Peaceful Evening

What a wonderful time I had exploring the art of wet into wet and transitions of colors.    
This was a technique my teacher Yachiyo Beck used to explore colors and process.    I love the outcome.

Peaceful Evening
11 x 7 1/2
Watercolor

Emergence

Emergence

This was an inspiration when walking Sofie on the island one morning and spotting a new growth of sunflowers emerging from behind a fence.     They had so much energy that I could not resist charging in with bright strong colors.    


Emergence
15 x 22
Watercolor

Changing-Seasons

 Changing-Seasons
 22 x 15
 Watercolor

What fun to explore the seasons and the emotions that surround the changes in temperature.
Brings back memories of my childhood in Massachusetts.     Not many of these changes exist in Southern California but we, unlike the east,  have been blessed with a gentle winter.      Albeit  needing rain.

I can not believe I have been so remiss in posting my paintings.     I have been painting a lot enjoying the process and sometimes frustrated at my progress but nonetheless truly happy I am painting.   So I am going to be more diligent in posting starting today.

Small Pleasures of Life

Small  Pleasures of Life
Watercolor
22  x  15

The world provides the artist with so many wonderful opportunities.     Selecting and creating from such a bountyful landscape is a joyful part of being an artist.     Enjoy the results as I have enjoyed the process.

Disney Hall

During the past ten years this has been the vista from my living room, bedroom and den. Prior to the building of Disney Hall I looked over a parking lot that had little interest for a painter.   I enjoyed using my artist license with the design as it changes with the light, time of day or night and is never the same.    I was determined to paint this side of Disney for a long time as I know someday I will no longer live here and will rely on only memories and photos.  I was honored to have been juried into the Orange County Fair this year with this painting and received an honorable mention.   I am going to do a series of this view of Disney Hall and have some fun with different techniques so don't be surprised to see more of these in the future.

Disney Hall
22 x 11
Watercolor

Cabbage Patch

This fun Cabbage Patch is done on Aquabord not watercolor paper.  It has elements so different from painting on paper that it stimulates the mind and forces me to paint and think differently.  I was an interesting challenge and fun.  I will paint on this again ......

Cabbage Patch
Private Collection
20 x 16
Watercolor

The Chill of First Snow

Cold winters are not a part of living in California but for most of the United States mountain region this is a typical winter vista.   Learning to work with  snow as a major part of a painting is challenging ..... I truly enjoyed the process and delighted with the outcome.

The Chill of First Snow
Private Collection

22 x 15
Watercolor

Memories

This painting was triggered by a memory challenge.    The question was "what picture would I create if I thought about a childhood vacation."   This visualization  came to mind.  It was  my vacation with my cousins on the cape when I was 15 years old.    I remember the vibrant colors of the mornings and evenings so I have tried to reflect that in this painting.  I had great fun painting remembering a time when only the fun of the day was important and nothing else.

Memories
22 x 15
Watercolor