gouache, 2015
available, 11"x15"
My sister recently started selling things in a local "antique" mall. While checking out her space and helping bring in a heavier item I saw these displayed just across from her. There was a lot more junk cluttering the area and the window didn't actually look outside, just over to another space. But, I saw "something" there and had to settle for a bad phone camera shot. It seems to have worked out OK, though.
watercolor, 2015
9"x12"
This is a quick, loose sketch of the cottage my daughter is living in this summer while doing an internship in Michigan. We hate her being gone all summer -- especially so far away that it's prohibitive for us to visit her. But this is a great learning experience for her. So, more power to the Puddinator!
watercolor, 2015
available, 11"x15"
Another view from Asheboro, NC. I had just noticed this building and was pulling my camera up to my eye when this man turned the corner. I just waited for him to finish the composition.
watercolor, 2015
available, 11"x15"
Virtual Paintout is in Estonia for June. I got the impression this once was a type of lighthouse. It was situated on a peninsula between the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga.
gouache, 2015
available, 11"x15"
I never had the pleasure of typing on a manual typewriter. My first typewriter was a monster IBM Selectric. That was probably 1985 and it might have been several years old by the time I got it.
watercolor, 2012
available, 11"x15"
It's been a while since I've done any horror-related art. This older piece actually is one of the last ones I did. It's time I got my brushes bloody again.
watercolor, 2015
available, 11"x15"
This is from a photo I took in downtown Asheboro. The store in view was an interesting little hand-made jewelry boutique that also sold re-purposed artsy furniture. The owners had covered the floor in gold glitter because the carpet was stained and ugly, but the floor underneath was no better. There was a large bowl of glitter by the door so you could add to the decor if you wanted.
I've been spending a lot of time in antique and consignment stores lately because I've been driving my wife, mother, mother-in-law, and sisters (or any combination thereof) around on Saturdays. It sounds a little odd, I know. But, they get a driver and I get lots of opportunities for reference photos like this one and that toy truck from last week.
