Exploring Soft and Lost Edges

An example of a landscape with very few sharp edges. Gouache and Watercolor on mixed-media paper.

Pond Grove

Small Sketch on Mixed-media Paper

Several of my students are at the beginners level and are required to do a bring a completed sketch every week. I sketch with them whenever I can.

Late Afternoon Grazing

Romantic Style Watercolor Landscape

Gouache and watercolor painting on mixed-media paper.

Road at Dusk

Landscape Sketch with Gouache

Sunset view on Lanaquarelle 140lb. watercolor paper.

Sunset by the River

Moonlight Color Harmony

Painting a scene under the moonlight requires a little research. Moonlight is not bluish as frequently rendered but slightly redder then sunny daylight. Photographers like to take pictures of moonlit scenes with white balance set to 4100K.

This artwork was painted with gouache on a 12x16 in watercolor paper.

Moonlight Glow

Painting with the Vista Paint Club

Our Wednesday weekly meeting at the Brengle Terrace complex was very productive. Several of us have completed art projects and they look beautiful!

The Vista Paint Club meets at 1200 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, CA 92084. Phone (760) 726-1340. We meet every Wednesday from 9:00-11:30 AM. Everybody is invited to come to observe, ask questions, or join the club. We paint in oil, watercolor, gouache, acrylics, and charcoal.  Also, the second Wednesday of every month from 9:00-10:45 AM, we have a structured art lecture and guided painting exercises integrating advanced realistic painting methods presented by a seasoned local artist. Everybody is welcome to attend.

Here is my painting using gouache on Strathmore 140lb cold press watercolor paper.

Sunlight in Winter

Two Sketches

For artists that endeavor to enhance the possibilities of watercolor, gouache is the way to go.

Dusk. Wet-in-wet method.

End of the Road. Dry brush Method.

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