The Impression of Flowers in the Field

This piece is a small painting in the impressionistic style. Watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper.

Flower Fields in The Sun

Sharpie Pen and Charcoal

Sketching with a Sharpie pen and charcoal on 62lb paper stock.

Back of the House

Impressionistic Style

This painting is a 10x12 in size in an intense blue-green harmony.

Meadow of Dreams

Composition

Modifying the elements in a scene is essential to improve a painting.

Alpine Scene

Sketching Personality

Charcoal portrait with as few strokes as possible.

Personality

Charcoal on Newsprint Paper

Testing the texture of newsprint paper with charcoal pencil.

Feline Attention

Charcoal Sketch of a Duck

Here is a simple charcoal sketch on mixed media paper.

Floating

Gray Scale Spheres in Watercolor

Rendering the sphere in watercolor is a difficult exercise for beginner students but essential to master. Two methods are exemplified below.

Wet-in-wet to Dry Brush

Wet Zone to Dry Brush

Romantic Landscape

A small painting with gouache.

Quiet Evening at the Pond

Charcoal Sketch with Large Tortillions

Small sketch with charcoal dust and paper blenders on mixed media paper.

Iceland House

Mixed Media Sketch

Frosty Morning