't completely random.


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Temple of Dendur at the Met

A 15th century BC Egyptian temple complex which is in the Sackler wing of the Met. This is only one of the two buildings that make up the temple complex.


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Trieste

A small painting of the coast of Trieste, Italy.


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Painting sheep

A small watercolor painting I did from a photo I took in northern Italy.


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The Sketchbook Project

I forgot to mention that I am taking part in the Brooklyn Art Library's Sketchbook Project. I mailed my sketchbook out today. It will be on a tour in California, but then it will come back and be a permanent collection of the Library. I tried not to think too much about what I was drawing. Meaning I didn't want to work under a theme. So the drawings are of places I visited while I had the book as well as anatomical studies and architectural studies, plus some random stuff. I did do some calligraphy, which I haven't included in my work for some time.
 I'm happy with the results, the book has a lot of good images, I used ink , markers and gouache. I'm excited to find out how may people take a look at it.

If you want to find it whether you're in California or in NY, it's under my name: RG Peredo

Here is a page from the book, it's a drawing of Benvenuto Cellini.

                                                                   

Sala Rossa, Siena

I started scanning some of my sketchbooks from my time abroad. I found that I didn't post many of the drawings and paintings I made while I was away. I've been busy with other projects so I haven't been painting or drawing as much as usual, so to compensate I'll be posting some of my drawings I scanned.

This is Sala Rossa, which was a church, but is now part of the University of Siena. I would visit this place often, to sit and read. Looking at this drawing makes me miss Siena. I remember when I did it and how happy I was when I was doing it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.

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