Tree Bark
[watercolor on gray paper]
Showing posts with label watercolor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watercolor. Show all posts
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Friday, March 8, 2013
The Little House I Used to Live In
The Little House I Used to Live In
[watercolor on paper]
Private collection
Aplogies to Frank Zappa for stealing his song title
Monday, January 4, 2010
New Orleans Levee
New Orleans Levee
watercolor...$1000
I was there for Mardi Gras, and many people camped out along the levee here. The boat in the distance was for people who could afford to take a luxury liner to New Orleans for four days, they slept on the boat. One night it fell below freezing, and the best churches opened their doors for sleeping, so I then slept in the cathedral near Plaza de Armas. This levee at the Governor Nicholls Street Wharf protects the French Quarter from flooding
Homage to Canaletto
Homage to Canaletto
watercolor on paper...NFS
The first Italian Renaissance painting I saw in the flesh was by Canaletto, a giant masterpiece of an Italian city, piazza, and the harbor. I did this small tribute in my own way, with calligraphic watercolor.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Farm in Virginia
Farm in Virginia, watercolor
Unframed (shrinkwrapped)...$1000
This watercolor took me a month, so I guess you could say it was 'overworked', a common problem with realistic art.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Nigerian Village
Nigerian Village
[watercolor on paper]
from a photograph by Gail Pearson
(Collection of Linda Pace)
Friday, January 1, 2010
Mexican Ferry
Mexican Ferry
[watercolor & ink]
(From a photo by Charlton D. McMillan)
Collection of Charlton D. McMillan
He shot this photo on a ferry to Cozamel; I liked the composition and assortment of colors.
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