Watercolors > Landscapes
There is nothing better (or worse!) than to paint outdoors! The distractions and confronting challenges are myriad and the conditions often very uncomfortable. It is where lessons of light are learned the hard way! Until one attempts painting a scene outdoors, one cannot appreciate how quickly the light changes. Shadows move and change shape constantly. It is just plain difficult!
The payoff to enduring the torture is that the artist must truly look and inspect what is in front of the easel . . .until it is burned into his mind. Frankly, few of my plein air attempts come out as ‘nice’ as a studio painting. There is, however, an urgent energy in paintings done outdoors, which is quite charming.
Most of my landscape paints begin as plein air sessions. Most often, it is the lingering images in my mind from where sketches are developed and subsequent paintings are made in the studio.
I can remember places so vividly after a painting session. It sometimes take years for the mental pictures to fade. It is a great way to appreciate our surroundings!
Coastal Scenes
 Hydraulic Hammer 22" x 30" |
 Lines and Ripples 15 " x 22" |
 Backwash 22" x 30" |
 Rocks and Carpets 22" x 30" |
 Almost There 22" x 30" |
 Blowhard II 22" x 30" |
 Edge of Eden 22" x 30" |
 Blushing Bluff 15" x 22" |
 Crimson Sentries 15" x 18" |
 Edges 22" x 15" |
 Looking North 22" x 15" |
 West Cliff 22" x 15" |
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 Pacific Grove Spring 22" x 15" |
Yosemite Series
These pieces represent about two week’s work . . .maybe a little more than that . . .and the usual electrifying inspiration that comes with the visit to Yosemite. The momentary light changes, the magnificent granite forms, the flickering aspens and of course the streams and falls — these become a symphony of the glory called Yosemite.
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European Scenes
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