Thursday, February 25, 2016

24th St. Sunset - watercolor

watercolor, 2015
available, 11"x15"

      For the most part, I'm pretty happy with this one. There are some problem spots, of course. But there are a few great spots, as well. The biggest problem with this one, really, was the process. It should have gone more smoothly and faster. Instead, I had to fuss over it way too much. And, that always leads to overworking and screwing it up. Fortunately, I didn't go too far.

Monday, February 22, 2016

Digger - watercolor commission

watercolor, 2015
NFS, 11"x15"

      This is a quick commission I did just before Christmas for an old high school friend. I've always hated black vehicles. Modeling the body shape is always difficult. I'm getting better at it. But I still don't like it.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

6th Ave. Garden - watercolor

watercolor, 2015
available, 11"x15"

      One of the last pieces I finished last year. I think just about everything went right with this one.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Veteran's Memorial - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 9"x12"

      I don't know how often he does this. But this guy -- who I assume is a veteran -- rode this modern motorcycle with military livery to the Veterans' Memorial (monument and red, white and blue wreath at far left) in downtown Blowing Rock NC and sat in front of it for at least a couple hours the Saturday I was there. This is just a quick, loose sketch that I'm really not crazy about at all. But I thought this guy was worth a little paint.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Doghouse - watercolor

watercolor, 2015
available, 11"x15"

      Another old farm this week. Just a quick landscape of a place in eastern North Carolina. This one does a reasonable job of mixing realism and impressionism, I think.

Monday, February 8, 2016

Mallorca Villa - watercolor+ink

mixed, 2016
available, 8"x10"

      This is another reference from Mallorca for Virtual Paintout. I'd seen another artist use a blue watercolor wash with an ink sketch and liked the effect. So, here you go, some thin Prussian Blue over an ink sketch.

Friday, February 5, 2016

Formentor Lighthouse - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 8"x10"

      Virtual Paintout is in Mallorca this month. Not much to say about this one. I kept it quick and fairly loose.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Randolph Farm In Winter #1 - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 11"x15"

     The effects of the recent winter storm on an abandoned farm near my sister's house.