Iris Watercolor- SOLD

Iris Watercolor
Cast Shadow Iris
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $22 plus $8 shipping.
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Bowing to the general consensus that this one wasn't worth $40, I am dropping the price.
Thanks for looking!

Muguet des Bois - SOLD

Muguet des Bois
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Watercolor Paper, 6" x 8"
SOLD at $12 plus $5 shipping.

There will be two posts (hopefully) today. This is just my little tribute to the precious Lily of the Valley growing in my yard. The poor plants are so crowded that there aren't many blooms. But what does bloom is fragrant and sweet. I had to something with them. This one I drew, then did colored pencil, then watercolor.

Glowing Farmhouse - SOLD

Glowing Farmhouse
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $22 plus $8 shipping.
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I thought I'd stay with the buildings for a little, but oh, my, they take so much nit-picky time.
All those little angles and tiny shapes...
Anyway, I do like how this one turned out.
Thanks for looking.

Seaside Cottages - (Two Versions) SOLD

Seaside Cottages
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $18 plus $8 shipping.

Yesterday I watched a demo by Johannes Vloothuis, you've heard me talk about him before. It was a subject that I need work on anyway, buildings. So after church today, I ran the video again with pauses so I could paint along, after a fashion. I've got some wonky lines here, but it does have a bit of charm, regardless.

Monday: Another version for a collector who really wanted yesterday's. Also SOLD.

This one is more deliberate, I think. Which appeals more?
The more sketchy first one, or the more exacting, careful second one?

Afternoon Marsh - SOLD

Afternoon Marsh
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 9"
SOLD at $20 plus $8 shipping.
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Water and grasses, and trees in the distance. Done from a Barre reference photo.

Iris with Cast Shadows

Iris with Cast Shadows
Watercolor on Arches Paper, 12" x 16"
Available at $22 plus $8 shipping.
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Vase of Cherry Blossoms - SOLD

Vase of Cherry Blossoms
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $22 plus $8 shipping.

This one didn't sell, so I revised it, and am offering it at a lower price.

Iris Watercolors - SOLD

Purple and Lavender Iris
Watercolor on Arches CP Paper, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $30 plus $8 shipping.

Lavender and Sienna Iris
Watercolor on Arches CP Paper, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $20 plus $8 shipping.

Two more watercolors, since I'm out of canvas at the moment. And because folks always like the watercolors. (They just take so much longer than my oils.)

Various Works on Paper - SOLD

This is a selection of watercolors mostly, and one pastel. Please send me an email if you want to claim any of these. Paper sizes are given,  cropping is to your own taste. Thanks for looking.

Purple Pansies
Watercolor on Paper, 6" x 6"
SOLD at $10 plus $8 shipping.

Pears with Pastels
Pastel on Paper, 9.5" x 9.5"
Not available.

Note: The background on this one is actually purple. It can be cropped at 10" x 10"

Mother's Day Iris
Watercolor on Paper, 8" x 8"
Not available.

Yellow Pansies
Watercolor on Paper, 12" x 16" Paper, can be cropped to this proportion
SOLD at $20 plus $8 shipping.

Tall Irises
Watercolor on paper, 9" x 12", can be cropped to this proportion shown
SOLD at $20 plus $8 shipping.

Tucked Away - SOLD

Tucked Away
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $20 plus $8 shipping.
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This is another of the reclaimed canvases, with two other paintings underneath. I did sand the surface down before painting on it. The painting is a combination of brush and palette knife. Done from an old Barre (Massachusetts)  reference photo. I like the sky a lot, so moody, an uncertain weather day.

Daisy Practice Painting - SOLD

Daisy Practice
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 9"
SOLD at $15 plus $8 shipping.
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Since I want to paint daisies on a black gessoed canvas, which requires some confidence, I first had to remind myself how to paint these guys, and remember the mixing colors for the white shadowed petals.
So this is a just a practice piece, sketchy and loose. I think I could have let more shadow color show, but I do like the freshness of the whites.

Cherry Blossom Tree - SOLD

Cherry Blossom Tree
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $20 plus $8 shipping.
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The blossoms are gone from the trees now, but I wanted to paint one, and had a nice photo from the neighborhood, and used that. Without the townhouses behind it. There is another old painting underneath this, and I let a few little bits show thru.

Old Barn - SOLD

Old Barn
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $22 plus $8 shipping.
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I wanted a landscape today, since I knew I would be spending some time drawing my landlady's dogs (for Sketchbook Skool.) (Which, by the way, I have been enjoying immensely.) So I found this reference photo on Wet Canvas, and went to town on it. I liked the soft reflective patina on the barn on the shadow side. And I definitely wanted a summer blue sky, so used Phthalo Blue.

White Azaleas - SOLD

White Azaleas
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $40 plus $8 shipping.
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I'm surprisingly happy with this one. Although I dragged my feet getting started on it, I knew it would be complicated. As it was, I didn't think I'd ever get it done today. I like how the vase was in shadow, and barely shows. Thanks for looking.

Azalea - SOLD

Azalea
Watercolor Pencil and Gouache on Cotton Magnani Paper,
Image Size: 12.5" x 16", Paper Size: 14" x 18"
SOLD at $35 plus $8 shipping.
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One of the neighbors has a gorgeous azalea bush, that sits in a protected spot, but in full sun. It thrives.
She let me clip a couple of sprigs, and this is what I got. Yes, a drawing. There were a lot more blooms than this, but I tried to get the basic shape. Something a little different, and very time consuming.

Red Maple - SOLD

Red Maple
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $22 plus $8 shipping.
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Outside again today, in the neighborhood. This time in front of a neighbor's townhouse, who runs a pre school daycare in her home. I had little ones around me explaining that it was their tree I was painting. And to show me, they climbed it. So cute, and they are wonderfully inquisitive. There was an entire row of townhouses, but it was hard enough just trying to do the one, so I opted to have it be a single.

The thing that attracted me, besides the lovely color, was the shadow, but in the painting it almost looks too blue, or maybe I'll just change the sky. Here's my model.

Disclaimer: There is one corner of the canvas (bottom right) that didn't fold properly, in manufacturing, and will probably have to be unstapled and remounted before framing. A framer should be able to do this.

Neighbor's Backyard, Spring - SOLD

Neighbor's Backyard, Spring
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
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It was such a gorgeous day here in the DC area, that it would have been a waste to paint inside. So I got out my plein air gear, and sat in the neighbor's backyard. The sun was in and out, and I was amazed at how much color change there was in the red maple. Sometimes it looked deep orange and sometimes a dark purple red. Just beautiful. I want to try it again.

Flash Sale, Five Paintings to Clear - SOLD

Some older pieces to clear out today.  So, here we go. I should also note that I really don't mind if you resell these, as a couple of my collectors do, who have more patience to wait for a sale than I do. As long as you use my name on the work, I'm fine with that. Buy more than one, pay shipping once.

Pansy Face, Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
SOLD: $10 plus $8 shipping.

Pears and Pitcher, Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 9"
SOLD: $10 plus $8 shipping.

Iris Twist, Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD (was $45) $20 plus $8 shipping.

Open Magnolia, Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD: $12 plus $8 shipping.

Spring Greens and Dogwood, Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 9"
SOLD: $10 plus $8 shipping.

Thanks for looking.

Loose Goose Hydrangea - SOLD

Loose Goose Hydrangea
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD at $22 plus $8 shipping.

One just for my mailing list. I had a bunch of pinks and lavenders left over from the cherry blossoms, so did this one to use up all that precious (and expensive) paint. I really just let loose with it. Can you tell?

Blossoms Abstracted - SOLD

Blossoms Abstracted
Oil on Canvas Panel, 12" x 9"
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This is the last of my cherry blossoms, since they are drooping and dropping petals everywhere. I wanted to try using a different set of pink colors, including English Red.
I thought it might be fun to show you what's underneath, so here's a little progressive series. The painting underneath was an exercise for values and colors, with color patches at the bottom.

You can still see the lemon, bowl and mug, with color patches.

Progress, things are disappearing.

Still a bit of the lemon showing. I let a touch of it be the center of the last blossom.

Missing branches here, but almost done.