Wendy & Steven. Watercolor. 11×14. This is a wedding painting of Wendy & Steven. I love doing wedding & event paintings. I paint on location as well as in studio. Location paintings are done from life, without the aid of any reference material. I usually arrive an hour before ceremony. I find the best location…
Lindsey and Jon. Live wedding painting. Watercolor. 12×16. I did this painting on Saturday at the Haywood Hall. This was an outdoor wedding so weather was a factor: rain was in forecast! It did look as if it was going to rain. And wind blew hard every now and then. But, when you paint outdoors,…
Katie and Richie. Watercolor. 12×16. Alla Prima. I did this watercolor painting on the spot at All Saints Chapel in Raleigh. It is a beautiful church and it was a beautiful wedding. I decided to use watercolor since it allows me to work quickly and I like the spontaneous look of the finished painting. This…
Here are the two paintings I did for the Derby Day. Both are 12×16 watercolors. Photos are courtsey of Davis Turner (Davis Turner Photography, www.davisturner.com) I am planning on participating in Casa Savilla Studio’s Au Natural painting exhibition. As a part of this exhibition, I may do painting(s) from life on June 14. Please contact…
I was invited to do event paintings for NC Museum of Art Contemporaries fund raiser- Derby Day 2009. The event was on Saturday (May 2) at the Solas restaurant. It was a great event with everyone dressed up for the Derby Day. I had a great time doing two watercolor paintings. Plein Air or Alla Prima…