Raleigh Downtown on a Rainy Day – A watercolor painting by NC fine artist
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Raleigh Downtown on a Rainy Day – A watercolor painting by NC fine artist

Rain. Autumn. Raleigh downtown. State Capitol. What is not to like?! This was not an easy painting! I had to really work at it to make it all fluid! One thing I have learned about watercolors is that each painting requires a different plan of attack! What worked yesterday may not work today. Different humidity….

Painting Commission of Home by Raleigh Fine Artist
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Painting Commission of Home by Raleigh Fine Artist

A client recently commissioned me to paint this portrait of her childhood home. This will be a gift to her mother. I worked from the photos. When painting buildings, my goal is to make a painting and not architectural rendering. I want to capture the likeness and character of the place but do not want…

Autumn Dusk at Durant Park – an original watercolor painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist
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Autumn Dusk at Durant Park – an original watercolor painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist

Durant Nature Park in Raleigh, North Carolina is one of my favorite places! I have done many watercolor and oil plein air paintings there. And quite a few studio paintings as well. I saw this beautiful view couple of days ago and had to paint it in my studio! I paint on variety of paper…

Myrtle Beach SC Watercolor painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist
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Myrtle Beach SC Watercolor painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist

I had visited Myrtle Beach, South Carolina earlier this year. I made several plein air paintings and sketches while I was there. Above painting is a recent studio painting. The painting captures one of the stormy days of my stay at the North Myrtle Beach. Unlike my previous paintings (which are posted on this blog…