Watercolor on paper 10″ x 7.5″. Available
What I learned on my weekend vacation that I decided to apply today …
Colorful shadows with reflected light. Playing around with complementary schemes.
Being bold with wet in wet painting.
Getting more daring with saturated color.
Painting watercolor standing up (even when not plein air) to give more arm/shoulder range.
Mixing […]

Watercolor on paper. 11″ x 6.25″
Tired but happy, I’m back from two back-to-back days of watercolor demonstrations in Orange County - one sponsored by Watercolor West, the other sponsored by the National Watercolor Society. The styles of the instructors (Chris Van Winkle and Cathy Quiel) were quite different but they both offered […]

4 in x 6 in. oil on hardboard. SOLD
This week’s Illustration Friday theme is “Wind,” and while I was looking around for a concept, I discovered that one of the photos for Wet Canvas’ weekend drawing event was of a group of candles. I took a little creative freedom and made the flames seem to […]

“Mountain Meadow. (Grand Tetons in background)
4″ x 6″ oil on gessoed hardboard. Available.
I realize that chasing the light is one of the biggest challenges in painting plein air subjects. Minute by minute the light changes, like with that eucalyptus a few days ago.
So, when I have an opportunity to paint something, fast, in studio, I […]

Watercolor and pastel 7″ x 11″
Although I love painting trees and I have had a bit of a tree fixation lately as the fall colors arrive, there is something about wide open skies and clouds that continues to captivate me. I like to paint skies wet in wet, saturating the paper and then […]

8 in. x 10 in. Oil on gessoed hardboard
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Sure, they’re an odd couple. Chili, he’s a hotty with a sharp, peppery personality. Dumpling, she’s tender, sweet and rounded in all the right places. But they get along just fine. Maybe you know someone(s) like that? I […]

“Arroyo Euc” 13.8″ x 10″ watercolor on 140# paper
Today was our weekly paintout day, and we went back to the Arroyo area south of the Colorado St. Bridge. We headed up a different trail in search of inspiration, and I was struck by this enormous solitary eucalyptus whose limbs and trunk […]

“Fall Guys” 6″ x 6″ pastel on paper.
A good art buddy brought me this lil punkin last week when she came over to visit, and I thought it was so cute i paired it with a little striped gourd that I had hanging around. It has a Mutt and Jeff quality that […]

“Ofrenda” (Offering) 9″ x 12″ Watercolor on YUPO.
The Day of the Dead approaches, the time of the thinning of the veil between worlds. Mexican families make altars to beloved friends and family, and visit cemeteries to hold candlelit vigils and to enjoy a meal with the deceased. The graveyards take on a […]

Thank you, everyone who has put in a nibble bid for this month’s Nibblefest activity. This painting is definitely a contender in the cluster. You can search on NFAC to see the progress. I appreciate each and every one of you for your support. And as of midnight Saturday, the price is still a very […]