Loose portrait work, playing with value...this is basically done with two values, but with color changes.  The base washes were done w...

I just found out that this painting was accepted to the Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors in Old Forge New York at Vi...

I've been practicing my portrait painting and decided to continue along my Vermeer tribute...this time painting the "girl with a ...

Finally it's starting to green up around here...it seems in the last several years we've been saying "oh everything is two we...

  These two little sketches were done at our annual watercolor meeting.  The b&w photo was taken after painting the color one to d...

Just a quick reminder as we head into May...I'll be teaching a 3 day floral workshop in Landgrove, Vermont June 12 - 14.  Come join me...

Hollyhocks in two steps...It is hard to stop and photograph along the way...Once I'm on a roll with a painting it is difficult (plu...

A more traditional looking rooster..by that I mean that the colors are more like ones found in nature and not "invented" like I ...

After a week off from my blog..here is my tribute to Rembrandt...trying in watercolors to imitate what he did with oils so many years ago....

Here is the final installment in the lily series of works in progress...I guess this one could still be considered in progress, but at som...

Here is stage 3 of the lily painting...you can see the changes, but they are more subtle...small tweaks as the painting nears it's com...

 The second stage in my lily painting.  Here I've worked with more of the background and started with the other blossoms and buds.  Th...

Here is a start of one of my latest paintings..I have 3 more pictures in progress and I'll post those in sequence.  I start with a con...

I was asked to list my new palette colors from my post the other day, so here goes (starting top left): Permanent Yellow Lemon, Imidazolon...

I spent the better part of a day last week putting together a new to me palette.  I have my regular tried and true palette, but decided...

 It's about that time for spring thoughts and tulip dreams...but alas dreams they must remain since we are going to get walloped by a ...

I have the schedule for the classes that I'll be teaching at the Holbein Vermont Art Event this July.  It is as follows:   Tuesday 7/2...

This will be my figure of the month painting.  For those of you who don't know...I have a sidebar on my blog where I post a monthly fi...