Wildflowers

 

This unusual abstract was painted with my eye on wildflowers. I picked them on the Columbia River in a park which has a walkway along the water. Using yupo paper I was unable to control what the paint did. I decided to just 'let it happen' and this is the lovely finish.

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Bright Eyes

 

I was inspired to do this painting by a prize-winning photo in a British Photography magazine. The bunny looked so alert and inquisitive and was beautifully situated in a bower of flowers. I tried to capture the vivid energy and brilliant essence emanted by this small creature in repose.

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Family Heirlooms

 

Family Heirlooms was developed from a combination of treasures dear to me - my favorite bone china coffee cup, the vase made by my daughter Tracy in high school, the hydrangeas first grown by my grandmother in Brooklyn NY, transplanted to my childhood home in Valley Stream NY and again moved to the home where I raised my children in Ronkonmoma NY. They now grow beautifully at my dauther Heather's home in Sturbridge MA. The yellow roses are from my prize-winning garden and are called Golden Showers. The chairs are from our oak kitchen set where our family of seven ate their meals.

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Sublime

 

This is a painting of Guitar Willie. I saw his photo in a newspaper. He looked so absolutely contented, strumming him guitar with a ciggie hanging from his mouth. It was the first time I ever painted someone's face but his whole emotional being called to being captured. I titled it "Sublime" and it fits.

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Misty Dawn

 

This was painted during a workshop I took with Steve Rogers. He believes in painting from dark to light, which is the opposite of what watercolorists usually advise. I learned several valuable tips as the workshop progressed. One was to change the color of an object as you fill it in by adding yellow ocher or raw umber. Another was to place warm colors against cool therby creating interest, a third lesson was to purposely include warm colors when doing a marine painting. The best was how to successfully paint reflections in water. Very worthwhile experience.

Watercolor 15x22 $350
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Happy Hour

 

Learning how to paint a glass filled with red wine is a multi-step procedure. You have to study all the highlights reflected on both the glass and the liquid. Then it's time to carefully convey the image you're seeing on paper. If done right it works. The green glass bottle is easier because it appears empty. Reflections are angular on glass. It is important capture them closely to convince the viewer they are looking at glass. Time for cheese anyone?

Watercolor 5x8 $45
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