I’ve really been enjoying the gnarly Oaks that are covered with Spanish Moss. While stopped for a couple days, visiting family, I pulled out the watercolors and painted a tree from the back yard. It was pushed over a few years ago in a tropical storm but hasn’t given in yet.
While enjoying a cabin in the California mountains, I decided to monkey around with some paints. The Hear/See/Speak concept is a concept that continues to capture my attention (like the triptych featuring Ashley). This was a fun painting to work on and was a good way to ease back into acrylics, since I hadn’t used them in some time prior to this.
The colors don’t look right in the image – it’s an emerald green background and a yellowish-brown fur and face.
Hear, See, Speak no Evil is painted on 8×10″ cold-rolled watercolor paper with acrylics. It was completed in 2015.
While working on the cityscapes and sunset trees I also wanted to experiment with some simple landscapes. Though I might sketch some scenery while out and about, I definitely don’t paint them very often. It was fun to quickly create these two pieces, especially since they represent real places in Washington that I have fond memories of.
This is the watchtower on Mount Freemont in Mount Rainier National Park. Ashley and I hiked out there with Jackie and Mikel. This view was photographed in the rare few clear moments when we could see. It’s not a detailed “accurate” depiction of the scene, which I had to consciously be ok with. I can tend to focus on the details and struggle to achieve a loose, flowing style.
Using the same basic palette I also tried to capture the feeling of our time spent at Lake Crescent. On one of our visits we stopped for an early morning coffee break to enjoy the view and lucked into perfectly still water. The mirrored mountains only magnified the beauty of the location.
Each of these is painted on 8×10″ cold-rolled watercolor paper with acrylic paints.
9×6″ Ink & Watercolor on sketch paper
She’s my ideal woman and the standard that all other women are held to.
I still check out my wife.
9×6″ Ink & Watercolor on sketch paper
Important advice to keep in mind. Don’t forget that this works both ways and you also need to not suck.
Don’t hang out with people that suck!
9×6″ Ink & Watercolor on sketch paper
After posting the weather report on my FaceBook page I received a comment about how simple the forecast was. Which made me think about this Einstein quote.
(You can see that the hair and ‘stache from the sketch didn’t make it into this drawing.)
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. ~ Albert Einstein
