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Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
Diamond Lake Oregon – moonlight study – 14H x 20W inches watercolor on 140 lb cold pressed premium. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed.
Kaniksu National Forest
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
Kaniksu National Forest, Idaho – 14 x 20 inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed. 20H x26W inches approximate size framed. Detail images:
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Clearcut, Tillimook OR
Monday, March 6th, 2017
Clearcut, Tillimook OR – 18H x 24W inches watercolors on 140 lb cold pressed premium. Framed size 27H x 33W with white mat, white wood frame with crackle finish. Detail images:
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Multnomah Falls, Oregon
Sunday, March 5th, 2017
Multnomah Falls, Oregon – 25H x 31W inches framed size, watercolors on 140 lb cold press premium. Dark sienna brown frame. The white of the falls was achieved by a quick, spontaneous application of matt resist medium, removed after the painting was dry.
Fern Gestures
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
Fern Gestures, 14H x 20W inches watercolors on 140 lb. cold pressed. 20H x 26W inches white mat, white wood frame with crackle finish.
North Saanich Poppies
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
North Saanich Poppies, BC Canada – 14H x 20W inches W/C on 140 lb. cold pressed premium. Framed size 20H x 26W inches with white mat, white wood frame with crackle finish.
Watercolor gestures
Monday, February 20th, 2017
Snow day, Poppy buds, Day Lily – 4 x 6 inch watercolor gestures, no longer than 30 minutes each.
Watercolor gestures
Sunday, February 19th, 2017
Bee Balm, Hydrangeas, and Tiger Lilies 4 x 6 inch watercolor gestures, working no longer than 30 minutes each.
Celosia – work in progress
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Celosia, work still in progress, 18H x 24W inches 0il pastels on 100% cotton paper
This piece was tucked away a month ago, planning to continue work in future with new eyes, so with nothing to lose, I jumped back in today and threw more color around. I splurged today and bought about 40 new oil sticks, the “Sennelier” brand. Wow, they are so intensely colorful and creamy-beautiful to work with! There is no contest as far as quality compared to any of the other brands I’ve been using, but they do have a lot of oil content which makes them muddy easily. Looks like it needs to be stored away again to re-work and refineanother day. I don’t like giving up on a piece until it feels absolutely done, or without a doubt done to death!
Left, March 22nd, 2013, Day 4 in progress
Reminiscent of retro sofa fabric, now that I see it on-screen! Usually leaving page space showing through to create light and brightness, this time I colored the entire page yellow before starting. Adding white did not help brighten areas much, but did muddle colors, helping some flowers recede. Much of the pure color as seen in the early versions has been covered up or removed, but will be re-added cautiously. The style has also gradually changed to more of a Representational/Impressionistic one. To finish, there will be more scrutiny, and fewer emotional responses before adding or removing anything else.
March 20th through 22nd; Days 1, 2, and 3
Transplanting Daisies
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Transplanting Daisies, 36W x 12L x 3D inches graphite and acrylics on canvas, narrow trim. Details of work in progress:
