Hawk Meadows Revisited

9 x 12 plein air watercolor on cold press arches.

Plain and simple traditional approach. I'll always

revisit this style along the way. Searching for

new vitality, enthusiasm and passion.

Up in the Beech

Plein Air, 5 x 7 watercolor on cold press.

Failing realism last week I went with the 1" flat.

No one said plein air was about realism. As a painting

it was short and sweet.

Duck Pond

This is a plein air piece.  I was standing on a tiny bridge

crossing the creek that led into this pond.  Ducks

every where.  In the reeds, in the pads, quackers

all over.  I was drawn by the large tree in the back

ground acting as a dark center piece above the pond.

I've kept this painting in a drawer, I've never 

really cared for it, but it's beginning to grow on

me.  Sometimes things need time to resolve and

become clear.

Frozen in the river.

Favorite red rock view.

This was the view from the house we rented in Oak Creek.

I couldn't believe I would see this everyday for two months.