Storage Shed

Copyright S. Ciaccio 2008

"Storage Shed"

Watercolor 11"by 15" on 140lb cold press paper October 2008

Completed this in October 2008, I had started it in September but Hurricane Ike slowed my work down. I am learning or relearning how to work with water color. I am not happy with the trees and realize I need to complete some studies of trees.

Category › cabin , cobble stones , watercolor

Cabin Drawing

A detailed drawing of the storage shed. Pencils 11" by 14" 80lb. paper. October 8th 2008. The seat in front is a chair made from an old milk can with an antique tractor seat welded on top.

Copyright S. Ciaccio 2008

Category › cabin , cobble stones , Nebraska , Pencil

More detailed work.

A color study of the storage shed. Colored Pencil 14" X 17" on 60lb. paper. September 2008
Colored pencils are intersting to work with. I enjoyed the layering of colors to produce the cobble stones and the shaded areas.

Copyright 2008 S. Ciaccio

Category › cabin , cobble stones , colored pencil

Cabin study

I took pictures of the cabin, and some on-site sketches. The cabin site includes a small storage shed that uses the same red cobble stones and green trim as the main cabin.







A detail photo of the cobble stones

Category › cabin , cobble stones , cottonwoods , Nebraska

Back to Art

Here I am restarting, after 20 years in education, a new career with creating art. For now I think I will start with pencils and water colors. I will post my attempts here. Lets see how I progress.

I will start with pictures of a cabin in Nebraska on the Platte river. The color of the bricks, the cottonwood trees that surround it have always made it an image that sticks in my mind, so I have attempted to draw and paint it.

Category › cabin , cobble stones , cottonwoods , Nebraska