I was working on this series of paintings of the Gervais Street Bridge during the floods around Columbia in October 2015.   It was surreal to be working with earlier photos of the Riverwalk while the […]

The Gervais Street Bridge in Columbia is an open spandrel bridge.  A spandrel is the space between an arch and a rectangular enclosure.  This perspective  emphasizes the alternating vertical lights  and darks formed by the supports […]

In this painting from my Gervais Street Bridge series, I was experimenting with colors and shapes. I liked the arches under the bridge and the “keyhole” shape of the opening. By using a purple color […]

As I continue my series of paintings of the Gervais Street Bridge, I want to look at the bridge from different angles. This view is from the Riverwalk near the amphitheater on the West Columbia […]

Continuing my series of bridge paintings, I used previous studies in warm colors as reference.   However, I realized I like complementary color contrast, so I added blue and green for complementary color contrast. The Bridge […]

In this next painting in the bridge series, I decided to experiment with expanding the red hues that I used in last week’s piece to an analogous color range of purple-red-orange.   The overall effect is […]

In last week’s post, I talked about the idea of painting in a series to combine familiar subject matter with personal style. In the process, I’m using four ways of drawing. Each has advantages and […]

What’s Black and White and Red all over?   If you think the answer to this riddle is “a newspaper”, you’re showing your age.   Do they even publish such a thing any more?  If […]

The Gervais Street Bridge is an iconic symbol of Columbia and a favorite subject for many artists.  It’s fun to see a group of paintings of the same subject by different artists as each painter […]