Moore Square. 15×22. Watercolor on paper. Plein Air. I have always wanted to paint Moore Square (Raleigh downtown). It is such a busy place. And of course, there is the giant Acorn! I had recently done a live event painting at Cobblestone Hall, which is part of the City Market. I did this painting on…
Game in the park. 9×12. Plein Air watercolor. This has been a good week- I have been painting everyday! I painted live for the Raleigh City Museum on Friday. We had a Mother’s Day Photo Shoot on Sunday. In the afternoon, I went to the Durant Nature Park. I love this park. It is closer…
Parrot Store. 13×19. Watercolor. Plein Air. Winner of third place in Kinston CCA paint out, 2010. This watercolor won third place in Kinston CCA’s annual paint out. I completed four paintings during two days (images of other paintings are below). The Kinston Community Council for the Arts (Kinston CCA) is a non-profit organization that promotes…
Fletcher Park Morning. Watercolor. 12×16. Plein Air. Local Color gallery of Raleigh hosts their annual paint out in April every year. I have participated for last three years. The first year was a learning experience as I was absolutely new to the plein air painting! My tools and techniques have completely changed since. I normally…
Beaufort Sunset. Gouache. 20″x16″. Available. This painting has received honorable mention in Jerry’s Artarama’s Turner contest. I paint in both transparent watercolors and gouache. I sometimes use gouache for accents in my transparent watercolor paintings. Although gouache is considered to be similar to transparent watercolors when thinned, I do not agree with that. In my…