Study for a larger painting perhaps

Catching up

Little Red Wagon

Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve

Went for a walk with Michael Jackson keeping time for me.  I ended up at the reserve and had a watercolor moment.  I forgot to bring paper towels, an eraser, and something to sit on though.

Latest watercolors

Two very different subjects.  A church building on the Whitney Plantation and goats in a field.

Watercolor Journey

The Lady Sings Jazz

Cape May Scene

Man from St. Kitts

Candlelight Song

I'm celebrating the new year by resolving to paint more, so I'm returning to my little painting blog after a very long hiatus.  Lately I've allowed my busy schedule to rule my life; this year I intend to make time to do what I enjoy and to work on my skills.

Watercolors have always been a mystery to me.  I love the luminous paintings of Janet Fish, the subject matter and detail I find in the works of Mary Whyte and Dean Mitchell, and the loose strokes and bright Cape May scenes of local artist Marie Natale.  

"Fear not," I tell myself as I embark on my watercolor journey armed with my brushes and a great desire to find the place where those loose, light strokes reside.

Tomatoes on cloth

Oil on masonite, 9 x 12

Vaughn's Flowers

Oil on masonite,9 x 12

Lemons

Oil on masonite, 5 x 5

Autumn Strawberries

5 x 7, oil on masonite

Egg in Bowl

oil on masonite, 7" x 5"

Soda Crackers

Oil on masonite, 5" x 5"

Orange and Plum

Oil on masonite, 5" x 5"

Summer Peaches

oil on masonite, 8" x 8"

Katrinaversary

oil on masonite, 5.75" x 4.25"

Two Jersey Tomatoes

oil on masonite, 6" x 4-3/8"

Tiny Apple

oil on masonite, 5-3/4" x 4-3/8"

Jersey Tomato

oil on masonite, 6" x 4-3/8"

Lemons in Silver Bowl

oil on canvas board, 5" x 7"

First Eggplants from Garden

Oil on canvas board, 7" x 5"