May in the Dunes

May was an interesting month for artwork. Ideas for the 8th painting in the abstract series evaporated, but a trip to Sand Dunes National Park proved inspirational. Playing on the Dunes was joyous fun, but learning to paint them, not so much. However, it was fun to see the grid patterns in photos of the dunes and get a deeper feel for the abstract design in realism. This is an 8"x10" watercolor.

We spent Saturday, May 21th at the Dunes during the rapture, and if you can't come up with a good rapture joke, don't worry, it's not the end of the world.

Spring Green II

A year ago, this blog came into life and the process taught me: it's not what the art looks like but how to make art consistently.  The wonderful encouragement of friends and family is at the heart of that!  So thanks y'all.  This is yet another experiment in color, frisket and composition and #7 in the series.

Ocean Blue

Once again, Frisket helps reserve what became the orange spaces. Then I could explore the blooms and run backs in the background.

Spring Green

This is the 5th painting in the series and I'm beginning to understand the flow of sequential paintings. Each one gives you ideas about the next one. There is also a relationship developing between the need for spontaneous, unrestricted splatter and the element of order.

Solar Flare

It's interesting to see what happens with frisket and splattering and I am looking forward to the next 8 paintings in this series.

Blue Space

Another 8"x12" watercolor for the new year.

Blue Moon

This is another 8"x12" mixed watermedia with an emphasis on color.