Tulips for Emily- second panel

i like the organic quality of paint created by this new paper. the scale and placement of the blossoms has an inviting quality.

i am looking forward to painting the third part of this triptych this week.

watercolor

30 x 22

Tulips for Emily - part 2 of a triptych

i decided that the format for this painting needed to increase -- so i added another middle panel to capture the tulips. as i see it unfolding in my mind's eye -- i'm going to add a left panel to finish the statement. the original concept- Tulips for Emily remains.

paper is a gift from Bruce Macevoy

each panel is 30 x 22

i'll add the 3rd one this week- weather permitting!

enjoy.

Tulips for Emily

this painting is on a new watercolor paper ...

this is a tribute to my young neighbor, emily starkloff-- who passed last week.

she was a fiery redhead-- full of life and laughter.

her joyful presence and bright eyes will be missed.

it was a sad day on Laclede Place -- the neighborhood is honoring her with a red-leafed maple -- which we are planting in the median.


watercolor

30 x 22
2008

if you could change....

this painting is about 80 % finished. it needs a few final adjustments

i finish paintings best... when i let them sit for a few days/weeks. there's a freshness to my eyes.. when i look again...
about halfway through the painting... i get too attached to 'how' i painted it...
i need real freedom to make "right" decisions.

what do you think for a title?


watercolor 30 x 40 arches 300 lb cold press

calla lily

i found this painting on the back of another painting. i obviously didn't think it was something i wanted to show -- so i flipped it and painted something on the back.

i feel it has a sincerity i'm looking for in figurative work.


acrylic/panel 11 x 14 2007

sultry day

watercolor 12" x 12"

little painting from the Good Girls series

Debbie's Orchid

the development of the blossoms has been a challenge -- with a lot of repainting. my goal was to keep it fresh.

the background makes subtle shifts of color/value to move your eye in an interesting way.

there is another panel in the works -- which will complete the horizontal format.

any thoughts on titles?

acrylic- 24 x 48