Corner Store - gouache

gouache, 2015

original available, 11"x15" $125

prints also available

      This is a piece that was finished the day before my recent inner ear trouble began. It took a few days to get it scanned and uploaded since I was out of commission for more than a week.

Kujallec #1 - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

original available, 9"x12" $75

prints also available

      Finally, I was able to paint some over the weekend. This is a small village in Greenland, where Virtual Paintout has taken us this month. I'll have at least one more piece from this little town and possibly another painting from elsewhere in Greenland.
      I'm pretty happy with this one. It hits several loose, impressionism notes I've been working on lately.

Jen - watercolor crayon

watercolor crayon, 2014

original available, 9"x12" $125

prints and gifts also available

      You might have noticed my recent posts have been of older pieces. I've been out of commission for a few days. I spent over a week fighting an inner ear infection that left me dizzy and barely able to sit upright. Then the prednisone prescribed to fight that also made me dizzy, disoriented and somewhat manic. Seeing things move has been giving me headaches. So it's been nearly impossible to paint. The virus is gone and I've finished the medication. But, if you've ever had steroids before, you know they can take a few days to get completely out of your system.

      Frankly, I can't wait. I've got several pieces ready to go that I'm excited about. And, I continue to study the work of British watercolor masters, especially John Yardley, and am trying to incorporate the lessons learned into my own work to develop a looser, more impressionistic style.

Still Flying - watercolor

watercolor, 2013

original available, 15"x22" $450

prints also available

      I'm really surprised I haven't posted this one from 2013 yet. I'm very happy with this one. As usual, though, I hate the background. I've always had trouble with distant backgrounds. That's one reason I've been concentrating on looser landscapes lately.

Tempranillo - gouache

gouache, 2014

original available, 9"x12" $75

      This is more of an experiment in loose painting more than anything else. I really didn't like it until I took another look at it today. I'm still not crazy about it. But it has it's merits. It's growing on me, in other words.

Choo's - acrylics

acrylics, 2006

SOLD

prints available

      This is obviously an earlier piece from when I was using acrylics exclusively. This is one of the first paintings I ever sold. It also led to several shoe-related commissions from the same collector. While I can see some obvious issues with this painting, I'm still pretty happy with it, especially considering how new I was to painting at the time.

V8 - watercolor

watercolor, 2014

original available, 16"x26" $350

prints also available

Vines - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

original available, 9"x12" $75

prints also available

      This one is very loose, possibly too loose. I'm still not sure about it. I could still go back in and add to it with pastels or ink.

Empty House, Forest Street - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

original available, 9"x12" $100

prints also available

      This is a quick, loose painting I did over the course of a couple lunch hours at work.

Bangladesh - watercolor

watercolor, 2015
original available, 11"x15" $75

      Virtual Paintout is in Bangladesh this month. I'm not sure about this one. It might be getting some more work. Or, it might grow on me as is.

Edit: I decided to make prints available on this one -- here, as usual.

Clarinet - watercolor+charcoal

mixed, 2011

original available, 15"x22" $350

prints also available

      Here's one from my instrument series. Most of these are done with charcoal and watercolor, an interesting mix that gives a wonderful amount of depth. I have a moderate connection to the clarinet as both of my older sisters played clarinet through jr. high and high school.

Hayden Place 1987 - watercolor

watercolor, 2015

original available, 11"x15" $200

prints also available

      This is from a photograph I took in downtown High Point NC when I was in college and spending a lot of time with photography. This block looks very different today. For those familiar with the area, the High Point city bus station is behind the viewer and the North State Telephone office is just across the street to the left. And, that's my 79 Ford Mustang on the far left, my first car and I loved it and cared for it like a newborn baby.