North Street - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      Downtown Asheboro NC.

Tuk Tuk - watercolor

mixed, 2016

available, 11"x15"

      Virtual Paintout is in Sri Lanka this month. I often have trouble finding images that appeal to me in some locations. But, given my affinity for vehicles, I had to do something with this obvious symbol of South Asian transportation. In almost every StreetView image you see at least one of these. I had a little fun with this one using John Lovett's technique of adding gesso to break up and lighten parts of the otherwise finished watercolor.

442 - watercolor+ink

mixed, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      I decided to jump forward into the muscle car era with an Olds 442, or 4-4-2 to be exact. The numbers stand for four-barrel carb, four-speed transmission, and dual exhaust. I had my doubts about doing a yellow car. But, using three different yellows and controlling the highlights actually made this one pop. The ink-only version is below and prints and gifts of it are available here.

Local Eggs - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      This is where urban meets rural in my hometown. Just to the right a modern retail area begins. Just behind those tree is an interstate highway. But turn left here and you head out of town into what's left of farmland between High Point and Winston-Salem NC. Years ago, I'm sure this store thrived as it's on what was then the main road between the two cities. Now, if you didn't live in that area, you'd never know it was still open.

Trade St. Skater - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

original available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      From a reference photo I shot a couple years ago in Winston-Salem NC. The skater just whizzed by as I was walking down the street. So I jumped out and fired off half a dozen shots.

Hop's - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 9"x12"

prints and gifts also available

      Just a quick, sketchy painting of a restaurant in downtown Asheboro NC.  There are only a few things I like about this one. It might be re-worked at some point.