Archive for November, 2006
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
“Fire in Ojai” - 11 in. x 7 in. Watercolor on 140# paper
Yes, there is a theme this week in my painting - clouds and skies. This one came about for a few different reasons.
1) I was looking for a different kind of cloud to paint
2) I […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Arroyo Path - 13.5 in x 10 in. - Watercolor on paper
Another sky watercolor, this time a little closer to home. About five minutes from home, in fact, in the northern part of the arroyo that goes down through Pasadena. This painting is based on a photo I took at […]
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
French Broad River - 14.1 inches by 9.5 inches - Available
This painting represents a bit of a turning point for me, and one that I hope takes me into new and interesting directions. The painting is of the French Broad River above Asheville, North Carolina, from a monochrome picture more […]
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
Autumn Falls - 15 in x 11 in (quarter sheet) - Watercolor on paper
Yes, I was in a very fauve mood when I painted this one - born partly from imagination and partly from a few reference photos of streams and fall foliage. I love our dark California oaks, soft chapparal and […]
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Sunday, November 26th, 2006
“Two Bottles” 4 in. x 6 in. Oil on gessoed hardboard - shown approximately life size.
So far, the only transparent surface I’ve attempted in oil was the hurricane lamp, painted a month or so ago. So when a reference photo was posted for the weekend event at Wet Canvas I decided […]
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Saturday, November 25th, 2006
7.5″ x 11″ - Watercolor on 140# paper. Available.
It looks like an oak to me. In fact, I’ve seen trees at Descanso Gardens that look just about identical, from a distance. But the photographer who took the reference photo in New Zealand for the Wet Canvas all media event says it’s a pohutukawa […]
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Friday, November 24th, 2006
Pine at the Dam - 4 x 6 inches - Oil on gessoed masonite
Another late afternoon impression of our Southern Californian landscape. This time a pine on the edge of a scrubby hillside - about 5 pm.
Hazy overcast makes the light scatter, removing hard shadows and washing out bright colors.
This very small painting fits easily […]
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
Near the Dam 4″ x 6″ - Oil on gessoed masonite
It had been our intention to head up into the Angeles National Forest today, but the hazy cloud cover convinced me that the colors would all be too muted to make the trek worthwhile. So, at the end of […]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Rosarium November - 8 x 10 inches - oil on canvasboard. A view of the Descanso Gardens Rosarium.
Yesterday I went to my beloved Descanso Gardens with the intention of doing some painting, but for the first time in a long while, my heart just wasn’t in it. Maybe I was still preoccupied […]
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Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
Study of a chicken … 5″ x 6″ - gouache on recycled paper
I thought the recycled paper worked well for this. In fact, the little bits of fiber in the paper reminded me of the sort of straw and dust found in barnyard environments and gave me a nice midtone to work against.
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