Thursday, July 19, 2018

Dots and Dashes - watercolor

watercolor, 2018
available, 11"x15"

      A quick, wet and loose wash of various blues gave me a tinted ground for this still life. Once that dried, all I had to do was paint in the shadows with a darker mix of blue. Having the image drawn out before the initial wash allowed me to leave a few spots lighter than the rest of the wash to allow for the brighter highlights. Those were accentuated a bit -- and the polka dots added -- with a little titanium white watercolor. Forget the "rule" about not using white in watercolor. The final image is the only rule that matters.

Thursday, July 12, 2018

65 Bonnie - watercolor

watercolor, 2018
available, 11"x15"

      A 1965 Pontiac Bonneville convertible. Yellow is a pretty difficult color for shiny sheet metal.

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Celtic Morn - watercolor

watercolor, 2018
available, 9"x12"

      I shot the reference for this one while in Savannah at the Bonaventure Cemetery.