“Full Blown” 7″ x 11″ - watercolor on 140# paper
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It’s not too late for the camellia show at Descanso Gardens, if you’ve been putting it off. There are still plenty of big blossoms in every range of white red and pink, and the azaleas at their feet are dazzling as well. […]

“Fresh Ripe” = 7″ x 7″ watercolor on 140# paper
$100 - purchase from the artist

Today, because of spring break, I had the week off from watercolor class, but not wanting to lose my momentum, I visited our local farmer’s market where these tomatoes provided the daily inspiration.
I haven’t done a work […]

“Bridge Between Worlds” - watercolor and colored pencil on paper - 7.25″ x 4.5″
Something a little different and abstract, just based on color and pattern.
Who are they? Where are they going to or coming back from?
Does the world of the imagination have a Bridge of Sighs?

Purple iris 4″ x 6″ - watercolor on 140# paper with colored pencil accent
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Spring is almost here, and although the irises in my yard haven’t bloomed so far, I rummaged around in my files of photos I took last year and found this one to work from. I […]

Golden Mountain 6.5″ x 3.75″
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In the spring, California’s mountains glow with warm light as waves of wild mustard blanket them. This watercolor sketch, from memory and imagination, recalls the days between seasons when winters’ snow gives way to the hazy yellow of […]

Today was a not so terrific day. I’m still getting over the tonsillitis/flu or whatever is camping in my throat and making me miserable - and I’m probably going to have to go see the doc about it tomorrow. It’s been almost a week and I’m just plain tired of it and going around whispering. […]

“As the Parade Passed By” - 12′ x 15″ watercolor on paper.
VIVA Gallery - NWS all member show
Last week, I got some very good news that I’d like to share with you. If you’ve been following this blog for the last year or so you can imagine how much this “first time” means to […]

Tonight was Pasadena’s semi-annual “Art Night,” during which all the museums and other cultural institutions are open free to the public for their enjoyment. There’s not enough time to get around to all the rich offerings, but we had the opportunity to visit the Pasadena Museum of History where we saw the artwork of Sam […]

This past week Wendee and I went to Descanso Gardens for some painting and drawing and we picked a spot in one of my favorite places, the Japanese garden. This time I decided to just take a look at one small part of the garden … featuring a Japanese maple, a cherry tree and an […]

Descanso White Azalea - 7.25 x 5.3 inches - watercolor on 140# paper - available
The azaleas have started blooming at Descanso again - some bushes show great masses of them and others just show one or two here and there. These were the topmost blossoms on one bush in the Japanese teahouse […]