Thursday, April 22, 2010

Self Portrait


This is a self Poitrait I did on Arches hot press paper from a photograph. I built a wooden frame, and perminantly mounted the paper on the frame. Then painted the poitrait, and waxed it with Dorlands Wax Medium. The finished product does not need a frame or glass, and is archival.

Laura with Flowers




This is a painting done from a sketch of Laura on a full size sheet of Arches hot-press. This painting was accepted into the Watercolor Society of Oregon, Spring 2010 show in Brookings. It wone "Best of Show". The Juror for the show was Stephen Quiller.

Mokie, Sandy's Friend


This is a watercolor done on Arches hot-press paper of our friends dog with one of his toys. Mokie and our dog Sandy went on a lot of hikes with us. They both died within the last couple of years, and are missed.