10 x 14
Watercolor
This was painted from a photo I took on a trip to Greece back in the late 90s. It was the first time I ever tried to paint in watercolor, so I have very fond memories of that trip. I wanted to keep this one loose and juicy and I think it worked.
10 x 14
Watercolor
Love this simple landscape. Another demo in a class on painting loose, quick landscapes that include water and sky. Painting the different types of clouds is always a fun challenge!
10 x 14
Watercolor
Since most of my paintings are demos down while teaching classes, this one is no exception. I wanted my students to practice blending warm and cool colors, lights and darks and reflections in water. This image seemed to fit the bill.
10.5 x 13.5
Watercolor
I went on a painting excursion to Italy quite a while ago and fell in love with the countryside. Everything was green, the shapes were organic and there wasn’t a true straight line in sight. I loved Italy.
10 x 14
Watercolor
A study in representing the moodiness of a dark winter sky, while light still reflects off the snow. All cool colors and it was fun practicing the blending of tree edges with the sky and landscape.
10 x 14
Watercolor
I love trying to simplify landscape images and capture interesting watercolor effects in them to make them interesting. This was a captivating photo, and we painted it in class. Some of my students did amazing paintings from this image.
14 x 10
Watercolor
A painting I did in a workshop, this was more fun than I’d had in a long time. Loose, juicy, fun colors, with sumi ink added using the end of a stick. Lots of items out there can be your painting tools!
21 x 29
Watercolor
Again, trying to paint a landscape loosely and simplifying shapes. The watercolor medium is so versatile and can capture effects that no other medium can do. I love watercolor!
10 x 14
Watercolor
Another reference image I just had to paint it. I loved the starkness of the landscape with the burst of bright color over the mountains. Very cold, yet very warm at the same time!
7 x 10.5
Watercolor
This small painting was a study on creating a dramatic sunset reflected on water. Didn’t take much time… lots of fun to do. This little painting was accepted into a small works show at Parklane Gallery.
7 x 10.5
Watercolor
A small landscape study I did to practice reflections on water. Happy with the result.
21 x 29
Watercolor
This is a fairly large painting of an Italian landscape, and I loved the two birds side by side in the stream. They looked like love birds to me, so I named it “Storia D’amore”… Love Story.
