Botanicals Exhibit

I recently had the opening of my show titled Flourish which includes over 30 pieces of  my mixed media acrylic botanical prints and paintings.  It was a nice reception and the show will hang until the 3rd week in May.  They look great all together in the large space. University Unitarian Church, 6556 NE 35th, Seattle, WA, 98115. Office is open Monday through Friday.

Road to the Farm

Here is one of my latest works on paper.  

It was a beautiful day in LaConner when I set out with my camera and watercolors.  

This is a studio work in acrylic that I made upon return.

New works on Paper and Panel

Since I have been back from Catalina Island I've been working on trying to develope a more unique and interesting color palette.  I'm stepping out of the neutrals and seeking to become more true and pure and more bold.  Here are a few of my new urbanscapes.

Since I have been back from Catalina Island I've been working on developing a more unique and interesting color palette.  I'm stepping out of the neutrals and seeking to become more true and pure and more bold.  Here are a few of my new urbanscapes.

Santa Catalina watercolor sketches

My latest painting trip was to Santa Catalina off the coast of LA at the end of January.  I was looking forward to escaping the cold, dreary winter days in Seattle to catch the sun and shadows in Southern California.

Although the days for the most part were cool and wet I managed to fill up my Moleskin Sketchbook.  Snatching dry periods, hiding under cover and working indoors when it was totally impractical to do watercolor in the rain, I quickly sketched in my surroundings with ink and painted with watercolor on the spot or later in the day.  The sun did appear the last couple days and it was glorious!  I couldn't believe how deep blue the sky was. It was an inspiring place with the sea, palm trees and red tiled roofs.

Domes of San Miguel

I thought I made this post but it doesn't look like I did.  I spent a couple of weeks in the inspiring town of San Miguel last winter and filled my watercolor journal with documentations of the area.  The churches, alleyways, cobbled streets. the colorful people led to a wonderfully sensual experience.  I was captivated most by the domes and did a small series of them.  I'll post them here.

Little Landscapes

These are 6"x6" landscapes on wood panel.

I love painting these small vignettes of scenes of around the Northwest.  I have been underpainting them with my new formula that I learned about from Jennifer Phillips - Sap Green, Indian Yellow and Alizarin Crimson.  It really make the painting glow, especially as I leave areas of it peeking through!

New Urban Landscapes

Back Alley, Acrylic on Canvas, 14"x18"

Overpass, Acrylic on Canvas, 14"x18"

In answering a call for art, I recently painted a couple of urban landscapes in which I included many cars and more of the urban scene. They were fun to create and the challenge was to keep them simple in palette and shapes.   I just entered them into a southern California gallery.