8 . 18 . 2017 ... This watercolor was painted awhile back ... I think the best part of this particular painting is the cold blue grouping of rocks in the foreground...  The rest of it is just so-so.  Hope you enjoy ...  I've been doing Abstracts for the past 6 months, but I think I'll drift back over to the Utah landscapes for the rest of the year ... Try something more in watercolor and some liquid graphite ... something towards a more freestyle sketching direction..... Maybe try and hone some sort of sketching routine/rhythm ... something a little looser...

8 . 03 . 2017 ... Small watercolor 5" x  6" in a 3 1/2" off white mat  ...

            7 . 14 . 2017    ...  Abstract 9' x 9" on Khadi paper mounted in a 4" off-white 8 ply mat

Abstract 8.5 x 8.5" on Khadi paper , unmatted

7 . 13 . 2017  ... Abstract 9" x 9" in a 4" off-white mat.  Watercolor and red toned liquid graphite on 1000 gsm Khadi rough paper

7 . 03 . 2017 ... 8" x 10" Abstract secured down to a 1/4 sheet of 1000 gsm Khadi paper and set into a 4" off-white mat

6 . 21 . 2017 ...  A few landscapes (fields) from my past work ....

5 . 09 . 2017 ... Abstract 7" x 7" fastened to an inner off-white 8" x 8" mat and then fastened to a slightly  darker off-white mat and then that combination of mats were placed into another 8 ply off-white mat with a 9" x 9" opening.  Foam core was sandwiched in between that top mat and the very bottom darker mat, giving the appearance of the painting floating .... had to keep the painting lower then that top mat to prevent it from riding against the glass once it's framed....  This is just an experiment with another mat configuration..
The 2nd photo is one in which I've shown the mat configuration ... That 2nd photo also presents a better more truer image of the color of the painting.

4 . 30 . 2017 ... Abstracts 6" x 6" in 4" off-white 8 ply mats...

                                      4 . 18 . 2017 ...  2 Abstracts  6" x 6" and 9 1/2" x 9 1/2"

                                  4 . 08 . 2017 ..... Abstracts 8" x 8" in 4" off-white 8 ply mat

                                 4 . 08 . 2017  .. Abstract 8"x 8" in off white 3 1/2" mat

                                                      2 . 25 . 2017  ... 8" x 8" Abstract .....

     1 . 25 . 2017 ....  Abstract Watercolor on gesso'd #300 Arches  6" x 6" with a 4" off-white mat

                           1 . 24 . 2017  ... Small Abstracts    (6' x 6") with a 4" off-white mat  

          1 . 24 . 2017  ... Small Abstract Landscape 6" x 6" in a 4" off-white 8 ply mat  

1 . 21 . 2017 .... I'm typically a more conventional Landscape Artist, but lately I've been moving towards a form of Abstract Landscapes ....  This one is watercolor on heavily gesso textured Arches' #300 paper.  Size is 7 1/2" x 8" in a 3 1/2" off-white mat...  

              1 . 01 . 2017 .... New year ... new snow....  Watercolor 8 1/2" x 11" in a 3 1/2" mat ... 

12 . 30 . 2016 .... Wife  ... Looking fine...  She's such a fun person to be around, laughing a lot together ... And she keeps me focused on what's important in life....  makes me happy ... makes me feel needed.  Also, she's a really talented Textile Artist who hooks rugs, does punch needle.. and all sorts of other super interesting things..

12 . 16 . 2016 ....  Watercolor on Kadi paper 7 1/2" x 13" in a 3 1/2" off-white mat.  Another Utah landscape.
In this image it was difficult to get the texture of the painting to show...  But it's a very heavy textured small painting.  

11 . 26 . 2016     This painting is on Kadi paper  .. Lot's of texture on very heavy handmade paper for this one, not so evident in these images though ... Image size is 9" x 12" in a 3 1/2" 8 ply off-white mat... 

11 . 19 . 2016  ... Started matting some of my studio sketches by cropping an 1/8" of the rough edges off and using gel medium to secure them to another small sheet of watercolor paper .... then mounting them as a floating painting in an off-white mat.  This one ended up being 6 1/2" square with a 3 1/2" mat .  

11 . 15 . 2016  ...  In the next day or so we'll finally get some wet weather (snow).  We've set a record here in Utah for the most consecutive days without a freeze...March to November.  Today I'm in my studio painting.  Using Shadow Green (Holbein), Raw Umber, Cobalt Blue, Verditer Blue (Holbein), and a bit of Yellow Ochre  ... Putting the colors down heavy, letting dry some and then pulling color up.... trying to build up a somewhat interesting high-mountain winter composition without a reference.  Not for sure it's all that framable, but interesting to build ....  I'll call this one "Mountain Greys" ... Not selling this one as it's pretty much an experimental sketch....... unless someone twists my arm.

12 . 26 . 2016   ... Decided to crop a bit off the bottom and stick it in an off-white mat.  After deciding to do that ... I'm thinking that maybe that extra bit on the bottom of the painting might have been needed ... Oh well, it is what it is.  I always hate cropping down paintings because it removes a portion of what I initially was trying to do.  Either way, I always end up second guessing on what was a wise decision or not.
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                                       10 . 21 . 2016   Watercolor  - framed to 16" x 20" OD

10 . 19 . 2016  ... This watercolor had been posted earlier, but here it is again in a 16" x 20" frame..  
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                     9 . 30 . 2016   Watercolor 8" x 14 1/2"   "Just a little distant rain storm"
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                         8 . 22 . 2016 ....  Watercolor  .. Utah sky with distant mountain range

                                                         7 . 22 . 2016 .... Watercolor

7 . 20 . 2016   ... Watercolor ... Studio work.  10 1/2" x 14 1/2"  ... Something that I enjoy doing is taking ground level landscape photos and then using them as a reference for some of my paintings.  This painting is from one of those reference photos...   This particular painting is 95 % watercolor and liquid graphite with acrylic paint in a few spots...  It's also had several coats of cold wax medium applied to it as a final treatment before securing it down to another half sheet of #400 weight watercolor paper using heavy gel medium....   Yes! it's a process ... But I like the final outcome.  It will be matted in a heavy mat as a floater and then framed...
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6 . 16 . 2016  ... Small 4" x 9" watercolor in which I used a lot of spattering of texture medium straight out off the bottle while the paint was still wet. ... just a quick little experimental sketch .....
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6 . 11 . 2016  ... Photos of northern Utah from a few months back when we were still in the winter season...  25 miles from my home.   I have these mountains to the west of me and another range to the east of me...

6 . 05 . 2016   A small watercolor from an area directly west of Spring City, Utah ...  we went down there for the historic homes tour....

5 . 06 . 2016  .. Small watercolors  in a 2 1/4" mats.
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 5 . 06 . 2016  .. Graphite sketch with watercolor....,

            4 . 15 . 2016 ....  Watercolor 9" x 11" in a 3" off-white mat  ... Titled "Autumn Drizzle"