Trinity River Audubon Center

This is the beginning of a plein air painting I started today at the Trinity River Audubon Center south of Dallas. What a beautiful place! And the weather was absolutely perfect today. I had some trouble getting all my gear to the site but the effort was worth it, although I'm going out right now to get a box on wheels to haul stuff tomorrow. This is the first day of a workshop that is being taught by Henry Finkelstein. I'll post this painting again when it's finished.

A New Kind of Canoe

Last Thursday I gave a demonstration painting to the Klepper Art Club here in Dallas. They were particularly interested in seeing me paint water. I limited myself to six tubes of paint: three warm primaries and three cool primaries. I did this painting in about an hour and a half, working from a photo. The canoe is a proto-type of a new design with aluminum frame and plexiglass panels. Pretty cool.

A Shell

I was trying to use the principles learned in the Jan Hart workshop about color relationships. I like how the shadow looks like it is wet. That was pretty much one of those happy accidents that watercolor is famous for.

Three Little Pears

Just got home from the watercolor workshop that I took with Jan Hart in Santa Fe. It was all about knowing your pigments and color relationships. This is one of my little efforts during the workshop. It was great to have three days of concentrated work and the added bonus is that it was at Edwardine's studio, which is always a feast for the eyes.

Peas in the Pod

These peas were purchased at the farmer's market in Santa Fe and they were delicious! But before I ate them, I painted a few.

Floating is Good

Today I'm going back to Dallas and so I decided to paint a quick watercolor before closing up the studio here in Santa Fe. For the most part, being here in SF is like floating. It's very peaceful and I have more time for contemplation; this is good.

Synchronized Swimming

I'm in Santa Fe right now, so naturally, my thoughts turn to water. I'm getting ready for a watercolor workshop out here in a few weeks so I'm sorting my colors and making sure that I have everything I need for the workshop. But I got distracted and this is the result.