Watercolor with Paint Knife. Last One of 2014.

Abstract imaginative landscape.

Lost Castle.

Almost the Last One

Here is another busy street in Paris.

Sketching with Pencil and Watercolor Free Strokes

Watercolor sketches for the end of the year 2014.

Australian Shores. Based on a video from Joseph Zbucvik

Australia's Majestic Trees

More sketches

Here a couple of sketches from England.

A Sunset Motif

This is a 10 x 8 in. watercolor from a nearby meadow.

Sunset Over the Hills

Lunch Break

In street painting, abstract design is as important as in landscape painting. Gouache on watercolor paper.

Noon Break.

Sketches in the Street

Here are some examples of very quick sketches of people passing by. I used the dry brush and wet-in-wet techniques.

Original 3x6 in.

Original 2x4.5 in.

Original 2x4.5 in.

Bus Stop Driver

This sketch was painted from a scene at a street market.

Market Stop

Cityscape, Paris.

A small watercolor painting.

River Seine in Paris

Quick Sketch

Here is a 30-min. sketch of a street somewhere in Italy.

Backlit Alley

Dramatic Desert Sunlight

Gouache allows you to go from transparent to thick layers.

Desert Bushes

England

Here is a dramatic light in the countryside.

Dramatic Moment

Poland

You can do with gouache all that watercolor can do and more.

Water Castle. Poland.

Using the Sword Brush

In this study the leafless tree branches contribute greatly to the mood of the painting; I used a sword brush a.k.a striping brush to paint them.

Misty Trail

Notan in Reds

In this exercise the intent is to keep the masses of color as abstract as possible and we stop when the shapes begin to 'read' as trees. Gouache on Strathmore mixed-media paper.

Autumn Abstraction

Notan -Design and Strength of Abstract Shapes

Here is an example of how to let the notan, instead of detail, dominate the scene.

High-Mountain Meadows

Landscape by the Sea

This piece was a demonstration for my students. Gouache 8x10 inches on watercolor paper.

Off Highway 1. California Coast.

Dolomiti Italia

This is a view from a place somewhere in Northern Italy. Gouache on 8x10 in. watercolor paper.

Alpine Shelter

I have also included the original sketch of the house.

Pencil Sketch

When Autumn Arrives

A small 8x10 gouache painting.

Autumn Creek

Gouage on Watercolor Paper

The beauty of the tree is in the abstract patterns created by the leaves.

Dramatic Light

Abstraction

Mixed media study with gouache and pastels.

Study in Reds

Strong Design

The more I paint the more I realize the importance of a strong abstract design -the notan. Here is an example.

Treetop Blaze

From Dark to Light in Gouache

This small piece was painted the opposite way I normally do with watercolors. I placed the dark areas first and then worked my way out to the lightest tints in the middle to give the impression of strong sunlight.

Shores of Lake Como, Nesso, Italy

Color Sketches

Color comps for larger works. Gouache on mixed media paper.

Color Composition

Monochrome Landscape Studies

Monochrome studies are great for practicing value relationship within a painting. Executed with black and white gouache on Strathmore Mixed Media Visual Journal. Size: 5.5x8 in. Vellum finish.

Mini Landscape Studies

Desert Scene

The deserts of New Mexico look wonderful after the rain. The challenge here is to prevent the shadows from going flat; keeping them with "air and color". Gouache on watercolor paper.

Desert Splendor

Pastoral landscape

An example of a finished gouache painting on watercolor on paper. Size 8x10".

Road to the Ranch

Somewhere in Vermont's Countryside

This is a example of linear composition. Gouache on watercolor paper. Size: 8x10 in.

A Dairy Farm's Splendor

High-Key Cityscape

In this example most values are compressed in the high to middle range. Gouache on watercolor paper.

City of Bath, West of London.

A Midday View

A gouache painting on watercolor paper. Ponte San Michele, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.

Italian Landscape

Cruising Paris

A view of the Eiffel Tower from the Seine river at sunset. Gouache on watercolor paper.

Sunset from the Seine river

Limited Palette

Sketching the Albert Dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Painted on Jack Richeson studio watercolor paper; 135lb.

Albert Dock Buildings, Liverpool.

Different Style

Here is a cartoonish version of some beautiful streets in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Streets

Perfect for Rainy Scenes

Watercolor is just right for this kind of subject.

Spring Rain Chat.10x8 in watercolor.

One hour Sketches

Some quick sketches in gouache.

Simple Subjects

I love to render the different ways that water is colored by the sky. For water to look realistic it almost always is of darker value than the sky. Notice the following sketches:

Baja Sailing

China Style Fishing

More Sketches

Two new gouache sketches for today.

Stone Vase

Sunset in Cadiz, Spain

Small Landscape

Here is an example of a loose watercolor technique on an 8x10 in watercolor Paper.

Splendor

Sketching with a Chinese Calligraphy Brush

A very quick sketch of Tuscany's countryside. My calligraphy brush is quite large and forces me to focus on the overall light of the scene.

Vineyards in Tuscany

Countryside in Tuscany, Italy.

Sketching the Boatyard

Testing watercolor paper with synthetic sizing.

Facelift

Watercolor Sketching

Sketching people with watercolor is certainly fun.

Market Buddies

Nautical Scene

Exploring more sunset scenes.

Bringing Down the Jib