10/30/08

Watercolor: Sonora Bedroom

Sonora Bedroom 5.75 x 9.5 Watercolor on Cold Press Arches
Available for sale here.

10/28/08

Watercolor: Painting at the Train Station

Painting at the Train Station 4.5 x 8.25 Watercolor on Strathmore Bristol
Available for sale here.
The Saugus (CA) Train Station is a nice place to paint plein air, if you can handle the heat. My friends Rod and Ernie were painting in the shade (smart artists) when I took the reference photo for this little watercolor.

10/26/08

Pastel: Bergamo Apartment


Bergamo Apartment 16 x 20 watercolor & pastel (Private Collection)

10/25/08

Watercolor: Daffodil Queen

Daffodil Queen 5 x 5.5 Watercolor
Available for sale here.

10/24/08

Monotype: California Flower Fields

California Flower Fields
4.5 x 6.5 Monotype Ghost with Watercolor

Available for sale here.
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The monotype ghost print above, before adding watercolor

10/22/08

Watercolor: Reading Light

Reading Light 5.5 x 6.3 Watercolor on Arches paper
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I've been busy with show prep and load-in at Descanso Gardens in the Boddy Carriage House Gallery. The exhibit is hung, lit and labeled, and it looks great. I finished this one on site today in between customers.

10/8/08

Watercolor: Last Swim of the Summer

Last Swim of the Summer 5 x 7 Watercolor on Illustration Board
Available here.

10/6/08

Watercolor: Cellist in the Woods

Cellist in the Woods 9 x 7.5 Watercolor on Bristol paper

Available here.

10/2/08

New Work: Descanso Gardens Carriage House Gallery

October 18 - November 13 New Watercolors & Printmaking
Hours: 10:00am - 4:00pm Daily
I'll be on site painting Tues - Thurs and Sat & Sundays
Garden Admission: $8

10/1/08

Watercolor: Mute Swan

Mute Swan 4.5 x 6.5 Watercolor on Strathmore Bristol

Available here.
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I've been reading a book about Andrew Wyeth, one of my favorite contemporary watercolor artists. His treatment of texture with dry brush, and the way he preserves whites - but slathers layers of pigments around them - I'm *so* inspired.

First washes of color - around preserved white of the paper.