Hot Pink Sunflower

9 x 13.5 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper.  It is so hot here that the sunflowers have turned pinkish red! Always pushing the norm, I decided to switch from golden yellow to this hot color, keep the background and leaves cool blues and greens and add touches of its local color yellow orange.  When dry, I splattered very large purple mauve into its center.  This painting is SOLD.

Cottage House Portrait

15x11 watercolor on cold press 140 lb paper, of a white brick and stone cottage with black shutters I saw and photographed in Tyler, TX.  Of course the added hollyhocks and porch plants were not present as it was January and a gloomy day at that.  So all greenery is imaginary.  I've loaned this cottage image to a local real estate firm for their cover art.  Now if only I'd written down what street this was on!

Frontier Couple sketch

7.5 x 8.5 ink and pencil sketch on white index paper of another artist's parents dressed in period western costumes.  This double portrait is featured on Southwestern/Western forum's Quick Draw Challenge on WetCanvas! website.  Total time:  18 minutes.  (Just edited the version as I posted earlier as I'd omitted his moustache)

Bottoms Up goose

5x7 watercolor of a Canadian goose diving for fish for his supper.  Painted wet on dry Arches 140 lb cold press paper this afternoon.  Pigments used:  Daniel Smith quinacridone burnt orange, UB, manganese; DaVinci raw umber; American Journey midnight blue, raw umber violet, periwinkle blue.

Birds on Watering Can

12x18.5 watercolor on Winsor Newton 140 lb hot press paper, another one of my imaginary garden scenes using my old metal can.  Years ago I paid $65 for the old watercan and have used it in many scenes and still life.  Colors used:  Quinacridone burnt orange, quin gold, arylide yellow, cobalt teal blue, Carbazole violet by Daniel Smith.

Seaside Shells

6 1/8 x 6 3/4 watercolor on a scrap of Saunders 140 lb CP that had pale yellow, blue, and pink wash underpainting.  I drew imaginary shells and water then when dry splattered white and raw sienna mix to resemble seafoam and water on the beach.  These small seaside themed still lifes are fun to paint and will sell quickly. 

Bluejay in the Backyard

11x15 watercolor of one of the most colorful birds flying thru the backyard; cardinals live in the side yard. This was painted on 140 lb cold press paper.