Watercolor paintings of Wake Forest – by Raleigh NC Fine Artist
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Watercolor paintings of Wake Forest – by Raleigh NC Fine Artist

I live close to Wake Forest where I have had couple of art shows. The Cotton Company will be hosting another one in January, 2013. Earlier, I had posted recent paintings of Joyner Park in Wake Forest. I also love Seminary. Here are two paintings from area around the Seminary. I have always wanted to…

Raleigh Downtown at Christmas – A watercolor painting by NC Fine Artist
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Raleigh Downtown at Christmas – A watercolor painting by NC Fine Artist

This is the view of Raleigh Downtown from NC State Capitol. Painted on a tinted paper with both watercolor and gouache. Gouache was used for creating lights and accents in the painting. This is one of my several paintings of Raleigh downtown. I often paint there en plein air. I did a sketch yesterday evening…

Secret Creek Autumn – A gouache panting by Raleigh NC fine artist
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Secret Creek Autumn – A gouache panting by Raleigh NC fine artist

This painting was inspired by Thomas Moran! Thomas Moran is one of my favorite artists. I am amazed by his watercolor and gouache paintings. His oil landscapes are simply beautiful! One of his oil landscape is in the collection of NC Museum of Art. Sadly, NC Museum of Art does not have a single watercolor…

Joyner Park, Wake Forest – A watercolor painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist
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Joyner Park, Wake Forest – A watercolor painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist

I was at Joyner Park in Wake Forest couple of days and saw this beautiful evening light. I love this park with open grounds, old structures and pecan trees. I did not have my painting supplies, so, I returned next evening. Originally, I wanted to do a quick gouache painting, since I was using tinted…

Submerged – A watercolor painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist
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Submerged – A watercolor painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist

I am fascinated by trees and leaves! Fortunately for me, Durant Nature Park has plenty of both! I love painting there and also making studio paintings of things I observe there. There are layers of leaves in this painting. I painted four or five leaves and let watercolors paint the rest! Most of the fall colors…