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Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
Hypnoflakes, 12 x 12 inches acrylics on canvas, frame unnecessary.
Mt. St. Helen’s Indian Paintbrush
Thursday, April 27th, 2017
Mt. St. Helen’s Indian Paintbrush Washington, 14 x 20 inches watercolors work in progress. The mountain and central areas may need to be darker, but I’m going to set this aside for a few days and come back to it. Lower left detail:
Stellar’s Jays
Monday, April 17th, 2017
Work in progress, Stellar’s Jays at Nimkish Lake, Vancouver Island BC, 18 x 24 inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold press. For years I’ve been visualizing a painting that portrays the Stellar’s Jay in various poses, representing general character. My Dad pointed out that Stellar’s Jays don’t usually group this way, which is an accurate view of the broader behaviour that didn’t even occur to me. Interesting! Phase 02 below and detail image – the yellow is masking medium:
Normally I don’t outline anything when starting a painting, which works fine with acrylics because it’s easy to change things throughout the process, but watercolors don’t allow for much room for error, especially if you don’t have much practice with them. Wingin’ it usually works for me because I don’t mind failure in exchange for experience, but mapping out the shapes and arrangement lightly in pencil really helps, and confidence is fundamental to painting well.
Diamond Lake – night study
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
Diamond Lake Oregon – moonlight study – 14H x 20W inches watercolor on 140 lb cold pressed premium. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed.
Kaniksu National Forest
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
Kaniksu National Forest, Idaho – 14 x 20 inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed. Detail images:
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Clearcut, Tillimook OR
Monday, March 6th, 2017
Clearcut, Tillimook OR – 18 x 24 inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed. Framed size 27H x 33W with white mat, white wood frame with crackle finish. Detail images:
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Clearcut forest, Tillimook OR
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
Clearcut 01 details, watercolors – work in progress details
Mt. Walker Rhododendrons
Friday, February 17th, 2017
Mt. Walker, WA wild Rhododendrons, 15H x 22W inches WC on 140 lb cold pressed premium. Details:
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Cedar Branches Abstract
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Cedar Branches Abstract, 18H x 24W inches oil pastels on 100% cotton paper, white mat.
Deciduous Forest
Friday, December 7th, 2012
Deciduous Forest – Washington State USA – 12H x 16W inches watercolors on paper, sage green mat
Thumbnails below: 1. resist medium applied, dried and first paint application 2. peeling off the dried resist after painting dark hues of sap green 3. stage 02, after peeled off resist medium, before more paint 4. an idea occurred to use the pulled off rubber pieces as 3D effects in future paintings, probably best on canvas.
A while back, I had visitors attending a show of mine peel off the rubberized medium in the same fashion, revealing the flowers on “Flowering Shavingbrush Tree”.
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