Big Sky Farm

This is a watercolor on gessoed illustration board. 14 by 12 inches $50.00 $5.50 for shipping

Its very cold here and I spent most of the day inside.

I have been doing some planning for a commissioned piece... and I tried to get some ideas for the composition. I usually just do some pencil sketches for the placement of the focal point and for the structure of the painting. I usually try to think of what I'll do for the underpainting just so I can get started because as I paint my intuition will kick in the rest will come.

I like to think about them as a cruciform or a triangle or steel yard composition to get started.. so I start with a logical idea but as I go along, I allow the piece to tell me what to paint.

Memories in the mist

This painting is 7.5 by 11 inches and was painted today. I was thinking about how beautiful the Pacific Northwest really is and how the mist rolls along over the lakes and rivers. I haven't been out west for a few years but I have a definite connection to that part of the country. This is for sale for $40.00 the photo could be a little better, I took it while the paint was still wet and you can see a shadow right down the middle where the paper rolled a bit. I don't tape down my paper usually and I just allow it to do whatever it does. When its dry, I will flatten out the painting by placing it under a ton of books.

Lavender Skies, a painting a day

11 by 15 1/4 sheet 140 lb water color paper.