Thursday, May 26, 2016

Fence Post - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 7"x11"

      Just a quick, loose painting of something I saw every day growing up and still see once or twice a week. This fence post denotes the edge of my parents' back yard. The field beyond used to pasture a beautiful white horse when I was very young. Once the horse was gone, the fencing fell into disrepair and has looked like this for at least 40 years.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

St. Anne's - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 11"x15"

      St. Anne's is a picturesque, old church in the eastern part of North Carolina. I wasn't too sure about this one until after I scanned it. I like it more now than I did before. But I still might try it again to add some more air around it. I think it's a little too crowded.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Pascal Ave, Rockport - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 11"x15"

      A street scene in Rockport, ME, another I found for Virtual Paintout this month. I'm very happy with this one. I hit just about all the notes for which I was aiming. This is very much the loose impressionism I've been struggling to develop. I'm not even going to mention the minor problems that usually fill these posts.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Rockport Shadows - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 11"x15"

      Just loose enough, I think. I liked the deep shadows across this yard in Rockport, ME.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Baby Chrysler - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 11"x15"

      When pedal cars were cool -- and metal -- and actually had pedals instead of electric motors.

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Rockport Red Door - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 8"x10"

      Virtual Paintout is in Rockport ME this month. Lots to paint here. Started with this quick, loose doorway. I might do another view of this same house.

Barn - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 11"x15"

      This one went a lot darker than it should have. But, it turned into a study in pulling out all the stops and using all the tricks to save a failed painting. And, I'm still not crazy about it.