Bleeding Skull - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 8"x10"

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      Horror never sleeps! It isn't just for October. This is a moody little piece I painted all in neutral tint.

Peekaboo E - gouache

gouache, 2017

available, 8"x10"

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      The venerable Jaguar E-Type peeking out from under a car cover. I gave this one a watercolor underpainting using the several left over colors on my palette - making that gray background color. The gouache covers right over with no migration or noticeable lifting like you might get with a watercolor wash. The abstract background shapes aren't meant to signify anything, just add a bit of depth around and behind the subject.

Poulnabrone - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

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      An early morning view of the Poulnabrone portal tomb in Ireland.

Rusty Wings - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

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      This one worked out a lot better than I thought it might. For some reason I struggled more than usual with this type of subject. Maybe it was the paper; I think this was a trial sheet of Lanaquarelle. Overall, I think I like the paper. But every paper takes some "getting-used-to." I might have had an easier time on Arches or Moulin du Roi.

St. Kevin's - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

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      A loose landscape with St. Kevin's round tower and graveyard in Ireland. There are certain points I'm unhappy with on this one. But, other things -- like the out-of-focus background -- worked well. This might be a candidate for another pass.

54 Corvette - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

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     I'm not sure I've painted a Corvette in a while. Classic Corvettes are one of those cars I have to paint once a year or so because of how beautiful, popular and fun they are. So, I guess I've filled my quota for a while.

F - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

available, 8"x10"

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      A very loose still life of a classic Nikon F.

51 Kaiser Henry J - gouache

gouache, 2017

available, 8"x10"

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      I've had the reference for this one for years. I was never quite sure about the odd angle and foreshortening. I finally decided that gouache would be better than watercolor for the almost cartoony look of the image. It turned out this was one of those paintings that painted itself in just a few hours. It was possibly the fastest I've ever painted anything with this level of realism.

Irish Wool - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

available, 5"x7"

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      Just a quick little landscape for St. Patrick's and St. Sheelah's days this weekend. As you can see, I actually painted this late last year. Since I hadn't posted it yet, I thought this was a good week for it. This is one of those sketches I might come back to for a larger painting later.

58 Ranger - watercolor

watercolor, 2017

available, 8"x10"

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      An old '58 Edsel Ranger left in a field.

No Place Like Home #2 - gouache

gouache, 2017

available, 8"x10"

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      Just another little gouache shoe painting. I struggled with some of the reflections and highlights -- par for the course with me and gouache. But, I think I finally pulled it off.

The Hill Behind Work - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

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       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.