Castle of the Moors - Sintra, Portugal

Micron 03 pen, Crazy Ideas sketchbook, page 82

Milagres

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm) on Saunders Waterford paper, rough

Crazy Ideas

After five years, I am on final approach to filling up all 86 pages in this Crazy Ideas sketchbook. Only five pages to go.

Main Street, Phillipsburg New Jersey

Watercolor, 23x31cm, Saunders paper, rough

Pepper and Ivy

Pepper and Ivy (watercolor, 25x35cm, on W&N paper, cp)

This commission was completely out of my comfort zone of landscapes and townscapes. Commissioned paintings always involve more planning, effort, and stress due to fear of failure. In this case this was compounded by the fact that I have very little experience with portraits, and much less with pet portraits. Nevertheless, I dived into the challenge head first and hoped for the best. Can’t say it was easy, but is was a relief to know that the buyer was very happy with the result.

Peniche, Portugal

    Watercolor, 10x14" (25x35cm) Blick paper cp

Louise Moore Park

Watercolor 10x14", Blick paper cp

Montauk Point Light - Eastern Long Island, New York

Watercolor 10x14" (25x35cm), Blick paper, cp

Mark and Cody

Commissions normally involve more planning, effort, and stress than leasure painting. Especially when they are for portraits. Even more when it’s a portrait of a person and a pet. I will not say this was easy.

Watercolor 10x14", Blick paper cp