Rustification - old truck

12x18 watercolor of a very old rusted pickup truck I photographed in Lamesa, TX years ago.  I did paint a more colorful version before but sold it, and today decided I'd play up the rust and weedy vacant lot more.  First I put down very wet washes on dry Strathmore paper of ultramarine blue, quinacridone gold, and permanent rose.  After drying I got the darkest darks in wet on dry using carbazole violet and quinacridone burnt orange.  Lastly I painted in an old fence post lower right that wasn't in the original one.  This work has now been SOLD.

Open Air Market

22x15 watercolor painted wet in wet of a woman shopping for fresh vegetables and fruit at an outdoor farmer's market.
This scene is done on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper with Daniel Smith paints.

Burro

7.25x6.5 watercolor of a small burro I photographed last year on another New Mexico trip.  This fellow was in an area with another almost identical animal.  I added red trim to his halter but the flowery weeds were pink.  They were very friendly and walked up to be petted.  This is painted on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper with Daniel Smith pigments and is a daily painting.

Pepper Basket

4x7 watercolor of an old beaten up basket I saw while in Ruidoso years ago, holding ripe red chile peppers.  This basket was at a nursery greenhouse called 4 Seasons and I liked the shadows on the pavement and bright sunlit area to the right lower side.  Paper support is Strathmore 140 lb cold press with Daniel Smith paints.

Thru the Fence

5x9 watercolor on Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper with Daniel Smith paints, done yesterday afternoon.  There's something about old fences with vines and flowers poking thru that says country subject to me worth painting.

White Tea Rose

15x11 watercolor of one of my white tea roses, painted wet on dry Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper with 1.5" flat brush. I painted this rose while in the mountains of New Mexico this past weekend and do like its softness and subtlety.

Fresh Apple

7.5x11 watercolor on Fabriano rough 140 lb cold press paper, painted yesterday and today while on a long weekend trip to the New Mexico studio.  There were apples everywhere!