Eye study for yesterday’s portrait class
Watercolor study of an eye using Winsor Violet, Winsor Blue Green Shade, Permanent Rose, Winsor Orange, and Winsor Yellow. To create the brown eye, I used a combo of Winsor Violet and Winsor Orange.
Continuing to work
Here I've continued my three color glazing process, building in forms, shadows and the features of Kerri's face. Â I'm interested at this point more at suggesting form than painting in details. Â I'm also trying to get the turn of the neck and the form of the...
Almost finished
Soon to be finished is my new painting, Spring Blooming Quince  Just a few tweeks and it will be up in my gallery.
Check it out!
I'm so pleased and proud to announce that my work is being featured on Chris Beck’s watercolor blog:  http://brush-paper-water.blogspot.com starting today. Chris Beck is a San Francisco area watercolorist and a signature member of both the Transparent Watercolor...
SWWS Watercolor Workshop
Huddled around me are the members of the Southwest Washington Watercolor Society, during my three-day workshop in Vancouver Washington. Here I am showing Bonnie a couple of fine points of the portrait The beginning glazes on my portrait Hamming it up Here's most of...
Studio Tour 2009
Last weekend my home studio was open as part of the Open Studios Tour in Amador County, put on by the Amador County Arts Council. I had a lot of enthusiastic visitors and buyers. Â Some of my students and artist friends came by. Â It was so much fun having people drop...
Tracy Lewis
Tracy Lewis is a wonderful contemporary watercolorist. Her work is absolutely yummy, innovative and a bit macabre as her blog title attests: http://lollipopmacabre.wordpress.com. In the past, Tracy has taken some of my workshops and classes, but, she also studied with...
Another inspiration
Dan Petersen the co-judge of the 43rd Motherlode Art Exhibition is an equally, though different, inspiring artist and man. Â His watercolors of the majestic Sierra Mountiain region are full of color and amazing detail. Dan says: Â "My ultimate goal is to pay homage to...
Vancouver, Washington workshop coming up in October
My return visit to the Southwest Washington Watercolor Society in Vancouver is set for October. Â On the 5th I'll be judging their Annual Fall Art Show to be held at Vancouver Mall. Â Then on Tuesday, October6th - Thursday, October 8th I'll be conducting a workshop...
Open Studio Tour
My open studio tour is coming up. The Amador County Artist Association  Open Studio Tour is scheduled for September 19 and 20, 2009 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. It is open to the public and free!  There will be a raffle of fine art works from each of the artists involved...