Sweet Old Kitty

12x9 watercolor of another artist's cat, an elderly gal who is about 18-19 years old, same age as my old fellow Chuy.  She is lapping up the sun's rays while she can enjoy them.
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Striking Gold (finch)

5.5x7.5 watercolor on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper sketched and painted last night of an imaginary goldfinch over an abstract background.  Hot press paper being so smooth allows for a softer, less hard edged look for this lovely yellow and gray feathered bird.
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San Patricio Church and Cross

14.5x11 watercolor on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper done a few days ago from my photo of the oldest Catholic church in New Mexico.  In front of the building located in tiny San Patricio is a cemetery and the tall white cross was part of that.  Wild yellow orange flowers bloom randomly across its uninhabited front while an apple orchard exists south of the building.
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Time for Sandhill Cranes

2.75x6.5 watercolor done yesterday, a close up of one sandhill crane photographed on their last migration flight through west Texas.  I like the long narrow format which is a repetition of the bird's elongated beak.
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Carriage Horses

5.5x8 watercolor done from some horse photos I'd been planning on using but just hadn't.  These two were hitched together to pull their owner's carriage around the city.  Support used is Strathmore Visual Journal for watercolor and pigments are Winsor Newton travel kit.  I used a #1 rigger or script liner brush on the animals then a #6 round for background foliage and street shadows.
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Autumn Air

4.5x5.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper begun on the first day of autumn two days ago.  In this imaginary scene most trees have shed their leaves.  Behind are fiery reds and oranges of foliage lighting up the landscape for the season change.  Even the rocks are glowing with natural color.
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Gull Post

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday from multiple seagull photos.  This is a combination of two where a smaller bird was perched on a pier post and the other is coming in for a landing.
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Pearl & Opal Mini Donkeys

7.5x5.5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done over the weekend for another WetCanvas timed event.  This mini donkey and her hinny belong to fellow artist Bonnie in Canada.
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Stormy Day at the Beach

2.5x3.5 watercolor miniature on 300 lb Saunders Waterford cold press paper done yesterday, an imaginary beach with storm clouds building up slowly approaching.
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Belize Gallery

15x22 watercolor on Saunders Waterford 140 lb paper coated with white gesso, from my photo of an island art gallery in Belize City that we visited.
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Midge Sleeping Soundly

3.5x7 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday of my sweet kitty Midget, calmly sleeping amidst a busy abstract background.
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Morning Glory Colors

4x3.25 watercolor on 300 lb cold press Saunders paper done yesterday, a hodge podge of primary colors featuring blue purple morning glories.  I love the twisted tendrils and vines in this floral watercolor.
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Old Western Storefront

3.5x5 watercolor and ink line (Micron 03 pen) on Canson 140 lb cold press paper, an imaginary old wild western town building scene.  I enjoy painting dilapidated wooden boards and fences of a bygone era.
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Huskey

12x9 watercolor on Fluid 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday as part of another week's challenge on Facebook page All Animals Watercolor.  Ref courtesy Crias/WetCanvas.  This is such a beautiful and handsome dog and in order for his fur and markings to shine I placed a multicolored abstract background into the composition.
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Yellow Shasta Daisies

22x15 watercolor on Saunders Waterford 140 lb cold press paper finished over the weekend from one of my daisy photos.  This one has a multicolored background that is broken up around its edges in an almost vignette pattern.  Lavender shadows along with pink accents are just the right touch.
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Sunday Hollyhock

4.75x4 watercolor on 300 lb Saunders cold press paper done this afternoon, sketching with multilead Magic colored pencil first then painted wet in wet.
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Western Meadowlark

8x5.5 watercolor on Strathmore Visual Journal sketched yesterday and painted today for another WetCanvas! weekend drawing event where we have 2 hours to select an image and paint it (ref courtesy Dave Slaughter).  My pencil sketch was 15 minutes then 1 hour to paint this vignette.
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Brusho Sunflowers

11x15 Brusho/watercolor on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper begun yesterday then completed today.  These imaginary sunflowers were negatively painted with a 1" flat brush.  Brusho was applied first to a very wet blank sheet using Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Moss Green, and Gamboge, then plastic wrap put on top and let dry overnight.  That was removed and then blooms, petals, and leaves were painted around doing their edges until a composition emerged, so no pencil drawing and no reference used.  Burnt Sienna Brusho made very nice sunflower centers.
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Big Fella Gorilla

6x7 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper of a gorilla named Big Fella in his enclosure.  Ref courtesy WetCanvas Watermedia challenge for this month.  It is my first time to ever paint a gorilla and was quite a struggle to paint the hairy ape.  A gorilla is also the next prompt for Facebook page Animals in Watercolor beginning on Sunday.  In the photo he appeared to be looking at his iPhone.
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Arctic Fox

11x15 watercolor on Dick Blick 140 lb cold press paper done a few days ago as part of a Facebook Animals in Watercolor page challenge for this week.
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Distant Barn

6.25x9 watercolor on Lanaquarelle 140 lb hot press paper an imaginary country landscape anyone would want to visit or live.  Midsummer colors will quickly fade as the days get shorter and wild meadow flowers a pleasant memory.  Splatters were made on wet paper then dry using a large round #12 brush.
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Alamo Garden

6x5.25 watercolor on Lanaquarelle 140lb hot press paper done over the weekend of the grand Alamo in San Antonio, TX.  Photo ref courtesy Virginia/WetCanvas.
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Yacht Yard

15x22 watercolor of a boat repair place or yacht yard, sketched from one of my many boat photos.  In this vignette a lone worker can be seen lower right doing his thing.
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Silverware and Utensils still life

7.25 x 11 mixed media collage on matboard completed a few days ago.  Sketched in colored multilead pencils, collaged text is put in with ink lines, watercolor, and Derivan Matisse matte acrylic added in this kitchen still life.  Look closely and you can see china plates, pizza cutter, spatula, etc.
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White Lilac Colored Pansy

7.5 x 5 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday for another online challenge; floral ref courtesy of Jenna on WetCanvas.com
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Politicians

22x15 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper. Using only b&w photos I drew each fur-person carefully then painted wet on dry using imagination. On right hand side with orange background is a Siamese and that is Jezebel, studio kitty.

It was hard to find a sleezy name and many nouns such as Scalawags (too doggish), Jailbait, Devils in Fur Coats, came to mind but politicians seemed to fit perfectly. The cute phrase Cats are Just Tiny Women in Cheap Fur Coats is different, too. I love the one wet kitty on the left. I hope the cat lovers admire this one as it took awhile to do.

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Sleeping Spaniel

4.5 x 9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done on Labor Day, a snoozing Cavalier King Charles spaniel resting up on his bed, a pet portrait to go with other sleeping dog paintings in a series.
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Young White Tiger

7.5x4 watercolor on Canson 140 lb. cold press paper completed today from my old zoo photos for this week's prompt on Facebook's All Animals Watercolor page.  This young guy was just bouncing around his caged area ready to pounce or to play.
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Elegant White Cat

16x12 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday from photo composites.  This breed is called a Foreign White cat and is bred from true Eastern Siamese to white haired ones resulting in the long slender shaped head with large ears.  Sleek and trim this breed presents as a very elegant pet to have or to show.
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Going Downtown cityscape

8x8 watercolor over India ink line sketch begun yesterday then color added today from this scene of women going shopping.  Figures can be seen in the distance in this imaginary scene. I used a wooden chopstick to do the sketch.
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