Charleston - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      This is from a photo I took in Charleston SC a couple years ago. The building is a 19th-century warehouse just a short block from the riverfront. In the 1990s it was converted into offices.

Church Street Church - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      I called this one Church Street Church because it isn't a church anymore; it's an Italian restaurant. I couldn't find the original name of the church that occupied this building. Beyond that, I'm quite happy with this one.

Archdale Street - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      This is from a reference photo I took in Charleston last year. I'm beginning to think I should have taken more shots of the horse-drawn carriages. To me, at least, they seem quite dynamic in these otherwise fairly static streetscapes.

Lee Street Alley - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      An early morning scene behind a building in downtown Salisbury, NC. I was scheduled to take my daughter to breakfast one morning and went early to grab some photos of Salisbury's paint-ready downtown. I wanted to go loose, but I'm afraid I might have gone too far to the Primitive/Amateur side of "loose" on this one.

Art Movies - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      A very loose impression of a photo of a particular area of (I think) Chicago in the early 1970s.

Grace Lutheran - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 9"x12"

prints also available

      Here's that second church from Lancaster PA for Virtual Paintout I mentioned last week. Very quick, very loose and impressionistic.

Concord Street - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      Another one from Charleston SC.

North Street - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      Downtown Asheboro NC.

Trade St. Skater - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

original available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      From a reference photo I shot a couple years ago in Winston-Salem NC. The skater just whizzed by as I was walking down the street. So I jumped out and fired off half a dozen shots.

Private Lot - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 8"x10"

      Quick sketch of an alley in Asheboro NC.

24th St. Sunset - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

available, 11"x15"

      For the most part, I'm pretty happy with this one. There are some problem spots, of course. But there are a few great spots, as well. The biggest problem with this one, really, was the process. It should have gone more smoothly and faster. Instead, I had to fuss over it way too much. And, that always leads to overworking and screwing it up. Fortunately, I didn't go too far.

6th Ave. Garden - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      One of the last pieces I finished last year. I think just about everything went right with this one.

Salisbury - watercolor

watercolor, 2016

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      Downtown Salisbury NC in December with some of the city decorations in view. The reference was shot early one morning just before I picked up my daughter from school for Christmas break.

Red Door, Early Morning

      Downtown Salisbury, NC.

Power Lunch

      Where employees of a Salisbury, NC business enjoy the occasional lunch - right beside the building's electric meters.

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      Another shot from downtown Salisbury, NC. There's always lots to see in old downtown buildings when you get close enough.

Immaculate Conception - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      Virtual Paintout is in Ecuador this month and without even realizing it I chose the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cuenca. It's fitting that I chose this particular church just before Christmas. But I didn't even know the name of the church until after I'd finished the painting and looked it up. Anyway, I'm quite happy with how this one worked out, though the perspective is odd since the right side of the building is almost perfectly in line with the viewing position. It looks like a flat Hollywood false front. And, of course, Google's photos always play havoc with vertical perspective, which I try to correct in Photoshop and again when doing the initial drawing. Still, I don't always get it right.

88 Queen St. - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      Another one from this year's trip to Charleston, SC before the flooding in October. I was drawn (no pun intended) by the shadows of the utility lines on the white door.

Fatigue ... Cheap

      Thought I'd start throwing in a little more photography once in a while. This is part of a wall sign from downtown Salisbury, NC.

Istanbul #2 - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

available, 7"x11"

prints and gifts available

      Another little piece for Virtual Paintout.