Cosbin - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 8"x10"

      Just a quick, layered portrait of a Reddit user. I'm pretty happy with how most of this worked. The eye might have gone a little too soft, though. And, of course, the photograph isn't exactly what I want.

AJ - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

nfs, 6"x9"

      Here's another quick portrait in Payne's Gray. This one worked out better than the last one.

Barry - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

nfs, 6"x9"

      This a quick portrait sketch playing with a loose wet style I've admired for a while. I've also needed to get back to monochrome for a while to keep my understanding of values strong.

Sunday In The Park - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      This is from a photo I took during a Sunday afternoon food truck rodeo in the area. Not exactly my normal scene, I thought I might see a thing or two worth painting. I was right. I'm pretty happy with the looseness of this portrait. I'd like to go a bit looser with the color, but the drawing itself works well and retains a strong naturalism/realism.
      Below is an ink drawing I did as a preliminary.

Dean - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

nfs, 9"x12"

      This is a portrait of my late brother-in-law attempted in the loose, impressionist style I've been chasing. Frankly, I think this is the most successful portrait/figure I've done in this style. It has it's issues, though very minor. But it's right on target and the things I would change are greatly outweighed by those that are just right.