O-Bon Duo

O-Bon Duo

O-Bon Duo With striking traditional dress costumes from earlier eras, these two casual Japanese youngsters were colorfully contrasted celebrants for the annual summer O-Bon Festival in Kyoto. The riot of costumes on people of all ages, hand-made hand-drawn wagons in...
Revisiting the Veil – After Sargent

Revisiting the Veil – After Sargent

Revisiting the Veil – After Sargent John Singer Sargent continues to inspire legions of painters, and his watercolors are just that for this artist. To better understand his techniques, I reversed this delicate image, interpreted and applied most of the palette...
Shapes and Colors from the Ocean

Shapes and Colors from the Ocean

Shapes and Colors from the Ocean A fun graphic, quickly painted with no contour line; the colors and washes suggested themselves in the course of a playful work.  Purchase OptionsLimited Edition of 100, Archival Print 9" x 12" - $95Greeting Card - $4Contact the Artist...
Shells After Dinner

Shells After Dinner

Shells After Dinner After a fresh clam dinner during summer vacation, the residue shells became a painting subject. The delicate shadings and pearlescent quality of the shells’ surfaces were fascinating to observe and a challenge to capture in watercolor. Still...
Shimmering Shells on Shelf

Shimmering Shells on Shelf

Shimmering Shells on Shelf This alla prima piece was painted over a couple of evenings at our kitchen counter in front of a darkened window. The highly polished and nearly transparent green glass shell cast unusual eye-catching shadows, glimmers and sparkle – on,...