Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010

Irresistible Irises

15x22 inches watercolor on Italia 140 lb paper by Dick Blick. Drawn from pale yellow fake iris blooms, the color here is totally made up and is painted wet on dry. Some spritzing with water and splattering of paint done at random.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

On Line

22x15 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper, painted last weekend using imagination and lots of water, a 2" brush, etc.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Austin Donkey

6x8 inches, watercolor, painted last weekend of a little donkey who lives in Austin, TX.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Petunias and Red Yucca

15x22 watercolor vignette on 140 lb cold press Saunders Waterford paper from a scene close to my first downtown studio in the antique district. This one is SOLD.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Morning Bliss

15x22 inches watercolor painted this past weekend on Italia paper from an old drawing. First version was in reverse and morning glory blooms were in blues. This one is SOLD.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

I'm Leavin'

6x6 inches watercolor on Canson 140 lb block, of Mary's cat Caroline sitting in a pile of leaves looking none too happy. Done today, this painting was for a WetCanvas Weekend Drawing Event. You can see it at www.wetcanvas.com in the All Media Art Events forum.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Balancing Act - a vegetable still life

18x12 inches watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press block. Drawn from my fresh vegetables I placed on the side of an overturned mosaic sunflower vase, I placed in a sunny south window and painted wet on dry. Patterns you see beneath are those of glass shards and a metal cross embedded in another mosaic (it is the top of an antique gurney). Top left is the side of a Talavera pottery garden pot.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter Daffodil

18x18 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press block, painted today in about 2 hours for Easter and Spring! Da Vinci, Daniel Smith, and American Journey paints.

Dry Desert Icons

30x22 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper painted earlier in the month. I have painted this southwest landscape mission more ...