Word play

Thank you everyone for sending emails or comments regarding titles for the last rooster painting I posted... Always fun to get someone else's input and ideas!  This one is titled "Cautiously watching"...or maybe I can name it "the hairy eyeball"...where does that saying come from?  Pigment play and word play...fun times...

Negative

This is a little exercise I teach in my workshops on how to do the negative painting that I love to do in my floral work.  This is probably about 3 to 4 layers of color going progressively darker.

Staring at you

This guy is giving you quite the stare down!  This was a fun and different angle to paint.  I especially like the way the comb came out.  Any fun title ideas out there for this one?  Remember I'm a fan of alliteration...okay now hit me with your suggestions....

Orange

Happy October everyone!  Pumpkins are here with their orange color which is the same as this lily...we've lost our Tiger Lilies to a little red bug that eats them all up...I'm missing them.  I like Cadmium Orange, but is opaque and needs to be handled carefully and with minimal cross mixing or it can get muddy...

Orchid Face

A pink orchid to send you into the weekend...we are looking at several beautiful days to lead us into October!  Can't believe Halloween is coming up...Just found out one of my paintings was accepted into the New England Watercolor Society's Regional show at the Plymouth Center for the Arts...click the link for more information.

"Frills"

I had some great name suggestions for my last post painting.  Here are a few: "Show off", "perfection in bloom", "A hint of blue", "A touch of purple", "Kaleidoscope Iris", "A cloud of iris", "Sunshine Iris", "Reaching out", "Smiling Iris", "end of summer", "Pastel beauty" and "The glow of summer".  Thanks to all who sent in possible titles!  This post's iris is already titled "Frills".

Name?

Summer is almost over! Unbelievable...but fall is nice too...this is a little painting from this summer and captures those short-lived irises...I didn't have too many this year in the garden.  Anyone have a name suggestion for this watercolor?

"Reigns Supreme"

Yesterday I drove to Waitsfield to drop off my work for the upcoming Round Barn show.  This is one of the paintings for the show, "Reigns Supreme".  The show opens on Sunday the 22nd and runs through the 13th of October.  This is such a unique venue in a wonderful location!

"Sunspot"

One of the last of the summer bloomers...I see all sorts of sunflowers around town...some as tall as 10 feet!  This little painting is 7.5"x7.5", but was done from a photograph I took of one of those tall growers...The stalk alone was well over an inch thick!  Pushing the complements yellows and violets...

Living Color

Yesterday was the opening reception for the Watercolorists show "Living Color" at the Bryan Gallery in Jeffersonville.  So many people were there.  I was part of an artist panel "round table" discussion prior to the opening where I got to speak a little about myself and my artistic practices and experiences.  It was a fun day!  "Spring Awakening" is at the show 23"x30" framed.

Art Hop

This piece is in the group show that opens tomorrow night with a reception at the Men's Room in Burlington. 106 Main Street....as part of the South End Art Hop...a big event that draws tons of people perusing lots of art...hope to see you there!  "Auburn Blues" 18"x18" framed

Playful peony

Another small painting measuring 7.5"x7.5".  Pushing the mauves, pinks and purples in this one with the pop of bright yellow in the center.  I like to engage my edges...which means that I paint up to and beyond the edge of the paper...this tells the viewer that there is more happening around what you can see.

Figurative Art

I posted this painting "Low Lands")  to my blog's sidebar in the section "figure painting of the month"...which I don't know if a lot of you see or if you just get my emailed posts..but anyway here it is and it will be part of a group figurative show in Burlington at artspace 106 at the Men's Room salon on Main Street.  The opening reception if next Friday the 6th of September from 5-9 p.m. during the South End Art Hop event...always a big draw.  I'll have 5 other figure pieces there as well...

busy times

I've titled this one "Land Baron"...doesn't it look like he's keeping watch over his vast country estate?  Summer is flying by and I'm in the midst of framing and prepping for various art shows..it seems the end of summer and fall are my busiest times...all the shows seem to happen at once and there are numerous opening receptions and lots of travel to drop off and pick up work.

Purple pansy

Hi everyone...I'm still here, but find I'm sporadically posting this summer...sorry about that...but thanks for your comments and emails!  Here is a little intimate portrait of a purple pansy...the painting measures 7.5"x7.5".  I like zooming in and making it all about a single blossom...there's a few more of these to come.

new painting

More show news...my painting "The future looks bright" just got accepted for exhibition in the Northeast Watercolor Society show which will be in Kent, Connecticut.  If you click the link here it will take you to my updated News and Shows info page of my website..now it's frame time!

modern technology

A little spring flower in the summer...it seems like all the spring blooms went so fast this year...I guess all the rain didn't help.  Luckily we have computers and digital files that house our inspirational photos, as compared to years ago when we'd snap a roll of film, took it in to the drug store or photo lab and had to wait to see what developed...and then come to realize that half the pix were not the greatest!  Joys of modern technology...

Texture

This piece is currently on display at a local gallery, titled "Large and in Charge".  It measures 15"x11" and the background is layers upon layers of pigment with clean water dropped in to create the blossom texture.  I had to wait between layers to avoid overworking and I like how the colors continue in the feathers.  By the way...thanks to those of you who continue to leave me your comments!  It's nice to know you are still keeping an eye on me!