Posted 21 January, 2010 in Technique
Last week I posted color chips that I’m exploring for my new Antarctic series of watercolors. Today I’d like to share an actual painting! I’m loving large washes of subtle color, and exploring the specificity of icebergs in the vast environment of the Southern Ocean. There’s something about big, quiet spaces- deserts, really- that I love. The open skies and simple elements provide me with space to think, reflect, and to notice the world around me.
My goals is to complete 10 or so paintings and display a series at Polar Science Weekend in Seattle next month. I’d love to see you there!
Blocky Berg, watercolor, 14.5" x 14.5"
Posted 13 January, 2010 in Technique
Happy new year! My life is regaining a sense of routine after the hectic (but great fun) holidays. Whew. I’m happy to be home in the beautiful Methow and back in my studio! So it’s been about a month since I last painted and I’m excited to get back to my series of Antarctic paintings. A few are already completed, but my goal is finish a number more in time for Polar Science Weekend at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle during the last weekend of February. Yesterday I sorted through my reference materials (photos and sketches) played with compositions and color. Exploring color is a particularly fun way to warm up after time away from the studio- I’m in love with mixing Daniel Smith’s Deep Scarlet (D.S.), Quinacridone Gold (Q.G.), and Indathrone blue (I.B.) and the following show some of my experimentations with warm and cool colors.
P.O.= Pyrrol Orange, N.G.= New Gamboge
C.V.= Carbizole Violet, H.Y.L= Hansa Yellow Light, H.Y.M.= Hansa Yellow Medium
R.S. = Raw Sienna, P.B.G. = Pthalo Blue (Green Shade)
Posted 9 December, 2009 in News
Through December 17th, I’m offering free shipping on orders over $100 for prints, sketches, and cards. Visit my shop and check out what’s available!
Posted 7 December, 2009 in News
I’ve just matted and posted in my shop all sorts of gems of studio and field sketches! I invite you to check them out- as well as my new wood-mounted prints. Through December 17th, I’m also offering free shipping on orders for prints, sketches, and cards over $100!
Posted 4 December, 2009 in News
I’m excited to share my latest project with you! A collection of wood-mounted giclee prints are now available in my shop and are inspired by the local Methow Valley landscape, the lovely region I’ve recently moved to (tucked in the foothills of the North Cascades Mountain range.)
The prints are from a new series of paintings I’m developing. So far all of my paintings are small (5″ x 5″) watercolors and are mounted on 1″ deep cradled birch panels that can stand freely on a shelf or hang on a wall. I’m finishing the paintings with a varnish and love how saturated the watercolors become. The prints are mounted and finished identically to the originals (which I’m saving for the moment for a show… but will be available soon!) and every print is hand-signed. Check them out and let me know what you think of them!
