Gary J. Kirkpatrick

Category: Art

  • Music video: Paintings, watercolors and figure drawings, 2024

    Some of the art I produced this past year. Most of the watercolors were done aboard Viking. There is limited space and I have to put everything away each time so larger paintings are difficult to mange. It’s perfect for watercolors though!

    It was a wonderful year for cruising once the rains let up around June 1. Before that it was rather dreary and the Maas (Meuse in French) was running quite fast as we headed against the current on our way south.

    If you have not seen our video about the cruise from Haarlem, near Amsterdam, to the French border, go to https://garyjkirkpatrick.com/at-last-our-narrated-video-from-amsterdam-to-the-france-2024/

  • Drawings from Roma

    St Stephens gate rome watercolor and ink
    St Stephen’s Gate, Aurelian Wall, Rome (watercolor)
    castel sant'angelo
    Castle Sant Angelo from the Bernini bridge
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    House near St Stephen’s Gate
    Persephone, sketch of Bernini's statue
    Persephonne, Bernini’s statue
    amer acad rome
    American Academy, Rome (pencil)

  • Rome: pen and ink drawings

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    The Boxer. Bronze, Roman era
    statue alltemps
    Statue at the Altemps Museum
    gaul couple suicide pen ink
    Gaul couple committing suicide
    woman and leg from barberini
    From statues at the Barberini Palace
    reclining couple
    Reclining Couple, terra cotta, 750 BCE (Conte pencil)

  • Face from side and below, tilted, Conte pencil

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    Face from side and below, tilted, Conte pencil, unsigned

  • Barge at Port de Plaisance in Nancy (watercolor)

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    Barge at Port de Plaisance in Nancy, 21 x 30 cm/8..3 x 11.7 inches on 300gr watercolor paper

    This was our view of the Port de Plaisance in Nancy

  • Go, Figures!

    leaning back view

    Several quick figure drawings in ink with wash using the two handed technique.

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  • Count Basie with Ella (pen and ink)

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    Count Basie with Ella (pen and ink)

  • Vailly-sur-Aisne

    Vailly-sur-Aisne, France
    Vailly-sur-Aisne, watercolor, 21 x 30 cm/8.3″ x 11.7″

    Vailly-sur-Aisne is a small town in the Gran Est region of France. We were moored on the canal when a woman stopped to chat. Later she returned in her car. This is the view from her garden.

  • Wine and Cheese

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    Wine and Cheese, watercolor and ink, 21 x 30 cm/8.3″ x 11.7″

    Two of my favorite cheeses are featured in this painting. Rustique is a brand of Camembert. It is reliably excellent and inexpensive to boot. Chausse aux Moines, a monk made cheese, has a washed rind that makes for a delightful crusty texture in contrast with the rest of the cheese.

    The French eat cheese after or in lieu of dessert, and sometimes at apero, a causal social gathering. It is usually paired with red wine. I have had it served with champagne. It is not served as an appetizer. Smoked salmon is not usually paired but I doubt I would hear any objections.

    We often enjoy cheese and wine with a great baguette- something the French have mastered!

  • Bridge in Dokkum

    Dokkum Bridge
    Dokkum Bridge, watercolor