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works i think are worth posting, whenever i get around to posting them

10 September 2014

monarch butterfly

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this painting was done to illustrate the invitation to a fundraiser for the Endangered Species Coalition. the monarch butterfly is one of th...
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30 September 2010

not all tears and gnashing teeth

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well, it's been a frenetic few weeks of astronomy out here at rancho jonive (see next post), but the art does continue at its charcoal a...
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27 August 2010

emperor 1

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today i finished the first color pattern in my "emperor waves" project. this is a photograph of the full sheet coverage. the image...
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01 August 2010

emperor waves 0

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i've cleared my schedule for work on a new project, a watercolor of water waves, developed from photos shot during my recent europe vaca...
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28 July 2010

two boys

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three commission paintings recently completed of two lively boys. jared - watercolor on Arches CP 300gsm, 10" x 14" the active on...
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06 July 2010

unpacking

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jan and i recently returned from a week in jackson, wyoming, where we had spectacular weather and lovely hiking. we went to the national mus...
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17 May 2010

travelog II: craft and history

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as my wife and i viewed uncounted paintings, sculptures, ceramics, carvings and precious objects in dozens of hallowed old piles -- in venic...
16 May 2010

travelog I: paintings and photos

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now safely past the ire of iceland's volcano, and finally over a hideously lingering business class virus, i'm hankering to post som...
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07 April 2010

art preoccupations in europe

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my main interest has been in learning how to take photos and videos using only the iphone camera, which turns out to be very versatile -- a ...

is van gogh the most overrated painter -- ever?

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i'm posting from europe, during a month long stay in london after a month long stay in venice separated by two weeks in amsterdam and be...
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17 September 2009

naked ladies

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watercolor on velke losiny moldau CP 300gsm, 20"x30". i bought these flowers at bill's market and set them in a vase for two d...
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starfield

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watercolor on velke losiny moldau CP paper, 300gsm, 30" x 22". the star field between the pleiades and orion (across bottom) and b...
15 September 2009

binocular self

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Kremer pan watercolors, Wolff's carbon, Arches CP 300gsm, 16" x 12". i have been feeling a desire lately to get back to vision...
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28 August 2009

star paintings

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this is the span between the big dipper and cassiopea, centered on polaris. three stimulants on this. i happened by larry's on the first...
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25 August 2009

april & son

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watercolor on Arches CP 300gsm paper, 14" x 10". second in the april series, heightened the color a little and enjoyed getting the...
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05 August 2009

april & son

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watercolor on Arches CP, 300gsm, 14" x 10". i had worked with april over a year ago, and contracted with her to do three paintings...
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10 June 2009

trinity

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watercolor & Arches CP 300gsm, 14" x 10". i did this portrait because i liked the photograph and the pose, but especially beca...
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07 June 2009

trinity

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watercolor on Arches CP 600gsm, 16" x 12". another figure study, this is a pose the model suggested from a photo she had seen of a...
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27 May 2009

what has happened to arches?

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yes, what has happened to arches papers? i thought my occasional bad experiences with their 600gsm sheets (specifically the double elephant ...
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23 May 2009

bearded irises

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watercolor on Arches CP 300gsm, 14" x 10. jan's garden has come into full bloom so i spent a few days photographing and selecting s...
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