Thursday, April 27, 2017

Decoy #3 - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 9"x12"

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

Thursday, April 20, 2017

47 On The Block - watercolor

watercolor, 2017
available, 11"x15"

      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.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Edgefield Barn - watercolor

watercolor, 2016
available, 11"x15"

      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.