Friday, December 31, 2021
Wine Still Life ~ Have a Happy New Year!
4.75x3.5 watercolor on 140 lb Daler Rowney cold press paper done yesterday, a miniature still life set up with a wine bottle, an orange, books, and a candle. Have a very happy new year 2022!
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Thursday, December 30, 2021
Indonesian Man
12x5 mixed media on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press wc paper done last weekend for another timed WetCanvas event; ref courtesy Dewi Saputra. I used STA Lictin ink 0.3 pen to sketch him over a used paper sheet that had markings of all media on it. His face was not to my liking so I put white gesso over it, then re-sketched and painted with gouache and some watercolor. The "belt" was not part of his dark blue shirt (they dye their clothes this color) but is part of the original paper I painted around that now goes with the background.
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Brusho Sky with White Buildings
5x9 Brusho, watercolor, and white wax crayon on 140 lb Grumbacher cold press paper done last week, an imaginary summer landscape scene. The crayon was used as a resist on the buildings while Brusho wc crystals in ultramarine blue was used to paint the sky.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Rainy Street
8.5x5.5 watercolor on Masters paper using White Nights paints done week before last, an imaginary town scene featuring people with umbrellas and reflections on a rainy day.
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Monday, December 27, 2021
Aspen Raven
5.5x8.5 watercolor using White Nights paint done week before last using same aspen tree as reference I used for a recent cardinal. This raven is scouting out food possibilities from his high perch in this imaginary wildlife scene.
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Sunday, December 26, 2021
Old Pail and Fence
8x5 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done a couple weeks ago for a lesson on rust. The old pail appears to have been abandoned on the fence in some rural area grown up in grasses and weeds.
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Saturday, December 25, 2021
Merry Christmas! Tree Truck
5.5x8.5 watercolor and ink (Micron 01 pen) on Masters sketchbook of an old pickup truck hauling a cut evergreen Christmas tree. The tree has been strung with large colored old fashioned light bulbs and is on its way to help celebrate the season. Have a Merry Christmas everyone!
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Friday, December 24, 2021
Swirling Snowflakes
8.25x5.25 mixed media in junk journal done last week. I used a stencil to stamp white acrylic paint onto the page, then dark Brusho colors in layers along with watercolor for a dark sky. When dry white gel pen used to make tiny snowflakes.
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Thursday, December 23, 2021
Abandoned Barn in Winter
9x12 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on 140 lb Grumbacher cold press paper done yesterday, a country barn and shed covered in snow.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Snowy White Church
14x10 watercolor on Stonehenge Aqua 140 lb hot press paper done over the past few days of a white church building in its imaginary snow setting. The street lamp leads the viewer into the composition while we see snowy footprints going to the church entrance.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Nutcracker
8.5x5.5 watercolor and ink line in sketchbook by Masters, a cropped version of a popular nutcracker figure. I used a Lictin STA 0.3 pen and this one was completed last week.
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Monday, December 20, 2021
December Streetlamp
8.5x5.5 watercolor plus Brusho in Masters sketchbookon paper,70 lb, done last week, another in my street lamp series, just in time for the first snowfall in this imaginary scene. The Brusho grey crystals cause amazing textural effects of the ice and snow of the frigid cold.
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Sunday, December 19, 2021
December Chickadee
6x8 watercolor and gouache on Hahnemuhle 95 lb grey toned paper done yesterday; ref courtesy Joy K. as part of WetCanvas Animal/Wildlife challenge this month. I edited the background and added a winter scene using white gouache for snow.
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Saturday, December 18, 2021
Doe Resting
6x8 watercolor on Hahnemuhle grey toned paper, 95 lb. cold press, using White Nights paints done last week. Using a photo I took of this sleeping doe outside bedroom window in the mountains, she deserved her time in the sun.
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Friday, December 17, 2021
Orange Tabby Sleeping
12x9 mixed media on paper done last week using art markers by CaliArt, watercolor, and pencil on mixed media paper. The paper is very slick so the markers performed well. The sleeping orange tabby is oblivious to the season.
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Thursday, December 16, 2021
Brusho Poinsettia Party
3.5x4.5 Brusho, watercolor over pencil sketch on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done recently of a group of variegated poinsettias in their pots. The Brusho was perfect for the mottled color in the leaves.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Field Barn
15x22 watercolor vignette on a half sheet of Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week, painting wet on dry in a direct manner. A few areas had more than one glaze of this old barn structure out in a field.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Streetlamps in Snow
7x5 watercolor Brusho and white wax crayon as a resist in this imaginary downtown scene of lamps during winter. After a pencil sketch and white areas with crayon, I used fine mist sprayer to add water to dry paper then sprinkled grey Brusho crystals. With a brush I carefully went over the various parts of the composition. When dry a script liner brush mixed with sepia and indigo added dark areas of the lamp post and iron fence. Snowy street parts were a mix of Prussian blue watercolor and palette mud to vary the values.
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Monday, December 13, 2021
Birch Woods
4.5x3.5 acrylics on Bristol 400 series plate, an imaginary scene of birches in the woods covered in snow. The paper had been covered in various marks of different media in black and green so I painted over that.
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Sunday, December 12, 2021
Town Cats
6.25x4.25 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done a few days ago for another online challenge on Creative Spark. Ref courtesy Pixabay. I cropped the left side of the image to focus more on the two cats in this European town.
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Saturday, December 11, 2021
Brushmarks
8.25x5.25 mixed media collage in junk journal done several days ago. I used a walnut ink splat that was for InkTober and filled in some spaces using CaliArt markers that are next to a collaged paint brush image.
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Friday, December 10, 2021
Shih Tzu Pet Portrait
12x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper, a commissioned pet portrait honoring a person's pet who has gone to the rainbow bridge. This little female looked so sweet and it was a privilege to paint her. This work is SOLD.
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Old Farm Scene
11x17.5 watercolor on 140 lb Saunders cold press paper, an imaginary farm scene set in autumn before the first snow happens.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Wild Redhead
12x9 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done this past weekend for a WetCanvas drawing event. No pencil sketch, brush only, putting in darks first and thus able to form head and features easier. Total time was under 2 hour limit.
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Cardinal in Snowy Branches
16x20 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done right before the first of December using multiple photos and imagination.
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Monday, December 6, 2021
Downtown Frisco
10.25x9 charcoal using both hard and soft on sketchbook paper done the last weekend before December; ref courtesy another artist Gary Allen. I liked the tall telephone poles and lines towering above the cityscape buildings, cars, etc.
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Sunday, December 5, 2021
Frozen River Trees
6x4 Brusho, oil pastels, and wax crayon on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week, an experimental winter landscape. I wanted to use multiple media together to see what effects would result.
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Saturday, December 4, 2021
Tree on Snowbanks
12x6 watercolor and Brusho on Strathmore 140 lb. cold press paper, painted last week, an imaginary scene in winter. The Brusho adds another dimension to the texture I usually need to express.
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Friday, December 3, 2021
A Few Winter Trees
6x5 watercolor on 140 lb. cold press paper with mixed media abstract background; an imaginary Christmas scene.
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Thursday, December 2, 2021
Model T
5.5x8.5 done recently, watercolor using White Nights paints and a STA Lictin 0.2 pen to sketch. Ref courtesy WetCanvas watercolor forum. I tried to make the rust bucket vehicle look its age.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Cardinal in Aspen Tree
5.5x5.5 watercolor using White Nights paints on Arteza 110 lb paper done week before last, a combination using two separate references.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
End of November
6x9 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on Masters 140 lb cold press paper done today using a spatula type palette knife along with matboard pieces to make lines and marks. In this imaginary scene, some of summer's colors remain in the landscape such as green, yellow, and yellow green while autumn's golden colors sneak into it. Brusho used at the base of the trees and brush for texture.
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Monday, November 29, 2021
Burrowing Owl Vignette
8.5x5.5 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on Masters sketchbook paper done last week over a pencil sketch. For the most part I used a #1 rigger/script liner brush for a looser effect with this imaginary wildlife owl.
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Sunday, November 28, 2021
Frozen Twisted Trees
5x8 mixed media on Canson 140 lb. cold press paper done today, an imaginary scene I could experiment on with different combinations. For this I did a pencil sketch first, then used white crayon over various tree parts, ground, and water. I used both black and white Brusho crystals next over a partially spritzed paper. I made a small amount of black Brusho mixed with water for a darker hue and used that to create more than one value. Diluted amounts of black and white Brusho made the sky and foreground.
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Saturday, November 27, 2021
Green Truck of Cheer
8.5x5.5 watercolor in Masters sketchbook on 70 lb paper, an old green truck decked out with gifts and all things Christmas cheer.
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Friday, November 26, 2021
November Cardinal in Snow
5.25x8.25 mixed media of watercolor and acrylic in junk journal done today, a tribute to the November cardinals outside our windows. I applied white acrylic paint with an old credit card for the snow areas.
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Thursday, November 25, 2021
Lonesome Spruce and a Happy Thanksgiving Day
8x5 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on Winsor Newton Cotman 140 lb cold press paper painted yesterday, an imaginary tree to get the holidays going. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Euphorbia Crown of Thorns
12x12 watercolor and Brusho wc crystals on Masters 140 lb cold press paper recently painted for an online contest; photo courtesy Dewi Saputra of Thailand. (Wikipedia states that Euphorbia milii, the crown of thorns, Christ plant, or Christ thorn, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar. The species name commemorates Baron Milius, once Governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821). The plant grows in Zone 10 here in the USA and is an indoor or outdoor specimen.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Winter Trees in Snow
4x6 acrylic, gouache, and ink on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday, an imaginary winter snow scene complete with evergreen trees.
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Monday, November 22, 2021
Snowman in Knit Cap
6x4 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done a few days ago from some of my snowmen photos. This guy looks like he is getting ready for Christmas with his red knit wool cap and long knit scarf.
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Sunday, November 21, 2021
Owl Wisdom
4x6 watercolor over abstract mixed media background, sketched in pencil, for a wise old owl painting of a great horned one.
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Saturday, November 20, 2021
Basket Bouquet
15x22 watercolor on Kilimanjaro 140 lb cold press paper painted last month for the second time, an imaginary bunch of flowers in a basket, mostly calla lilies and tulips.
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Friday, November 19, 2021
Crazy Pink Chihuahua
8.5x6 watercolor and Pigma Micron 01 pen of a crazy chihuahua, painted wildly one weekend on Color Sketch paper. No reference used and a different color palette, not local color. This one reminds me of one of the two chihuahuas I had growing up.
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Thursday, November 18, 2021
Winter Trees in Snow
4x6 acrylic, gouache, and ink on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done yesterday, an imaginary winter snow scene complete with evergreen trees.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Mini Pearl Resting
8.5x6 watercolor on Color-Sketch colored 140 lb CP paper over pencil sketch of new studio kitty done today. I used the last page in the Color-Sketch book of paper purchased from artist Judi Betts. The paper is a pale yellow tint. Pearl was resting on my leopard covered studio ottoman and her white fur was a nice contrast against that pattern and the shag rug diagonal design.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Sunsplashed Hollyhock
10.5x8 watercolor on 140 lb cold press paper done over last weekend using White Nights paints. I featured my photo reference on this month's Watermedia forum challenge on WetCanvas. The pink hollyhocks amongst other colors were grown in my studio backyard. Light values indicate strong sunshine on its leaves and darker values are present for cast shadows.
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Monday, November 15, 2021
Steller's Bluejay in Winter
6x4 watercolor on 140 lb Grumbacher paper cold press done over the weekend from photos of this pretty blue jay with snow around him for an abstract background.
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Sunday, November 14, 2021
Two Story White House
8x6 watercolor on paper done yesterday over a pencil sketch for a timed online weekend drawing event on WetCanvas. I have not done a house portrait in awhile so this was fun (no ruler). Unknown paper was difficult to work with from an unused sketchbook gift. Autumn had begun according to the reference as a pile of leaves was seen by front porch.
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Saturday, November 13, 2021
Deer in Meadow
5.5x5.5 watercolor in Arteza 110 lb CP paper sketched and painted yesterday for this month's southwest/western challenge on WetCanvas. Photo courtesy Jo Castillo/Texas. I cropped the photo to edit out most of the doe's body to focus on her head and part of the background.
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Friday, November 12, 2021
Peony Power
8x8 watercolor on Masters Premium wc paper 140 lb CP done over last weekend for a WetCanvas weekend drawing event challenge. I enjoy the analogus reds, pinks, and oranges in its petals.
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