Nov 22, 2024

Milagres

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

Nov 21, 2024

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.

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.

Nov 10, 2024

Peniche, Portugal

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

Nov 9, 2024

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

Oct 10, 2024

First Presbyterian Church

               
                                            Watercolor, 10x14" Blick paper cp

Oct 4, 2024

Oct 2, 2024

Santa Marta Lighthouse

 

Micron 03 pen, on Crazy Ideas Sketchbook page 79

Oct 1, 2024

Applewood

Watercolor 12x18" (30x45cm), Fabriano paper cp
(commissioned house portrait)

Sep 23, 2024

Sep 13, 2024

Porter's Pub

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

Sep 12, 2024

Sep 7, 2024

Montebelo Aguieira

Watercolor 23x31cm, Saunders paper rough 

Sep 6, 2024

Sep 3, 2024

Albert's Ponds

                                              

Watercolor 11x15" (28x38cm) Fabriano 1264 cp

Trying a new paper pad, Fabriano 1264, 140 Lb cold-press. It is much less expensive than the regular Fabriano blocks I have been using. I ended up with more hard edges than I wanted, but the paper did not disappoint for the price. It’s the artist that needs more practice with it.
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Experiência com novo papel, Fabriano 1264, 140lb, textura média (cold-press). É muito mais barato do que os blocos de Fabriano Artistico que tenho usado. Acabei com mais márgens secas do que eu queria mas de qualquer maneira, o papel não desapontou para o preço. É o artista que precisa de mais práctica com ele.
Albert's Pond - Wind Gap, PA

Aug 30, 2024

Aug 29, 2024

Packer Hall, Lehigh University

Packer Hall, Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm), Saunders Waterford paper, rough

Aug 28, 2024

Castelo Mendo

Started countdown to fill all 86 pages in this Crazy Ideas Sketchbook: nine pages to go.

Começou a contagem decrescente para finalizar todas as 86 páginas deste caderno de desenhos: nove páginas que faltam.

Castelo Mendo, Portugal
Micron 03 Sepia pen

Aug 27, 2024

São Pedro do Sul

Watercolor, 23x31cm, Saunders paper, rough
Not happy with the original result, I tried to salvage this by adding the dark sky around the light toned church and the foreground shadow.

Aug 23, 2024

Castelo Rodrigo

Micron 03 pen, ink drawing - Desenho a Tinta da China
Crazy Ideas sketchbook, page 76

Aug 15, 2024

Lehigh Valley Demo

This painting was a demonstration for the Forks Area Arts Society yesterday Aug 14th.  It was intended to highlight four main topics:

1.   Quick, one-layer sky

2.    Aerial perspective and depth

3.    Defined center of interest

4.    Value pattern of light and dark

The time constraint of under one hour helped me to limit detail a little more than usual, which is a good thing in my book.


Aug 12, 2024

Village of Vide, Portugal

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

Aug 9, 2024

Capela de São Tiago, Laceiras

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

Aug 7, 2024

Spring at Rock Church

Watercolor 9x12", Saunders Waterford paper, rough

Aug 1, 2024

Lehigh Valley II

                                                                           

Watercolor 9x12", Saunders paper, rough

Jul 26, 2024

Jul 20, 2024

Centre Square III

                                                                                       
Watercolor 9x12", Saunders paper, rough

Jul 18, 2024

Jul 16, 2024

Jul 15, 2024

St. Peter's Lutheran Church

                                                                                     
Watercolor 9x12", Arches paper, rough
South of Wind Gap, PA

Jul 12, 2024

Jul 10, 2024

New York Taylors II

                                                                                             
Watercolor 9x12", Arches paper, rough

Jul 8, 2024

Jul 6, 2024

Colton Chapel, Lafayette College

                                                           
Watercolor, 9x12" on Arches paper
(Easton Public Market Show)

Jul 3, 2024

Centre Square

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm) on Arches paper, rough
(Easton Public Market Show)

Jul 2, 2024

Pearly Baker's

Watercolor 9x12" (23x31cm) on Arches paper, rough
(Easton Public Market Show)

Jun 28, 2024

NY Taylors

Watercolor, 9x12" Arches paper, rough
(Easton Public Market Show)

Easton Public Market

Watercolor 9x12", Arches paper, rough
(Easton Public Market Show)

Jun 20, 2024

Easton, Pennsylvania

 Watercolor, 12x18" (30x45cm) on Fabriano paper, cp

Jun 18, 2024

Jun 10, 2024

Jun 7, 2024

Jun 5, 2024