Sunday, January 31, 2016


              1 . 31 . 2016  ...  Watercolor 9" x 12" ...

Saturday, January 23, 2016



1 . 23 . 2016   ... A repost from last year, ...  A small demo watercolor 5" x 8 1/2".... used a spritz of pure rubbing alcohol to get a textured appearance. This demo was also done directly on gesso'd #400 weight rough Arches' paper...  I think it was the gesso'd paper that contributed to the alcohol's reaction with the paint.

Thursday, January 21, 2016


1 . 21 . 2016 ... Watercolor 9"x 13"6

"Nature is always lovely, invincible, glad, whatever is done and suffered by her creatures.  All scars she heals, whether in rocks or water or sky or hearts."  ...   John of the Mountains:  The unpublished Journals of John Muir.

Friday, January 15, 2016



1 . 15 . 2016    Watercolor and pastel  10 1/2" x 12"  with a 3" off-white mat ...

      "We sit together,  the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains..."   Li Bai

Tuesday, January 12, 2016



             1 . 12 . 2016  .. Watercolor 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" ... Snow-covered hillside ...


Monday, January 11, 2016


               1 . 11 . 2016   ... Watercolor 6" x 8"

Saturday, January 9, 2016





1 . 09 . 2016 ...   30 minute demo watercolor sketch......  Then put in a small 2" wide mat that I had available...


Thursday, January 7, 2016


1 . 06 . 2016  ...  Watercolor 9" x 12"  ... pretty much a 2 color painting ...  Graphite Grey, a Daniel Smith color and Raw Sienna..

Sunday, January 3, 2016



             1 . 03 . 2016   ... Watercolor and Acrylic ....  7" x 15 1/2"   ... Tall Grasses