Watercolor: Alverno

Alverno 4.5 x 6.5 Watercolor on paper
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I'm painting for a month-long show at Descanso Gardens in March. My goal is to get an equal mix of landscape, figures & still life finished before the artist's reception on March 16th. More to come....

Laying in color temperature, and the zig zag composition I love in this one.

Watercolor: Il Fico Ristorante

Il Fico Ristorante 6.5 x 8.5 Watercolor
After a long, overnight plane ride to Rome last July, my family and I wandered the streets in the bright afternoon sunshine to find something to eat. Our first meal of the trip was in this great little restaurant with vaulted ceilings and an extensive wine list. That day, we set the pace, and made great strides in our acclimation to bread, wine & gelato in the afternoons. (Work in process shots below)

First layers of color over a careful drawing.

Playing with the geometry of the scene...

Laying in some darks and planning adjustments to the composition.

Watercolor: Arnold Ave. Garden

Arnold Ave. Garden 6.3 x 10.4 Watercolor on paper
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My friend LG is an avid gardener, and my visits to her home in Massachusetts always net plenty of painting material, in any season. The layout on this one is altered from the reference photo, but I liked the geometry of the bright white clapboard house cropped behind all the dark, organic greens of the garden. (Process shots below)

Watercolor: Study for Janet's Citrus

Study for Janet's Citrus 4.5 x 7 Watercolor
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My friend Janet gave me citrus from her trees - with leaves still attached, knowing I'd have fun sketching and painting them. I've done a collograph from the reference photos, and I'm getting ready to paint a larger watercolor. This is a small study in preparation for the larger work.

Soft pencil and light watercolor washes...

Starting to lay in mid-values as a foil behind the lemons...

Adding shadows and plate details....

Watercolor: Study for Daisy Trio

Study for Daisy Trio, 5 x 7 Watercolor on Hot Press Paper
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This composition reminds me of an opera on stage, with a trio of singers and back up vocals from the little bronze bell girl with her hands on her hips to the right. This was a test to see if the design worked small before expanding to something larger. In the next version, I might switch the candle for another figurine... maybe a chess piece or a monkey if I can find one. What do you think?

Monotype: Westfield Church

Westfield Church - Monotype & Watercolor 4x6 on tan BFK Rives paper
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Black etching ink rolled on a zinc plate - scraping the image into the wet ink...



Using a pastel blender stump to push ink around on the plate for areas of pattern, shape, lights & darks...



The monotype and a ghost print - fresh off the press.... the monotype at the top of this post is the print on the left: the first pull from the plate.

Watercolor: Sunshine Snooze

Sunshine Snooze 5 x 7 Watercolor
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Watercolor: Clementines for us, Darling?

Clementines for us, Darling? 6x8 Watercolor on paper
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Graphite: Lemons & Pears

Lemons & Pears 5x7 Graphite Drawing
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A pencil drawing & value study for two different painted versions of this still life - in watercolor on wood here and in watercolor on paper here.

Collograph: Thy Fingers Make Early Flowers

Thy Fingers Make Early Flowers 3.5 x 5.5 Glue Collograph on Tan BFK Rives paper with colored Pencil (Title is from an ee cummings poem.)
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Process pics start below....
Matboard with a glue drawing, sealed with gloss medium & varnish. (Before sealing this one, I added a light wash of watercolor to the matboard so I could see my glue marks easier while applying inks later.)

Using a bristle brush to apply color (oil based printing inks) to the plate.


Using a brayer and a dark blue ink to apply color to the raised glue areas.

Pulling the print.

All dry and ready to play with colored pencil.

Watercolor: Iridescent Crow

Iridescent Crow 4 x 4 Watercolor on Yupo paper
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From two photo references; one of a crow in profile taken on the lip of a dumpster behind a restaurant, and a snowy photo taken last Winter at my Grandparent's home in Connecticut.

Watercolor: Del Sol D'Oro Sunset

Del Sol D'Oro Sunset 9 x 14 Watercolor
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Painted from the same site as the previous post - with California cloud cover moving in near the end of the day.