Water Lily Series III
Standing in front of a big red canvas this week, intending to start another water lily painting, I was excited and nervous. I enjoy the physicality of working on a…
Water Lily Series II
For this painting in my water lily series, I have exaggerated the horizontal aspect by combining three canvases into a triptych. I've also increased the contrast by adding more dark…
Water Lily Series
Continuing my series of water lily paintings, I'm experimenting with similar compositions in different sizes and formats. This is a large piece, 30 inches high by 40 inches wide. This…
Lily Trio
Lily Trio is another in my series of water lily paintings. It was designed to be a companion piece to Lily Duo in last week's post. Wouldn't these pieces…
Lily Duo
The waterlilies at Sandhill Research and Education Center are a favorite subject that I have painted many times. The round shapes of the leaves and the ripples in the water…
Quiet Morning in Charleston
On a recent trip to Charleston, SC, I painted with two other artists on a residential street South of Broad on a quiet Sunday morning. It was a delight…
Spring at Sandhill
As I was saying in last week’s post, I often find that things I painted years ago no longer exist. When I went out to Sandhill Research and Education Center…
Hillside Garden
I never meant to be a historian. No, I’m all about NOW when I’m painting. I look for the way the light hits the side of a building or…
Honey
In celebration of spring, this week's painting features Honey, one of our backyard chickens. As usual, I started with a red background. Honey is a Buff Orpington, so I emphasized…
Alwehav
The overcast spring weather in South Carolina brought a dozen painters to the About Face plein air paintout on Saturday. We had the extraordinary opportunity to paint at an historic…