Small Studies from France

Well.... the idea is to get going on the France imagery-- sooner than later....so I took a chance and painted 10 studies for imgery this weekend.

Testing the water... to see what I might like to work on and develop into a show.

Here is a taste.... tell me if you have any interest.

I love France... and will be going back there to teach and paint next year.

Viva la France!

Each watercolor is small!

Pear

Carriage

Donkeys

Bungalow

watercolor

5" h x 7" w

2011

New Chinese Lanterns from Chinatown Los Angeles

I have taken my hard fought knowledge of how to paint lanterns and applied it to a new painting- in a vertical format.

This one, is obviously going better than the last. I have an understanding of how I want to abstract and simplify all the shapes.

For now.. only the background lanterns have been painted ...and the middle ground ?? Just a few.

There should be some rain on Monday -- which will allow me time to begin the giant foreground lanterns to flesh out the rest of the picture.

I like this one better... and hope to pull it off with mimimal execution!

Chinese Lanterns 2

watercolor

40" h x 30"w

in progress

Chinese Lanterns! Watercolor finally finished

So... finally finished the Chinese Lanterns. It took about 6 months in all.... since I didn't complete it this summer as planned.

Added the red tassles and wires in the lanterns for details.

I like the painting.... There were many struggles in learning to paint such foreign imagery for me.

I loved them in Los Angeles Chinatown... and now they are here!

Chinese Lanterns

watercolor

30" h x 40" w

2011

Watercolor bonanza!

New work in the studio. I have been working hard on developing a few new watercolors for a show in Washington DC in January of 2012.

Here is a sampling of what I've come up with.

There will be more-- so come back soon to see the other works.

These are the latest~!

Burst

Chinese Lanterns

Birds

watercolor

30" h x 40" w

2011

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BURST! Sunflower Watercolor

Here is the completed painting.... although I might have to tweak a couple of areas.

Hope you like it!

I love sunflowers....

Burst

watercolor

30" h x 40" w

2011

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Burst! Sunflower Watercolor

I am concluding painting a large scale watercolor of sunflowers for an exhibition.

It's been a delight to paint this -- so refreshing and loose.

I like the perspective- and I'm working hard to keep the painting bring, fresh, and immediate.

Love painting watercolor!

Burst

watercolor

30" h 40" w

w

2011

in progress

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French Sheep!

I am doing studies now... of imagery from my recent trip to France. I have been captivated by the scenery there-- and now want to capture it on paper!

Wish me luck!

There is time this winter-- to try to convey my feelings about France, Hawaii, and the Everglades... not to mention the Virgin Islands. All special places I visited and taught in.

I hope to scare up a cohesive body of work soon!

So, here's to watercolor with gusto!

Time to paint!

French Sheep

watercolor

12" h x 12" w

2011