Big Red - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      Big Red is a small lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Holland, MI. Being from North Carolina, it's odd seeing a lighthouse surrounded by snow. But it seems to fit.

The Hill Behind Work - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

       I painted this from a photo I took during our January snow storm. It's the view out an emergency exit near my desk at work. Pulled the masking fluid out for this one. I almost never use it. But, sometimes it's better than adding in highlights with white gouache after the fact.

Edgefield Winter Morning - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 8"x10"

prints and gifts also available

      I'd been sitting on this reference photo for a couple years because I wasn't sure if I could get it believable. I'm glad I finally dove in. It turned out to be one of my favorite landscapes. And, it's quite appropriate for the winter storm my area is dealing with now.

County Line - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      This is from a shot taken during our one decent snowfall last year. It happily breaks one of the cardinal rules of composition -- actually, almost two. 1) There's a heavy line running up the center of the painting. 2) the horizon line also is in the center of the space. The second problem is easy; the actual horizon line is mitigated by the curved line of the tree line. The first problem is ignored because of the graphic nature of the image. Not all images conform to rules (and why should art have to?). Besides, everything else about this image follows other rules like leading and unity. There are five leading lines pulling the viewer into the painting. The line the tops of the trees make against the sky mirrors the tree line on the ground. There's also unity of color in that only four colors were used.
      So, breaking the rules is OK if you have a good reason and the image calls for it.

Randolph Farm In Winter #1 - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

     The effects of the recent winter storm on an abandoned farm near my sister's house.

Winter Farm - watercolor

watercolor, 2014

original available, 8"x10" $75

prints also available

     An old farm in Guilford County, NC slowly being surrounded and crowded by development and modernity. It faces a medical and office complex that's less than five years old just across the road. Fifty yards to the right of this view is a busy four-lane highway. Thousands of people rush by every day never knowing the peace and simplicity that's just out of sight.

Barn #4 - watercolor SOLD

watercolor, 2008

prints available