2016-03-16 20:19
"Cadaques Evening"Watercolor 18 x 24 inchesA question comes frequently from workshop participants that I find difficult to answer in more than a single sentence: "What do I have to do… Read More
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2016-01-16 23:13
"Spotlight at Dusk"Watercolor 15 x 22 inchesAs painters, most of us are confronted with the "Tyranny of the Subject" . . . . .That is becoming enslaved to representing the subject, rath… Read More
2016-01-09 20:29
After publishing this painting on Facebook last week, an old high school buddy wrote a very funny comment: Some cowboy wrote a song about these guys . . .”Get a Long Little… Read More
2016-01-08 01:42
"Spring Cotillion"Watercolor 22 x 30 inchesThere are, literally, thousands of painters out there who desire to attain excellence in their painting life. Most all are… Read More
2015-11-29 23:08
"After the Rain"Watercolor, 22 x 30 inchesThere are times when a painting just doesn't seem to want to enter the realm of excellence. The stubborn rascals (paintings) can seriously st… Read More
2015-11-19 04:33
"Fragments of an Idea"watercolor 22 x 30 inchesThere are a few opportunities where a fan of water media painting can combine a workshop with the AWS traveling show . . . .that is 40 stellar… Read More
2015-11-09 17:52
"Landing Pattern"Watercolor 15 x 22 inchesI happen to be a fan of “The Palette” Magazine. This magazine is a little known, privately published, bimonthly gathering of… Read More
2015-07-03 01:15
"Monday-Monday!"Watercolor 15 x 22 inchesMost people look at a painting like the one above and what they see is a clothes line with clothes hanging on the line in sort of a poetic rhythm. &n&hell…Read More
2015-06-20 21:57
"Diana"Watercolor, 18x24 inchesI am a risk taker. That is to say at times I commit to risky acts that might make life uncomfortable if I fail to succeed in the risky act.Several… Read More
2015-04-19 22:59
"Coastal Litter"Watercolor 15 x 22 inchesAs you know, by now, rocks and cliffs along the ocean front here in Central California is an obsession for me. I can't seem to shake it.  &hell…Read More
2015-01-15 01:38
"The Far Edge of Town"Watercolor, 15 x 22 inchesWalt Disney in an old documentary about painting makes some very strong comments about "how to paint." He quotes from Robert Henri's boo… Read More
2014-12-20 22:05
"Harbor Impressions"Watercolor 15 x 22 inchesOccasionally, one stumbles into a mood that prevents anything serious from being played out in the studio . . . . .or anywhere else. … Read More
2014-12-08 18:12
"Bad Dawg"Watercolor 22 x 30 inchesSome painters will look at this painting and think to themselves, "I could never do that." Or they might say something to the effect of "Yeah, he wa… Read More
2014-12-04 07:59
"No Wind Today"Watercolor 15 x 22 inchesen Plein AireA long time ago, my Mom made special awareness to all of us five kids at meal time: You will eat what is served to you!&rdquo&hell…Read More
2014-11-20 19:40
"Attaching a Scarlet Letter"Watercolor, 22 x 22 inchesAnother round!! Another shot at adding another image to a series!In this case, the series is Men at Work. I have bee… Read More
2014-11-09 02:35
"The Plaster Master"Watercolor, 22 x 30 inchesToday, after several weeks of working on two paintings, specifically to raise my bar of quality and to test that bar height against the best of… Read More
2014-09-17 18:21
When my wife and I watch a movie, whether or not it is at home, within a few minutes our senses perk up and one of us alerts the other that this movie isn’t going to be very good. &hell…Read More
2014-09-03 21:01
"Pidgeoniere"watercolor 18 x 22 inchesThere is an underlying, ever present, persistent obstacle that clobbers plein air watercolor and acrylic painters. It is the one thing that force… Read More
2014-09-03 20:52
"Coastal Fog"watercolor 22 x 30 inchesRecently, I read some thoughts by Chuck Close. If you don’t know who he is, I would suggest you look him up and learn something from him.&nb&hell…Read More
2014-08-25 15:54
"Walk to the Lighthouse"Watercolor 15 x 22 inches"On Chimney Rock"Watercolor 15 x 22 inchesThe words "Color Harmony" are frequently spoken, but it is my concerted opinion that many pai… Read More
2014-05-29 21:01
Recently, I was invited to participate in a show with 75 other artists . . . .all who must provide a self portrait for the show. The organizer kept giggling at "what fun" that show wi… Read More
2014-05-12 16:19
"Porch Perch"Watercolor 22 x 30 inchesThe hunt for ‘the next painting subject’ seems like an endless, frustrating task at times.The art world is filled to overflowing with &ldquo&hell…Read More
2014-05-11 17:25
Having just completed giving a very satisfying workshop in the middle of our vast country, some flashes of inspiration came to mind. . . . .How does one choose the workshop they should atten… Read More
2014-03-29 22:43
"People Perspective"Watercolor 15 x 22 inchesFunny how some paintings / challenges / problems seem to stick in one's craw. After painting the painting in the last post and discussing… Read More
2014-03-07 17:04
"Parisian Promenade"watercolor 15 x 22 inchesI have found there is much to learn about putting figures into a painting . . . . .Figures can and do put a substantial amount of perspective and… Read More
2013-12-07 01:27
"Natural Bridge"Watercolor 15 x 22 inches"The Big Lump"Actual Photo After spending hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of hours painting outdoors, en plein air, I have come to… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A Well Thought Out Plein Air Painting KitWhen a watercolor painter decides to paint outside in the open air the first few times, it can be a terrible experience . . . . .Imagine all the thin… Read More
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