Geometric Man

When I doodle, it's almost always triangles in patterns.   Wondering why I love this little watercolor so much,  I realized that he is composed of triangles! I actually painted this as a reclining nude, but when I finished I thought it looked better as a vertical.

Beaver Dam Outside Taos

This is a large painting that I recently finished.  It's part of my "generosity of water" series.  I think I did a good job in capturing the rushing water and the sticks in the damn remind me of a Kandinski painting.

Carlos Carolyn and Black Magic Woman

Last night the piano teacher called me Carlos Carolyn because I did a passable solo on the piano while we were playing "Black Magic Woman", so I determined to post a nude that had some magic today.  Here she is.

Don't turn your face

This is a very quick watercolor sketch done in the life drawing studio.  I've been restricting myself to watercolor in these weekly sessions and am getting good results lately. I love the way watercolor is unpredictable.  The title is taken from a  poem I really like  by Miguel Unamuno called "Throw Yourself Like Seed".

Back to the Rheinfahrt

Sensing that my fans are tired of the relentless renditions of the "Wave's Embrace"  I have chosen to post this small daily painting even though its tone is in direct contrast to my present mood.  This is from our trip down the Rhine in February.  This castle is one among many that are perched high above the river.  I tried to make it moody by adding the fog and then I added a yellow glaze that immediately made me think of  Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre.

Yet Another Embrace

And then I wondered, what would happen if I painted this image on Yuppo?  I like painting on smooth surfaces, as it forces me to be more painterly.  The first painting of this triptych was painted on a rough porous canvas, the second on a good smooth grade canvas and now this.  Yuppo is a kind of plastic paper that is smoother than a china plate. 

Another Embrace

This is another try at this image, which I must say, has captured me for unfathomable reasons.  I can't say what I really mean because I don't know.  My Friend, Julie Lazarus, has suggested that I dispay the two together.  I think I'm going to paint yet another, for a trio.  

In the Wave's Embrace

You probably thought that I was lost, but no, I've been working very hard lately.  Also, this particular painting seems very timely since it has been raining for the last several days; I am, indeed, in the wave's embrace.  The water is flowing down my street.