Decoy #3 - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 9"x12"

prints also available

      Another duck decoy. Both the texture of the chipping paint and the glossy reflections work nicely here.

47 On The Block - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      This is from an old photo from the late '40s or early '50s found in one of those caches of "found photos" becoming popular on the web these days. When I thought I was done I felt the buildings in the background were too dark and intense, demanding too much attention. So I used one of John Lovett's tricks and added a very thin layer of white gesso over them and the most distant car to tone them down and push them back. Worked like a charm.

The Pause That Refreshes - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

      A scene from an old photo.

Edgefield Barn - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      Just another barn somewhere. I made up Edgefield because the barn is on the edge of the field and I couldn't think of anything else. I may continue to use Edgefield as a fictional place where all sorts of art lives.