When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

"When life gives you lemons, draw them." (Nikki)

"Color! What a deep and mysterious language." (Paul Gauguin)

watercolors

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Mountain Fantasy 01

Saturday, November 25th, 2017


 
Mountain Fantasy 01, 6W x 2H inches watercolors

Mountain Fantasy 01, 6W x 2H inches watercolors

Waterfall Fantasy 01

Friday, November 24th, 2017


 
Waterfall fantasy 01, 6H x 2W inches watercolors

Waterfall Fantasy 01, 6H x 2W inches watercolors

Waterfall Fantasy 02

Thursday, November 23rd, 2017


 
Waterfall Fantasy 02, 6H x 2W inches watercolors

Waterfall Fantasy 02, 6H x 2W inches watercolors

Waterfall Fantasy 03

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017


 
Waterfall Fantasy 03, 6H x 3W inches watercolors

Waterfall Fantasy 03, 6H x 3W inches watercolors

Watercolors bookmarks

Monday, November 20th, 2017


 

Autumn Forest Scene 13, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 13, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 10, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 10, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 11, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 11, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 12, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 12, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Watercolors bookmarks

Sunday, November 19th, 2017


 
Autumn Forest Scene 07, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 07, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 08, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 08, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 09, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 09, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Watercolor bookmarks

Saturday, November 18th, 2017


 

Autumn Forest Scene 06, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 06, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 05, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 05, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed. This one is my favorite.

Autumn Forest Scene 04, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Autumn Forest Scene 04, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

Watercolors bookmarks

Friday, November 17th, 2017


 

Autumn Forest Scene 03, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed

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 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

Autumn Forest Scene 01, about 6H x 2W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed. There are 8 more in progress.

Mt. St. Helen’s Indian Paintbrush

Thursday, April 27th, 2017


 
Mt. St. Helen's Indian Paintbrush, 14 x 20 inches watercolors

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:

Lower left detail of Mt. St. Helen's Indian Paintbrush

 

Stellar’s Jays

Monday, April 17th, 2017


 

Stellar's Jays, phase 03 work in progress, 18 x 24 inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold press

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:

Stellar's Jays, work in progress, 18 x 24 inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold press Stellar's Jays, work in progress detail

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.

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