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Watercolor House Portrait #276Z

Watercolor house portrait #276Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #276Z, of a property sold by Broker/Realtor, Renee Devedjian, of @Properties, 2571 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, IL 60015, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Renee Devedjian!

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Property Sold

1300 Kristin Drive, Libertyville, IL 60048

Realtor

Renee Devedjian

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor house portrait #276Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is the foundation of the house portrait. As you can see from the sketch below I have captured the image of the house precisely. The photo of the home was distorted making it recede down to the left, so I adjusted the perspective to a more natural view.

All that you need in the sketch is the simple clean line. I do not busy up the preliminary sketch with shade and shadows, that is not that task at hand.

Because the large ornamental tree and flowers were blocking the right side of the house, I moved them over to the right so as to get a clear view of the entire structure.

Pencil sketch of a house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil sketch of a house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is where the rubber meets the road! There is no turning back at this point and you have to do it right! Once the ink hits the paper it is final, just like a house closing. You cannot use white out or other gimmicks to cover over mistakes because when you apply the watercolor it washes all the white out away! What you see is what you get.

In the drawing below you can see that I have carefully followed the outline given to me from the pencil sketch from above. I enhanced the tree behind the house to have grace to the composition. Generally, I do not put ink on the background trees but this drawing seemed to call for it.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor is very carefully applied because you cannot go back and fix it. Since watercolor is transparent you can see everything, so you have to set the colors in place correctly the first time.

On both sides of the composition I have put a touch of red for the Norway Maples which are there. The sidewalk and steps are brick pavers and so I used a touch of red and brown to bring out those tones.

Watercolor house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.
Watercolor house portrait by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF


As a follow-up after sending the house portrait to me clients, I email them the scan of the watercolor. The scan can be put into JPEG or PDF formats for making note cards or stationary as follow-up gifts for clients.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for Watercolor house portrait #276Z

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #276Z for Realtor Renee Devedjian.

Stephen F. Condren for Watercolor house portrait #276Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #276Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor House Portrait #275Z

Watercolor house portrait #275Z pen & ink drawing with prints by Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #275Z, of a property sold by Managing Broker/Realtor Nick Garcia of Baird & Warner, 21130 S. LaGrange Road, Frankfort, Illinois 60423, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints and note cards. Congratulations Nick Garcia.

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Property Sold

9154 S. 83rd Court, Hickory Hills, Illinois

Realtor

Nick Garcia, Managing Broker, Baird Warner, Frankfort, Illinois

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #275Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing of the house portrait is the first thing that I do. This is just like the basement foundation of a house, for though it is rough and crude, it is what everything is build upon.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink is then applied after I finish the preliminary pencil sketch. Due to the nature of pen & ink you have to be very careful and precise for it is most unforgiving. What you see is what you get. Also, you cannot “escape” from your errors with “white out” or other gimmicks to cover up a mistake. This is because once you put the watercolor on the paper it dissolves the “mask” and exposes the ink underneath.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor is the last step in the process of producing the rendering. As you can see from the image below the ink clearly delineates the subject and the watercolor graciously compliment the landscape. I particularly enjoy the ornamental hedges at the center of the front lawn. The bulbous forms are a delight to look at.

Watercolor House Portrait #275Z by Stephen F. Condren.
Watercolor House Portrait #275Z

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

As a follow-up after sending the house portrait to me clients, I email them the scan of the watercolor. The scan can be put into JPEG or PDF formats for making note cards or stationary as follow-up gifts for clients.

Condren Galleries Ltd.

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #275Z for Managing Broker Nick Garcia.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #275Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #275Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor House Portrait #263Z

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House Portraits #272Z

House portraits #272Z pen & ink drawing with prints at Condren Galleries.

This article is about house portraits #272Z, of properties sold by Chris Veech, Broker/Realtor @Properties, 30 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093, and written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making note cards. Congratulations Chris Veech!

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Properties Sold

255 Hibbard Road, Winnetka, IL 60093

33 Regent Wood Road, Northbrook, IL 60093

Realtor

@properties Top 100 | Real Estate Broker

30 Green Bay Road|Winnetka, IL 60093|Cell 847 913 3662

[email protected]

I’m here to help your friends & family with their real estate needs and your referrals are truly appreciated. Expert referral services across the U.S. and abroad.

$80+ Million in Closed Sales

@properties Road to Rolex Recipient 2013

@properties Rookie of the Year 2011

Relocation Certified

Certified Negotiation Expert CNE

Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource Certified SFR

Chicago Magazine Five Star Realtor

Make It Better Magazine Best Realtor Nominee

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #272Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is done right after I set up the margin, which can see around the image. Because this is the interior size of the 11″ x 14″ mat that goes into the fame, it is smaller than the frame.

I always start the house portraits as pencil sketches. Now each case is different but generally I do not like to erase the pencil underneath the pen & ink. As you can see here the pencil is a 6B lead, so it is softer and easier to see. Th main point of the sketch is to act as a guide for the pen & ink that is to come. Therefore, it is critical that I have everything correct with regard to proportion and perspective.

Because each case is different I sometime text the pencil sketch to Chris for approval. This house just below was such a case. Because both photos form the MLS were form a steep perspective I suggested the soft bend, that looks almost front on, but really tips a bit to the right. I do not think it prudent to do the rendering from the right hand side as it would place too much emphasis on the garage door.

255 Hibbard Road

Pencil sketch at a preliminary outline for a house portrait.
House portrait pencil sketch by artist Stephen F. Condren.

33 Regent Wood Road As Home Stylus Sketch

The MLS listing as well on this house was quite steep, especially from the vantage point of the garage. Thus, I reduced the angle to be more natural. I omitted the large tree/bush on the right side as it completely block the right hand portion of the house.

Pencil sketch outline for a house portrait.
House portrait pencil sketch by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Pen & Ink Drawing For House Portraits #272Z

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is the most difficult to execute as there is no room for error. When you put the ink down, that is it. What is done is done! Below for 255 you can see that I have nicely hatched the eaves so as to provide shading. If you look carefully, you can see that I have left space for the 4 decorative turnip shaped wooden balls that are on each side of the entry and again at each side of the central block of the house.

I cheated with the driveway lamp by moving it further to the right, or closer to the front, so that it would not get “lost” in the detailing of the rendering. I deliberately left space on each side of the lamp where the horizon line is seen.

Another feature that I do is to adjust the trees behind the house so as to leave the point or edges of the house clear. This can be seen with both chimneys and the right side tip of the garage. If I were to draw the trees the way that they really are they would burry the house and make it look flat. Depth of field is crucial for a successful rendering.

255 Hibbard Road

 Home pen & ink and pencil drawing with prints.
Pen & ink house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

33 Regent Wood Road

I had to be very careful with this one, because the driveway is very dominant and I did not want it to take control. Because the driveway is done with nice tooled pavers I took advantage of that brick look to ease the pattern of the drive. This the nice curve at the street is inviting and not tedious.

Stylus home sketch used for making prints by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Scans For House Portraits #272Z

  • JPEG & PDF

As a follow-up after the closing I sent a scan of this house portrait #272Z for making prints of any assortment. Prints for note cards, calendars, and note pads can be made from the scans. This is a great housewarming gift for follow-ups.

Condren Galleries Ltd.

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of house portrait #272Z for Chris Veech.

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As an artist I have made house portraits a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor House Portrait #269Z

Watercolor house portrait #269Z with pen & ink drawings, prints, and by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #269Z, of a property sold by Anne Ferrante, Realtor, Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby’s International Realty, 68 North Finley Avenue, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, and written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making note cards. Congratulations Anne Ferrante!

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Property Sold

220 Talmage Road Mendham, New Jersey 07945 United States

Realtor

Anne Mayo Ferrante, ABR, PSA

Sales Associate

Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby’s International Realty

68 North Finley Avenue

Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

908.696.8600 (o)

973.214.9841 (c)

[email protected]

http://anneferrante.klsir.com

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #269Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

This is the pencil sketch or stylus sketch, that begins the drawing. I have done a nice layout of the drawing in relation to the landscape and the trees behind. I made special not of the large tree on the lawn to the right, so as not to let it overcome the right side of the landscape.

Pencil sketch for a house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
House portrait sketch for Realtor Anne Ferrante.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing, which is a stylus sketch, is carefully done over the pencil sketch as a guide for the ink. All changes, if any, must be made at the time of the pencil sketch because the pen & ink is merciless! When the ink touches the paper that is it, no going back.

If you look closely you can see the lines of the pencil in the background, under the house, and through the trees.

House portrait pen & ink sketch by artist Stephen F. Condren.
House portrait pen & ink sketch for Realtor Anne Ferrante.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering or house painting, is the final step. I have made if very clear to have the colors show through. I do not want the paint to look “worked”. Watercolor are at their best when they look fresh.

I have made sure that the ink lines show nicely for the tree trunks and blend in with the leaves. I did not make use of any hatching or cross-hatching in this rendering because the house is very wide and thin.

Hatching

If I had hatched the eaves it would have made the walls look too close to the brick below. Also, in the covered porch I did not us hatching either, because there were too many lines being used to show the curved of the door and entrance. Putting down more lines would have caused confusion. I did, however, shade the area under the entry with a nice lavender tone, but no ink lines.

Bird Bath & Fence

To keep in the charm I made sure to include the fence. Not much is showing, but that is all that you need to bring in the charm. The birdbath makes for the cherry on the cake!

Watercolor house portrait #269Z by artist Stephen F. Condren.
House portrait watercolor for Realtor Anne Ferrante.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

As a follow-up after the closing for making note cards.

Condren Galleries Ltd.

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #269Z for Realtor Anne Ferrante.

Stephen F. Condren

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #269Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor House Portraits #266Z

Watercolor house portrait #266Z pen & ink drawing with prints by Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portraits #266Z, of properties sold by Realtor Daniel Soldano, of Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Brooklyn, New York, and written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making note cards. Congratulations Daniel Soldano!

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Properties Sold

6911 Shore Road, #1B, Brooklyn, NY 11209

1547 79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228

Realtor

DANIEL SOLDANO
LICENSED ASSOCIATE REAL ESTATE BROKER
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE
“Have Your Home Sold By Soldano!”
Realtor, GRI
DIRECT: 718.840.2032
OFFICE: 718.840.2000
MOBILE: 347.489.3315
[email protected]
187 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
MY LISTINGS
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Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portraits #266Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing, which is a clinker stylus sketch, is the first thing that I do. This is the foundation of the rendering. I look at the MLS images that are emailed to me by Daniel Soldano, so that I can get a good understanding of how to approach this work of art.

It must be understood that these renderings are commissions and unique works of art that go up in value.

Black BMW 3 Series

As you can see from the sketch below, I have captured the essential form of the structure, and given just enough detail so that I can move on to the next step which is the pen & ink. If there are to be any changes to be made, this is the time. For example, I texted Mr. Soldano these two sketches for him to view. He came back to me as asked me if I could put a black BMW Series #3 in front of the condominium building. I was pleased to do this, so I took the sketch and then penciled in the BMW, which you can see below. This car was not in the original as you can tell from the bolder line work. Naturally, I had to tease Danny by telling him that I would have to draw the BMW with a boot since it is illegally parked!

Rendering

The rendering of this duplex structure is very pleasing. The well designed structure rests firmly on the lot with ample setback from the street. The pencil sketch nicely captures the proportions and scale of the dwelling.

Pencil sketch rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.
Pencil sketch rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.

Perpective

Below you can see the vanishing lines of the perspective heading down to the horizon line to the left. Like spokes in a tire, these lines all radiate from a fixed point on the horizon. On the bottom right you can see the BMW 3 Series sketched in place.

Pencil sketch hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.
Pencil sketch hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

Pen & ink, as stylus sketch, is where we separate the men from the boys. Unlike the loving and merciful lead pencil, the pen & ink lacks all kindness and can truly be called merciless. When that ink touches the paper the party is over, there is no going back, or asking for favors. What you see is what you get! With that in mind, it is crucial to follow the guidelines of the pencil so as to have direction. The purpose of the pencil sketch is to make the foundation of the drawing, the pen & ink is the drawing!

Hatching & Cross-hatching

The best way to give accent to a pen & ink drawing is through shade and shadow, and this is done through hatching and cross-hatching. To effectively bring out the depth of field in the rendering, as well as give strength to the image of the structure, I have done fine line hatch marks, in parallel under the awnings. Further, I have encapsulated the hatched lines with a contour line so as to make sense of the hatch marks. Pen & ink lines are strong, and they make their image strong!

Pen & ink hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.
Pen & ink hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.

Hatching

In the rendering below you can see the same use of hatching done to give shadowing to the lower section of the building, especially the garage entry, and the shops. I have eased up on the hatching under the trees because that is not the area of focus it is not prudent to put attention to minor spots.

Pen & ink hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.
Pen & ink hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.

Watercolor

  • Painting

Now the fat lady sings, for we are now in the watercolor painting. This fair lady is the crown jewel of the rendering as she brings in her grace and finesse. Because the hard work of the pencil sketch, and pen & ink lines have done their part, this ballerina gently flows across the image and fills it in with life. Look how fresh and natural the rendering looks with tones and color!

Watercolor hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.
Watercolor hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.

Landscape

Both in the renderings below and above the touches of green bring the architecture to life. Green is the most restful color to the eye, and thus is a comfort to those viewing it.

Watercolor hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Watercolor hand rendering by artist Stephen F. Condren for Realtor Daniel Soldano.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

The images of watercolor house portrait #266z are capture with JPEP & PDF scans.

Condren Galleries Ltd.

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #266Z for Realtor Daniel Soldano.

Stephen F. Condren

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #266Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor House Portrait #264Z

Watercolor house portrait #264Z, pencil drawing, pen & ink, JPEG & PDF scans, Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #264Z, of a property sold by Broker/Realtor Ray Wade, owner of Legacy Texas Properties in Houston, Texas, and written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making note cards. Congratulations Ray Wade!

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Property Sold

4015 Aspenwood, Richmond, Texas, 77406

Realtor

Ray Wade, CRS

Broker/Owner
Legacy Texas Properties


Phone:
 (832) 531-2011
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.legacytexasproperties.com

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #264Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing, which is a clinker stylus sketch, is the foundation of a house portrait and it can be seen under the pen & ink in the image below under Pen & Ink Drawings. It is against aesthetic practice to erase any work done by the artist, no matter how small. The same holds true for house portraits, which are Fine Art as they are private commissions. Each house portrait is a work of Fine Art and must be treated with utmost respect. In the case of pencil sketches that I do for my clients, I only erase the writing of the note. So if you look at the note in the pen & ink below you will see my hand writing.

Because I am going to write the note in ink, the pencil is merely a guide and not part of the work of art. If you look at the watercolor below you an see that my pencil notes are gone. However, if you look closely you can see the pencil sketching under the house and the landscaping, that is good artwork!

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing, which is a stylus sketch, is the blood and guts of the house portrait. Nothing can be hidden from the all might pen! Because the pen & ink lines are so bold and clear you have to make sure that they are correct from the start. Most importantly, pen & inks are very demanding and very unforgiving. If you make a mistake it is there forever. There is no use in using “white out” or other slick patches to “fix” the error, for when the watercolor come it will expose all of that folly! When you do pen & ink you have to do it correctly.

Picture Plane

The picture plane is the paper, or the TV screen, or a movie screen. This is the surface that everything that your eye sees rests upon. In the rendering below you can see that I have left space for the trees. Thus, when I drew the eave lines I stopped and made a pause and then continued, leaving room for the tree trunk. This hold true for the bushes and other objects in front of the house. The use is that any object in front gets priority seating. Thus, the bushes in the front of the yard get the highest priority as they are in front of everything.

Shade & Shadow

Because the nature of pen & ink is linear, they express form and motion through hatching and cross-hating. If you look at the front porch you can see a series of short vertical lines going along from the left to right. Please note that I have left space for the columns. If I had just kept making the vertical lines through the columns then it would have ruined the depth of field for the porch, flattened the image, and ruined the drawing. Hatching makes a pen & ink drawing strong!


Pen & ink house portrait #264Z with pen & ink.
Pen & Ink House Portrait

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor of the rendering is the final step in doing the house portrait. Watercolor like pen & ink is very demanding and very unforgiving. When the brush hits the paper there is no turning back, what you see is what you get! And since your client has paid for this commission it had better be good!

Freshness

The most important element in a watercolor is freshness. You should be able to smell the roses! When you try and work the brush over the paper the drawing will immediately fall into ruin. You have to be fresh, clean, and clear when applying watercolors. You cannot undo what is wrong. It is better to live with error than ruin the work of art over a detail. Every work of art in history, form Leonardo Da Vinci to Picasso has errors in every single work that they have done, and I have as well.

Sunset

The time of year in the watercolor is winter and the time of day is sunset. I have put a suggestion of crimson in the yellow sky to give the warmth of the evening sun to the rendering. A bit of lavender sets the tone of the evening sky and a touch of green in the trees gives hope for spring that is almost here.

Watercolor house portrait #264Z with pen & ink.
Watercolor House Portrait

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

As a follow-up after the closing, every good Realtor know that you have to stay in touch with your clients. A good way to do this is to come offering something. So at a later time that the Realtor deems appropriate he or she can call upon their client with a nice box of note cards or stationery with the watercolor of their home!

All house portraits come with scans in JPEG format. You can email this scan to any local printer and they can make note card or stationery at your request of watercolor house portrait #264Z.

Condren Galleries Ltd.

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is my place for art and it is here that I offer paintings and watercolor of any subject. Because I have done house portraits and architectural rendering for my entire career and I am pleased to offer this to all of my clients.

Stephen F. Condren

  • Artist

As an artist I can do figure drawings and paintings as well and portraits of people, the range is great and I love my work. I am honored to do watercolor house portrait #264Z for Ray Wade.

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Watercolor house portrait #263Z.

This is about Watercolor house portraits #263Z, pen & ink drawings, which contains two renderings done for Realtor Megan Beechen, and written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations Megan Beechen!

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Properties Sold

544 Regal Lane, Bolingbrook, IL

1050 N. Ashbury, Bolingbrook, IL

Realtor

Megan Beechen
Real Estate Broker, Realty Executives Elite

630-632-5486 (Call or Text)
www.MeganBeechen.com
15400 127th Street, Lemont, IL 60439

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #623Z

  • Stylus Sketch

The very beginning of all house portraits starts with a fine line stylus sketch or drawing. Just like in Real Estate, so too in art, you have to have a foundation! The sketch is the basement for all practical purposes. As you can see from the image below the sketch does not offer much refined detail, in the same manner a basement is unfinished. Because the sketch is the starting point it is crucial for laying out the correct size, scale, and details of the house to be rendered.

This fine home is a two story house in traditional style. There is a bay window in the living room and a nice covered porch at the entry. The garage is attached to the side of the home. The second floor is the same size as the first and there is no third floor outside of an attic. The landscaping is handsome in that it offers a lovely stone wall to secure the boundaries of the front lawn and gardens. There is a large birch tree directly in front of the entry and a large maple on the right side of the property. These trees are both enclosed in the stone wall framework.

It is amazing how much information you can get form this simple sketch! Now the next step is to put the pen & ink to work.

Lead Pencil house portrait #263Z.
Lead Pencil House Portrait

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawings or stylus sketch is very demanding and also very unforgiving. When it come to drawing this is where you separate that men from the boys for you have to know what you are doing. There no room for error, when you put the pen & ink on the paper it is final, so you have to be sure that it is correct from the moment that you start.

Sketch As A Guide

Because pen & inks are so demanding you can appreciate the need for a sketch as a guide. To draw pen & ink on a blank sheep of paper is a whole different ballgame. As an artist, my clients demand and expect the best, as they are entitled to. These house portraits not only cost money they are a statement to the Realtor’s client. Therefore, it is serious business to do things right, and from the start.

As a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, I am well educated on how to approach a work of art, which every house portrait it. Further, each house portrait is a commissioned work of art, thus the client is taking a risk that the rendering will be what he or she is expecting.

MLS Images

My approach to pen & ink renderings is to carefully take the pen and look at both the MLS list image and the paper. The funny thing about all of this is that I draw very quickly! It is difficult to explain, but as I see the image on the MLS page I only have moments to grasp that form and carry it over to the paper with my pen. For that reason, the longer that I take the more that I will forget. I need to move quickly. I carefully outline the entire structure and then start to fill in the detail.

Picture Plane

The thing that I draw first is the landscaping and any other object in the front of the picture plane. If you look at the pen & ink below you can see that the birch trees out front are going right up and not cut through with lines from the eaves of the house. This is because I had to layout the area for the trees before hand and leave that space blank for the trees. The same holds true for bushes and other object in front of the house.

Pen & ink house portrait #263Z.
Pen & Ink House Portrait
Pen & ink house portrait #263Z.
Pen & Ink House Portrait

Watercolor House Portrait

  • Home Painting

Most importantly, the final step is applying the watercolor to make the house portrait or home painting. Just like the pen & inks, watercolor is also very demanding and very unforgiving. Once the brush touches the paper that is it! You cannot erase and when you attempt to rub it out with the paint brush the watercolor then look “worked”, a very bad and undesirable thing. Watercolor have to be fast and fresh.

Because you can see from my brush strokes below, they are worked together as I apply the paint. I put a few colors from my pallet on to the brush and then work them onto the paper. I never go over it and work it out. Light, fresh, and fast is the key to success!

Watercolor house portrait #263Z.
Watercolor House Portrait
Watercolor house portrait #263Z.
Watercolor House Portrait

Condren Galleries

  • Fine Arts Gallery

I am honored that Megan commissioned me to do her renderings and I look forward to working with her again.

Note Cards and Housewarming Gifts

  • JPEG & PDF Scans

Note cards and stationery as well as many other things can be made from the scans that I email to the Realtor. Simply email the scan to any local print shop and they can produce what ever you want. Scans are available JPEG & PDF formats.

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Watercolor house portrait #263Z

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Watercolor House Portrait #262Z

Watercolor house portrait #262Z with pen & ink and pencil.

This is about Watercolor house portraits #262Z, pen & ink drawings, which contains two renderings done for Realtor Michael Gobber, President of Mainstreet Organization of Realtors, and written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations Michael Gobber!

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Property Sold

1695 Jeffrey Avenue, Glendale Heights, IL 60139

Realtor

Michael Gobber  GRI, ABR, CIPS, CNC, CSC

Managing Broker

Century 21 Affiliated – Westchester

Office: (708) 531-0800

Cell:    (708) 655-2552

2019 President – Mainstreet Organization of Realtors

2019 Board of Director – Illinois Realtors

2018 Federal Finance and Housing Policy Committee member – NAR

2019 Consumer Communications Committee member – NAR

2019 Profesional Standards Chairman – Illinois Realtors

Raised Ranch ~ Watercolor House Portrait #262Z

From the image above you can see that the style of architecture is the modern suburban raised ranch. The home is nicely situated on the lot and has nice juxtaposition on the city lot. On the right side is a Norway Maple with fall colors. The left side of the home is a neighboring house that I filled in with landscaping so as to keep the focus of the composition on the house. Most importantly, keep the colors fresh and clear. Do not mix the color up and lose clarity. Repeated brush strokes of watercolor only damages the work of art. Above all things, make the stroks light, quick, and clear to get the best result.

The color is a light green which compliments the landscaping. Because the maple is crimson, I carried the tones to other parts of the composition. Since ocher is a strong color, I made us of it with green so as to give a fresh look to the lawns and hedges.

Pen & Ink Drawing

At the very beginning of commencing a house portrait I do a pencil sketch of the subject and landscaping. From this I can determine the proper scale and proportions of the rendering. Because this is the beginning, it is really the most critical time in the whole process because everything in the house portrait is built upon this sketch, in much the same way a house is built upon a basement foundation.

As is the mandate of all Fine Art, I leave the pencil sketch on the paper and apply the pen & ink and watercolor over it. I do remove the pencil marks in salient places like the note at the bottom, or in some detailed ornament. T

Pen & ink house portrait by Stephen F. Condren
Pen & Ink House Portrait

As you can see in the image above, the pencil notes can be clearly seen under the ink that show the note and address of the house. After I had finished inking the rendering I erased the pencil note. however, I did not erase the pencil drawing underneath the rendering. If you look at the watercolor carefully, you can see the pencil lines in the trees and bushes. Because working with pen & ink is very demanding, it is prudent to you pencil sketches to start with.

MLS Photos

Most often I work with the MLS links that are provide to me from the Realtor. The images that I prefer most are the winter scenes. This is because I can see everything. Often times there are cupolas or other ornaments that the sellers loves and cherishes but are hidden from view due to trees and bushes. Often there are several image to choose from to get the best view of the house.

Scans

Most importantly, I have made it my policy to provide the scan of the house portrait as a free gift and token of appreciation for doing business with me. A very important feature of the scan is that it enable the hold of the scan to make an endless array of printed housewarming gifts for after closing. Because you can attach a scan to any email, you can simply email it. Simply email the scan to any print shop of your choice and they can make note cards, stationery, and calendars, the possibilities are endless.

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Watercolor House Portraits #261Z

Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

This is about Watercolor house portraits #261Z, pen & ink drawings, which contains two renderings done for Realtor Anne Mayo Ferrante, and written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery. Congratulations Anne Mayo Ferrante!

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House Portraits

In this post I have two house portraits that were commissioned by Anne Mayo Ferrante as closing gifts for her clients. Below is her information.

Realtor

Anne Mayo Ferrante, ABR, PSA

Sales Associate

Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby’s International Realty

68 North Finley Avenue

Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

908.696.8600 (o)

973.214.9841 (c)

[email protected]

http://anneferrante.klsir.com

Queen Anne Architecture

The first house portrait that you see is the watercolor Queen Anne style home. This is the watercolor that is at the head of the post. I did this watercolor from the MLS link that Anne emailed to me. There were power wires on the left side of the home leading from the entrance to the street. On the right side of the house was a large yellow house of a neighbor. With permission I removed the power wires and put landscaping in place of the yellow house.

It was important to remove both elements as the wires were very distracting to look at, and most unsightly. The neighboring house was yellow, the brightest color in the spectrum, so that had to go, as it was to dominating with it’s strong yellow hues.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & Ink House Portrait

Pen & Ink

Above is an image of the pen & ink drawing that I did of the house at the outset. As you can see if you look closely, there are traces of the lead pencil sketch that lies underneath the ink. All of my drawings start out as pencil sketches. After I do the sketch then I apply the ink, and this must be done with care, as ink is very unforgiving. After the ink has dried, for at least a day, I then apply the watercolor. You can do the watercolor immediately after putting down the ink, however, you risk bleeding.

Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Watercolor House Portrait

Watercolor

Above is the second of the two watercolor that Anne commissioned of me. This one I took great delight in because it is base on a night scene of the house. As you can see in the watercolor, the sky is dark. The house is illuminated from lights below the windows. If you look at the windows out front, they lighter right below the double windows and then get darker around the sides because the angle of the flood lights point towards the windows.

There are always risks in taking on such a task, but I wanted to do something special for Anne, and this was a great moment. In the MLS list photos the trees behind the house were very dark and unsuitable for a gracious rendering. Therefore, I took liberty to lighten the tone of the trees so as to make them appealing to look upon.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & Ink House Portrait

Above is the pen & ink drawing of the red house. As with the other rendering you can see the pencil sketching underneath the ink. I have to draw the pen & ink in such a way as to leave space for the watercolor. If I fill in all the space with ink then it crowds out any change for the watercolors to work their magic. Watercolor need space and light to perform.

Watercolor for watercolor house portraits #261Z

  • Painting

This fine watercolor give the viewer a clear understanding of what the house looks like as a watercolor painting.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & inks are used as stylus sketch to build the foundation of the watercolor rendering that is to follow.

Stephen F. Condren

  • Artist

Since High School drafting class at Naperville Central High school I have been doing architectural renderings and house portraits. Stephen F. Condren, Fine Arts. Watercolor house portraits #261Z.

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Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

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House Portrait Watercolor #239Z

House portrait watercolor #8/20/2018

This is about House portrait 8/20/2018 is a rendering by, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans.

Sold by

Norm Gann
Real Estate Broker
Charles Rutenberg Realty
3135 Book Road
Naperville, IL 60564
262-909-9593 Direct/Text  

[email protected]   
www.CharlesRutenbergRealty.com

House Portrait 8/20/2018

House portrait 8/20/2018 is a watercolor as a Realtor closing gift. The delineation for the watercolor is less than normal due to the fact that the entrance is located on the side rather than the front of the house. With this side entry the landscaping is closer to the structure than from the street side. Thus, the tress are closer to the entry and this can be clearly seen in the watercolor. The pink flamingo was a request of Mr. Gann to give joy to his client.

Hatching & Cross-hatching

Hatching was done on the eaves of the home along the roof line.

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NAR, Illinois Realtors,