I'm hosting a peony painting workshop in June...two days...email me for more info...Hope you'll paint with us in Burlington...They ...

portrait week... continues...again striving for loose strokes, change of colors, both in temperature and values and having drips and dribbl...

Trying to capture light, shadows and staying loose. Not easy when a portrait is involved...we always tend to tighten up and try to capture ...

Okay here is the last this week in the series..this one incorporates a few brighter colors..this experiment also allows me to pull out the ...

Second in the abstract series...using some titanium white watercolor...I don't indulge in white so much, but in playtime anything goes!

Abstract week...I'll post a few different "color play" pieces that I do in the studio if inspiration is lacking and the brush...

Two images today...I have a 2011 workshop schedule tab on the side of my blog...but wanted to let you all know that I'll be teaching tw...

Vacation sketches...it is sometimes hard to force yourself to sit and paint while on a trip...but it really cements the experience of trave...

Thank you all for your emails, comments and warm words as a result of my last post! I hope to get back in the studio and immerse myself in ...

My life forever changed last week when my Dad passed away. Slowly I'll emerge from my fog...I painted his portrait last year as part of...

More sketchbook sketches...I like the sunlight on the side of the building...I am taking my time with my sketches. slowing down, observing ...

I travel with a little sketchbook that I have made at the local copy store. I cut pieces of my favorite watercolor paper (Fabriano) and th...

This little 7.5"x7.5" was done from a photograph of lots of orchids...the trick was to "edit" down the picture referenc...

Another abstract...I'm loving these and they are so freeing...Just playing with pigment and seeing how all the colors react to eachothe...

My other entry this week in the DPW Challenge..."Abe"...this was a bit different for me, because I used watercolor pencils over m...

I'm a bit behind in the DPW Challenges...but I'm a little closer this week...I finished the Zippo challenge as you can see and I ju...

I will live in this fantasy today...Maine water, sailboat, blue sky...as opposed to 2 feet of snow on the ground, plus more still falling a...

A splash of bright color on this TGIF...The new schedule of shows is slowly unfolding and now it's time to take pictures, sort through ...