Monday, October 13, 2008

Another autumn motif





Two versions of the honesty plant, also known as the money or dollar plant. 5"x7" watercolor.






Sunday, October 12, 2008

Cool nights ripen the grapes on the arbor

watercolor on rag paper.
This painting was sold at the Seattle Beaujolais Auction fundraiser.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Preliminary sketch and underpainting


Working on an oil portrait of Tap Dance and Peanut which is 9"x12" on canvas. This is only a rough start, and the painting will go through many changes before it is finished. It will take months to completely dry. There is a lot ot tweaking to be done (ears, eyes, etc.), as well as top color overlay and outline adjustments.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Today's experiment:







These paintings are sumi and watercolor on rice paper that has been treated with a wax resist to create an interesting effect. There are also some glitter bling flecks on one which did not photograph enough to really see. Fun to push the envelope a bit to see what happens.



Tuesday, September 23, 2008