"House With A Story" - Český Krumlov, South Bohemian Region - Virtual Paintout - May 2015

"House With A Story"- Mitchell C. Brown - 5" x 8" - pen and color pencil on Bristol notebook paper - 2015

"House With A Story"

Mitchell Brown       

5"x 8"
pen and watercolor on Bristol notebook paper

https://goo.gl/wp0QoT

Český Krumlov, South Bohemian Region - May 2015 submission    

A second image but not submitted, also in the Český Krumlov, South Bohemian Region.

"House on a Street" - Mitchell C. Brown - pen and color pencil on Bristol notebook paper - 2015

Český Krumlov, South Bohemian Region

Bridge at Thimphu – Bhutan - April 2015

Mitchell C. Brown -  Bridge at Thimphu – Bhutan - pen, color pencil and watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2015

“Bridge at Thimphu – Bhutan”

Mitchell Brown   (http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/)
7.5"x11"
pen, color pencil and watercolor on Bristol paper

Location link:   http://goo.gl/Zj8cNc

Prepared for Virtual Paintout for April 2015 but not submitted, as the there is a limit of two pieces per artist per month.  The Google Street View  is for Thimphu, Bhutan.

Virtual Paintout - Yellow Sign, Nobding Hwy, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan - April 2015

Mitchell C. Brown -  Yellow Sign - watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2015

"Yellow Sign"

Mitchell Brown   (http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/)
7.5"x11"
pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Wangdue Phodrang - Nobding Hwy, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan

Location link:   http://goo.gl/sMav4r

Prepared for Virtual Paintout for April 2015.  The Google Street View  is for Wangdue Phodrang - Nobding Hwy, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan.

Virtual Paintout - Red Sign, Nobding Hwy, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan - April 2015

Mitchell C. Brown -  Red Sign - watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2015

"Red Sign"
Mitchell Brown   (http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/)
7.5"x11"
pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Wangdue Phodrang - Nobding Hwy, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan

Location link:  http://goo.gl/Y4Uojg

Prepared for Virtual Paintout for April 2015.  The Google Street View  is for Wangdue Phodrang - Nobding Hwy, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan.

Virtual Paintout - Götabergsgatan 22, Göteborg, Sweden - September 2014

Mitchell C. Brown -  Sörhallskajen, Göteborg, Sweden - watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2014

"Götabergsgatan 22,  Göteborg, Sweden"
Mitchell Brown

http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/
7.5"x11"

watercolor on Bristol paper 

Prepared for Virtual Paintout for September 2014.  The Google Street View  is for Götabergsgatan 22, 411 34 Gothenburg, Sweden 

Virtual Paintout - Sörhallskajen, Göteborg, Sweden - September 2014

Mitchell C. Brown -  Sörhallskajen, Göteborg, Sweden - watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2014

"Sörhallskajen, Göteborg, Sweden"
Mitchell Brown

http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/
7.5"x11"

watercolor on Bristol paper 

Prepared for Virtual Paintout for September 2014.  The Google Street View  is for Sörhallskajen 24,  417 63 Göteborg, Sweden.  The Google Street View is close to the vantage point, but click to the left along the wharf and head down the road to the monument.

Virtual Paintout - Kinmen Island, PRC - August 2014

Mitchell C. Brown -  Jinmen National Park, PRC - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2014

"Jinmen National Park, PRC"
Mitchell Brown

http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/
7.5"x11"

pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Prepared for Virtual Paintout for August 2014 but I didn't finish in time to upload within August .  The Google Street View  is for Jinmen National Park, 892, Jinmen County, Jinning Township, 伯玉路二段460號

Red Gate, Ioannina, Greece - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Mitchell C. Brown -  Red Gate, Ioannina, Greece  - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2014

"Red Gate, Ioannina, Greece"
Mitchell Brown

http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/
7.5"x11"

pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Posted to Virtual Paintout for July 2014.  The Google Street View  is for Leoforos Stratigou Makrigianni 18, Ioannina, Greece  

Ioannina, Greece - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Mitchell C. Brown -  Ioannina, Greece  - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2014

"Ioannina, Greece"
Mitchell Brown

http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/
7.5"x11"

pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Posted to Virtual Paintout for July 2014.  The Google Street View  is for Gouda 14 (Γούδα)

Ioannina, Greece 

Virtual Paintout - Vladivostok and the Primorsky Kray Region - June 2014 submission

Vladivostok and the Primorsky Kray Region - June 2014 submission

Mitchell C. Brown -  Ice Cream Stand on the A188, Primorskiy kray, Russia - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2014

"Ice Cream Stand on the A188, Primorskiy kray, Russia"
Mitchell Brown

http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/
7.5"x11"
pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

A188, Primorskiy kray, Russia

https://goo.gl/maps/yfFxc

(Approximate location - I captured the Google Street view location but the location did not return to the roadside location but a n earlier starting point. mcb)

Detail of roadside food stand in Vladivostok.  Detail of Инмарко (http://www.inmarko.ru/) ice cream display.

Mitchell C. Brown -  Инмарко Ice Cream Stand  - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2014

Virtual Paintout - Chile - May 2014 - X-24, Cisnes, Aysén, Chile

Mitchell C. Brown -  X-24, Cisnes, Aysén, Chile - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. x 11 in. - 2014

"X-24, Cisnes, Aysén, Chile"
Mitchell Brown

7.5"x11"
pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

X-24, Cisnes, Aysén, Chile

https://goo.gl/maps/niZPN

Chile Southern Parks are the location for Virtual Paintout for May 2014, so I did a second landscape off the X-24 Highway near Aysén, Chile.  The Google Street link is to X-24, Cisnes, Aysén, Chile.

Hillyer Place Northwest, Washington D.C. - pen and ink on paper

Mitchell C. Brown - Hillyer Place Northwest, Washington D.C. - pen and ink on Bristol paper - 7.5 in. by 11 in. (2014)

Washington D.C. was the location for Virtual Paintout for February, but I didn't finish the piece in time to submit.  The Google Street link is to a street location in Washington D.C..  I'm drawn to the contrasts in locations, bright and dark, rough and smooth, light and shadows.

Solvenia landscape watercolor - May 2014

Slovenia watercolor.

"Predel- Bovec 12, 5230 Bovec, Slovenia"
Mitchell Brown
7.5"x11" 
pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Predel- Bovec 12, 5230 Bovec, Slovenia - approximate address

Google Link

Mitchell C. Brown - "Predel- Bovec 12, 5230 Bovec, Slovenia" - pen and watercolor on Bristol paper  - 7.5"x11" - 2014

Link to Bill Guffey's Virtual Paintout for March 2014.  I did not get the original canvas finished to upload so I did this version as a watercolor.

Virtual Paintout - Chile - May 2014

Chile - May 2014 submission

"Ruta 7, Aysén, Chile"
Mitchell Brown
7.5"x11"
pen and watercolor on Bristol paper

Ruta 7, Aysén, Chile 

https://goo.gl/maps/0gNhp  (-48.407585, -72.644825)

Mitchell C. Brown - Ruta 7, Aysén, Chile  -  pen and watercolor on Bristol paper 7/5" x 11" - 2014

Naustavegur, Akureyri, Iceland - landscape view from roadway

Mitchell C. Brown - Naustavegur, Akureyri, Iceland – acrylic on paint board – 16 in. by 20 in.  (2013)

Iceland was the location for Virtual Paintout for September, but I didn't finish the piece in time to submit.  The Google Street link is to Naustavegur, Akureyri, Iceland.

Demonstration: Painting a Cityscape with

Welcome to an Art Blog Carnival on painting demonstrations!

December Demonstration: Venice Cityscape with Acrylics

I used Google Street Views to identify a location in Venice (Calle Cavalli Castello, Venice, Veneto, Italy) .
The combination of water reflecting sunlight and the perspective lines of the walls and windows caught my eye.  The video is a compilation of video and still images for the piece that is not yet finished, as of December 10.

Calle Cavalli Castello, Venice, Veneto, Italy

http://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/demo/Venice_demo.htm   (3:01) - Flash video (updated Dec.18, 2013)

I use acrylics to push me to work faster and experiment with color, blending, and glazing.

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A group of painters are writing about our demos for painting tips, techniques, and our work.  There is a variety of artist working styles and media.  Included here are a links to other artists and their work.

Visit the links below to view the December painting demonstrations.

Mitchell Brown
http://mitchellcbrown.blogspot.com/2013/12/demonstration-painting-cityscape-with.html

Bill Cook
http://wcookart.blogspot.com/2013/12/painting-demo-blog-carnival.html

Nancy Farara
http://nancyfarara.blogspot.com/2013/12/virtual-paintout-iceland-demo.html

Joanne Grant
http://www.joannegrantart.com/?p=2352

Kevin Larson
http://www.kevinlarsonart.com/2013/12/the-boat-tour-painting-demonstration-in.html

Marla Laubisch
http://marlalaubisch.blogspot.com/2013/12/painting-demo-blog-carnival.html

Jo MacKenzie
http://jomackenzie.blogspot.com/

Christine Parker
http://www.christineparkerart.com/blog/

"Seaside End" - Isle of Wight

Mitchell C. Brown - "Seaside End" - 2013  7.5" x 11" - pen and watercolor on paper

Submitted to Virtual Paintout for September.  The Google Street link is to Isle of Wight,

Esplanade, East Cowes, England, United Kingdom.