Glory Days - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      A little looseness, a little detail, a little chrome, a little rust. 

Whitney - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      Just a quick figure/portrait.

Dots and Dashes - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      A quick, wet and loose wash of various blues gave me a tinted ground for this still life. Once that dried, all I had to do was paint in the shadows with a darker mix of blue. Having the image drawn out before the initial wash allowed me to leave a few spots lighter than the rest of the wash to allow for the brighter highlights. Those were accentuated a bit -- and the polka dots added -- with a little titanium white watercolor. Forget the "rule" about not using white in watercolor. The final image is the only rule that matters.

65 Bonnie - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      A 1965 Pontiac Bonneville convertible. Yellow is a pretty difficult color for shiny sheet metal.

Celtic Morn - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 9"x12"

prints also available

      I shot the reference for this one while in Savannah at the Bonaventure Cemetery.

World Watercolor Month

 

July is World Watercolor Month. To find out more about it click here.

Red Bird - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      More fun with suggesting details. And, yes, another red car.

Scarlett #6 - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

      I've been putting a lot of time into trying to get figures - especially skin tones - to a place where I'm happy. I'm finally seeing a lot pf progress and I'm starting to do more at larger sizes. Most of my figures, whether dressed or not usually are either 5"x7" or 8"x10." A larger size allows more room to work the nuances of form as light wraps around the body. I'm also playing with vignette and silhouette in terms of design. While I could pick apart a couple spots in this one, there's a lot I like about it.

57 Fleetwood - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints and gifts also available

      Another classic Cadillac with lots of shiny paint and chrome. I had some fun with this one finding ways to suggest more than show and still get plenty of detail and/or the appearance of detail, a skill I want to continue to enhance.

Drumskinny - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 8"x10"

prints also available

      A quick,  little landscape of part of the Drumskinny stone circle in Ireland.

Margie - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 8"x10"

     A quick portrait from an old black and white photo. I used my new favorite caucasian flesh mix of yellow ochre, DaVinci red (or any warm red), and cobalt blue. A bit of perylene maroon (or any cool red) is used in the middle shadows. It looks much better in person. The scan always tends to add a bit more yellow, which is difficult to fix without altering the other colors. I'm still working toward photographing all my paintings. Right now this is a content, if not happy, medium.

Derrycunihy - watercolor

watercolor, 2018

available, 11"x15"

prints also available

      A small church by a river in Ireland.I struggled a lot with this one. But, at least I'm happy with the sky.