I am not a nautical type. Though I grew up near Lake Huron, walking the boat docks of Grosse Pointe City Park in the muggy midwest summers, and even heading out on a sunfish now and then, that’s about extent of my marine experience. My limited boating expertise is with canoes and kayaks — feeling more kinship […]
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Category: Watercolors
To the beauty of wild places
I am just returned from a trip through Utah and New Mexico – ten days that felt like ten years for the rejuvenation and inspiration gained in the traveling. In particular, the country of Northern New Mexico felt like a wild home to my heart. I love the architecture of the hills, the mountains […]
Quick studies
If you come to my studio open house in a couple of weeks, you will see a flock of these small postcard watercolors (available for purchase). They are pure pleasure to create: I sketch in pencil quickly from those darling little mushroom birds I have perched all over my studio. Then I use liquid frisket […]
Mushroom Birds
Obviously birds are hard, if not impossible, to sketch “on the fly”. My bird paintings as shown elsewhere on this site, are drawn from photos, mostly from used scientific and bird watching books I got at Powells. These small postcard paintings, however, were drawn from “real” fake birds…. ie the delicate birds (often with clips) […]
Mountains
I have been bringing postcard watercolor pads with me on hikes and camping trips, along with a limited number of tubes of paint. It is interesting to work in a limited palette on a small form, to capture something as large and varied as a mountain. I like the challenge! It forces me to get […]