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Watercolor House Portrait #281Z

Watercolor house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #281Z, of a property sold by Broker John Blair of Baird & Warner, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Ret.), 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 John Blair!

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Realtor

John Blair

Baird & Warner

847-417-8270

Property Sold

1016 Michaels Lane, Libertyville, IL 60048

1016 Michaels Lane, Libertyville, IL 60048
1016 Michaels Lane, Libertyville, IL 60048

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #281Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is the first step in creating the house portrait. This is the foundation just like the basement of a house. It is not polished and refined like the finished product but it is fundamental to the core elements of the work of art.

Below you can see that I have put the tree in on the left side of the drawing leaving room for it when I apply the pen & ink and watercolor. I have lowered the angle of the house so that it looks more natural than the photo.

All of the doors and windows are clearly denoted so that it is ready for more permanent detailing. The sidewalk out front give the support from below to delineate the composition of the house portrait.

Pencil layout for watercolor house portrait #281Z by artist Stephen F. Condren. Pen & ink with prints are provided.
Pencil house portrait.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is the final permanent drawing of the house portrait. It is absolutely mandatory to watch carefully all the detail because you cannot make any mistakes. What you see is what you get. Any attempt to use white out to patch up an error only gets washed away when I apply the watercolors.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren. Prints are available.
Pen & ink house portrait.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering is the final phase of the house portrait. Here you can see that I have applied color to the landscape and house to give a rich full look to the home.

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

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portrait #000Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for watercolor house portrait #281Z

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #281Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #281Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #281Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #281Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor House Portrait #283Z

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Watercolor House Portrait #283Z

Watercolor house portrait #283Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #283Z, of a property listing by Realtor Roger Schluter of Windermere Real Estate, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the rendering 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 Roger!

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Realtor

Roger Schluter 
Windermere Real Estate/PSR, Inc.
206-399-2704

[email protected]

Property Sold

1755 SE 176th Place, Renton, WA

1755 SE 176th Place, Renton, WA
1755 SE 176th Place, Renton, WA

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #283Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is the beginning of a house portrait. Like the house itself, the preliminary sketch is just like the foundation or basement of a home, being rough and basic, but offering supported to the superstructure.

I make use of a 6B lead to draft the sketch so that it is easy to see and I apply the ink and shows up much more clearly in the scans. As you can see from the sketch below, the image of the house is loose and vague. This is important for this is only the guide for the pen & ink which come later. Also, most importantly, this sketch lets me know what objects are closest to the picture plane.

For example, the large bush on the lower right is at the beginning of the driveway and so it has to be delineated first so that I do not draw through it. In the same manner, the large tree at the center has to be delineated so that I know not to draw the lines of the house though it.

Pencil sketch of a house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pencil sketch of a house portrait.

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is the tough guy. This is where the rubber meets the road. When you apply the ink it has to be correct. You cannot us white or other office supply store “fix it” paste, this is because when you apply the watercolor it washes away the white out!

When I apply the ink I carefully look at both the sketch and the photo at the same time. I cannot make any mistakes.

When you look at the drawing below, you can see how well the pencil sketch worked for leaving space for the large bush at the front of the driveway, and also for the large tree at the center. You have to leave these spaces open.

The hatching and cross-hatching of the pen & ink lines give great structure and contour to the rendering. Most importantly, they offer volume with the shade and shadows.

Pen & ink house portrait by artist Stephen F. Condren.
Pen & ink house portrait.

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering is the final product and the summation of the efforts provided by the pencil sketch and the pen & inks. You can see by looking at the watercolor below how nicely the tones fit with the pen & ink. There are variations on the greens and yellow to balance out the landscape. Also, I have mixed a number of chrome colors to attain the intensity of red for the front bush.

Inscription for watercolor house portrait #283Z

The inscription at the bottom runs nicely along the sidewalk at the lower center of the watercolor. I am very careful with the use of the pen & ink for this.

Watercolor house portrait #283Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.
Watercolor house portrait.

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portrait #283Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for watercolor house portrait #283Z

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #283Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #283Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #283Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #283Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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Watercolor House Portrait #279Z

Watercolor house portrait #279Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

This article is about watercolor house portrait #279Z, of a property sold by Broker Nano Engdahl of Baird & Warner, 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 Nano!

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Property Sold

310 Woodland Drive, Grayslake, IL 60030

Realtor

Nano Engdahl

Real Estate Broker

Certified Staging Consultant-CSC

Pricing Strategy Advisor-PSA

Short Sale/Foreclosure Representative – SFR

Baird & Warner – Lake County Office

847-814-5543 direct

Pencil Drawing For Watercolor House Portrait #279Z

  • Clinker Stylus Sketch

The pencil drawing is first done for layout. As you can see in the image below, I have put the note in the right spot and moved the driveway light in a bit more so that it fits well with the landscape. I can look the whole thing over to make sure that the house properly fits in the composition. If you have changes to make this is the time to make them.

I particularly like the two oaks to the far right of the composition. The branches reach out over the top of the house with look really cool. Also, I like the fir tree on the front lawn next to the lamp light.

Pencil house portrait sketch by Stephen F. Condren
Pencil House Portrait Sketch

Pen & Ink Drawing

  • Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing is where the rubber meets the road. You have to get it right the first time or you are dead! You cannot use “white out” to “fix” mistakes because the watercolor washes it away. So do it right!

Below you can see how I have gone over the lines of the pencil to keep the form the same. I do not trace the image, I merely draw with pen & ink over the pencil. The pencil sketch is a guide, sort of like a prompter at the opera house. Do not worry about making it perfect. The perfect lies in you drawing with the ink. Remember, I am drawing from the photograph not the sketch.

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

Watercolor

  • Painting

The watercolor rendering is the last phase of the house portrait. You can easily see the work of the pen & ink below and now the fresh tones of color are applied. I have erased any of the salient pencil marks, like those on the note and part of the landscape. I like the pencil to compliment the work of art not compromise it.

Watercolor house portrait #279Z with pen & ink and prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.
Watercolor House Portrait

Scans

  • JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portrait #279Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. for watercolor house portrait #279Z

  • Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of watercolor house portrait #000Z.

Stephen F. Condren for watercolor house portrait #279Z

  • Artist

As an artist I have made watercolor house portrait #279Z a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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Watercolor house portrait #279Z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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

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

 

Watercolor House Portrait #263Z

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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

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 #184Z

Watercolor house portrait ~ 6/22/2018C

This article is about Watercolor house portrait ~ 6/22/2018C, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. This is a watercolor rendering of the property from an Ariel perspective. Order House Portraits Here.

Delineation of Watercolor house portrait 6/26/2018

This love house portrait is done in watercolor and pen & inks. The lines are clear and strong.

Hatching & Cross-hatching

The shade and shadows are make from a mixture of red and blue and added to the cross-hatching.

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House Portrait Proposal Sketch For 1520 McClellan #183Z

House portrait proposal sketch

This is a house portrait proposal sketch, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. This proposal gives you a basic outline of the angle and general look for your order. This pen & ink rendering is the foundation of the watercolor that is to follow. First I do the drawing in light pencil. When the form is captured then I start inking the outline of the house. I generally work from the center and work my way out so as to keep things proportional.

Delineation of Watercolor house portrait 6/26/2018

This love house portrait is done in pen & ink.

Hatching & Cross-hatching

The shade and shadows are made from hatching and cross-hatching ink lines.

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