Alice - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      Another portrait of fashion blogger Alice. I worked in a little more "looseness" in this one with the fade to raw drawing in her legs.

Peri - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      I'm not sure the photo does this portrait/figure justice. It shot a bit darker than it looks in person.

Cherries - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      A not entirely successful attempt at a still life of cherries.

Maddie - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available, 11"x15"

      Here's a portrait of Reddit user MaddieBuggs.

57 Buick - watercolor

watercolor, 2020

available, 11"x15"

      A little piece of the tail of a 1957 Buick. It's hard to tell from the reference photo I had, but I think this car had been hit somewhere in the rear causing an odd looking shift in direction for certain parts. Or, I guess it's possible that at such an isolated view some things just look like they fit together quite right.

Madeline - ink

ink; 2020

available; 9"x12"

      A portrait in ink. I've found myself doing many more portraits and figures over the past few months. So, the handful of regular visitors to the blog will be seeing more people in my art than cars or landscapes if you haven't already. I am, however, trying to remedy that at least on the landscape side. We'll see how that works out.

Apaches - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      Just a couple old Chevy trucks left to guard the shed out back. There's a fair amount of dry brush in this one.

Aubrey - pencil

pencil; 2020

available; 9"x12"

      I don't post a lot of drawings or sketches - mainly because most of them are very rough value sketches for watercolor paintings. But, some end up getting finished as pretty decent little drawings in their own right. This one finished up a lot better than most.

Pickles - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      Pickles is just misunderstood. Or, maybe he's the one that misunderstands.

Alice - watercolor

watercolor; 2020
available; 11"x15"

      Another portrait/figure of Alice, a fashion blogger.

Path - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      Something left over from a couple months ago that never got posted. I have another winter scene to post. I might wait until it's much hotter for a little juxtaposition.

Shoes - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      Another pair of my wife's shoes. She has a lot of shoes. So, I have a lot of still life subjects.

Maddy - watercolor

watercolor; 2020

available; 11"x15"

      A portrait of a Reddit user who posted her photo for artists to interpret.

Farther Out Edgefield Road - watercolor

watercolor; 2019

available; 11"x15"

      Another little landscape from Edgefield. I think this was the Johnson farm.

Light Reading - watercolor

watercolor; 2019

available; 11"x15"

      This is a figure I did last year playing with light and shadow.

Ballybunion - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available; 11"x15"

      A view of Ballybunion Castle on its cliff for St. Patrick's Day earlier this week.

50 Plymouth - watercolor+ink

mixed; 2019

NFS; 8"x10"

      A quick little piece I did for a friend's father. This was a car he used to own and only had a couple photos of it in his driveway. I sent it to him through his son, my high school friend, and he liked it so much he mailed me a hand-written thank-you note. Better than any commission check.

Sunday Morning - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

     A quick look at a northwestern church with a classic car parked out front.

Window - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      Just another "portal" painting. Portals -- in the form of doors and windows -- have been popular in art for centuries. I like the inherent mystery of wondering what's on the other side.

Because I Am Shaken - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      This one is based on a photo of a soldier of the Isreali Defense Force taking time out to pray. It made me think of Psalm 13.

Chief - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      It's probably just a sense of nostalgia, but I have a soft spot for even these old full-size Jeeps. I'm sure if I actually drove one, I would feel like it was too big after driving a much smaller XJ Cherokee for years. But, I can't help wishing I'd been introduced to these way back when.

Proleek - ink + watercolor

ink & watercolor, 2019

available, 8"x10"

      A quick ink and wash of the Proleek portal tomb in County Louth, Ireland.

On The Go - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      I've been trying to do more figures that were dressed and going about regular daily activities. This girl seemed perfect, although I rarely use much true yellow. I feel like I should have used a more contrasting background color. But, maybe the lighter neutral helps preserve the light airy-ness of the subject.

Avebury - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      A quick landscape of the Avebury stone circle.

53 Skylark - watercolor

watercolor, 2019

available, 11"x15"

      This was meant to be a quick, sketchy car painting. But, it turned into a much more realistic piece, though it still took just a few hours. Most of that was drying time for the several layers of red.