Ludington Pier

This is my contribution to vertical formats.

It's my favorite lighthouse in Michigan

because of the sharp angle shape and the play

of light on the sides. The black base just adds

to what interests me. I love the worn pier and

pieces that have fallen into the water. It stands

solid through all the storms that have tried to

take it. I've painted it several times because of

the great perspective of the pier and the range of

colors from the surroundings.

The Blue Bucket

There is a warning attached with this post. The photo is awful.

I will post it again later when I have a chance to get a decent

photo.

This is a beach scene I painted on hot press paper. The effects

are totally different than painting on cold press paper. The

paint tends to sit on top of the paper surface rather than

settling into the rough surface of cold press. So this painting

is more of an experiment than a finished piece.

Kauai Coast

This is a very simple memory painting from our visit to Kauai.

There are new paintings coming so stay tuned.

Somewhere, No where

Sometimes I just have to paint something from somewhere

in my mind or imagination. It might take 30 seconds or

5 minutes, just enough to say the brush was wet the colors

were flowing and now I'm done. I've accomplished something.

That's right, I painted.

First on the Scene

As you can see by the paper

texture that this is a very small

piece. However, it is a piece

so lets go with that. This was

going no where until I hit it

2 or 3 times with the

spray bottle. I suppose you

could call it an accident, I call

it the right set of circumstances.

High Wind

from the flat files

Found this one hiding deep in a flat file.

A plein air attempt from a couple of years ago.

Yup, that's right, it looks like a perfect clear

day. It was ... only the wind was howling straight

into my face at a steady 40 with gusts much higher.

I had enough tears in my eyes to keep my brushes

clean. I sat with my back against a large pine tree

and trying to hang onto my board, water, colors

and anything else that was loose. Maybe I'll

finish it someday. Just brought back a memory.

San Francisco Peaks

from the flat files

Just outside of Flagstaff Arizona.

7 x 12 plein air on Arches cold press,

140 # watercolor paper.

From by gone days

I thought I would throw this one in

just to change things up. A painting

I finished long ago for a client.

Life Drawing

Just getting back into life drawing after about 45 years. Here are some rough

gestures from last night. It's a beginning.

Wild Orchards by the Bay

Just finished today. 12 x 18 watercolor on Arches Cold Press.

Compare to the previous post of orchards. Two different days,

two totally different results. Mostly intensional. The suggestion

to try this came from my friend Loriann. Thanks Loriann, it

was a lot of fun.

Orchards on the Bay

from the flat files

15 x 20 plein air piece from 2 years ago.

Watercolor on Arches 140 # cold press paper.

5 x 7 Conte Sketch

Trying a less literal route to this future painting of

the view from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia. I've been

using Conte Crayon for life drawing. It was handy.

Off in the Distance

from the flat files

This is a plein air piece from my last visit to Sedona.

Not sure how this ended up in my flat files.

My Wee Little Studio

Thought you all might want to see where all the paintings

come from. It's sufficient but could always be larger. I think

it's time to get clean water and put the top back on the palette.

Bark Island Light

I think something is wrong with my camera, possibly me.

This is attempt number 2. I figure about two more tries and

I think I'll have it. This is different paper (Fabriano Artistico)

It may be too soft for this subject. I'm going to let this sleeping

dog lie for a while. I'll try again later. In the mean time I'm moving

onto another subject.

New Hampshire

Passing by a New Hampshire farm on the way to Maine.

This painting went in several directions today. It came up

just short of the burn pile. I'm still considering it. What

do think ... burn or save?

This is a very poor photo of the painting

Washington Lumber Mill

From the flat files

Decided to post this while I work on paintings from

Maine. 15 x 20 watercolor on Arches cold press paper.

On Watch

The beginning of paintings from Maine.

Morning came early and told me it was time to paint.

There are still some things I want to change, but generally

I like the direction of this painting. Any thoughts?

As always, thanks for stopping by and I look forward to

future visits.

Acadia, 2nd try (Maine)

Still poor photo quality. This version is quicker and seems

to have more depth. To me it feels like a cartoon background.

Along the Coast (Acadia)

Not only is this a poor quality photo, but I'm not thrilled

with the painting. It started out way to literal and ended up

even worse.