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Friday, November 17th, 2017
Autumn Forest Scene 03, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed
Autumn Forest Scene 02, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed
Autumn Forest Scene 01, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed. There are 8 more in progress.
Hypnoflakes
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.
Smoky Lake Summer
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Smoky Lake Summer, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed premium. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed. This is my favorite summertime memory of Alberta… miles of moving shadows across bright Canola fields and expansive, moody skies. The painting started off without the tree but needed a focal point. Detail images:
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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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Multnomah Falls, Oregon
Sunday, March 5th, 2017
Multnomah Falls, Oregon – 25H x 31W inches framed size, watercolors on 140 lb cold press premium. Dark sienna brown frame. The white of the falls was achieved by a quick, spontaneous application of matt resist medium, removed after the painting was dry.
Clearcut forest, Tillimook OR
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
Clearcut 01 details, watercolors – work in progress details
North Saanich Poppies
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
North Saanich Poppies, BC Canada – 14H x 20W inches W/C on 140 lb. cold pressed premium. Framed size 20H x 26W inches with white mat, white wood frame with crackle finish.
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