Beginning to Melt (15 x 22) available
One more painting of Croisan Creek Trail. This time after bit of snow.
Posts tagged ·
Armitage
·...
February 10, 2021 12:41 pm
11:55 am
Bird Brain (India Ink 14 x 16) available
I have a very visual mind. When someone says “bird brain,” I’m apt to see something like this. But I particularly liked this visual pun, because it hints at the intelligence of birds, which is often as great or greater than mammals with similar lifestyles. Ironically, owls are not particularly bright birds, but crows, hawks, and ravens are.
November 23, 2020 5:22 pm
The Mossy Grove (watercolor 14 x 19) available.
This is my favorite part of Skyline trail, where all of the trees are bearded with moss.
November 17, 2020 3:01 pm
Into the Woods (watercolor 13 x 20) available
Another painting of the woods below Sprague Highschool, and another one of our favorite walks.
2:49 pm
On the Rocks (watercolor 17 x 23) available
Yet another painting from our favorite local hike, Opal Creek, Oregon. There are just so many standout views on this hike.
2:30 pm
Painted Vista (watercolor 6 x 13) available
During the pandemic I’ve been spending time traveling through my extensive collection photo files. The reference photos for this painting go all the way back to a Southwestern odyssey we made in 2013. This vista is from Painted Desert National Park in Arizona not far from the visitor center.
October 10, 2020 2:23 pm
Wood's Edge (watercolor 16 x 21) available
We often hike in the woods below Sprague High School. This is the upper entrance to the trail. Lit from behind, the shadows are an invitation to walk in the woods.
July 12, 2020 6:18 pm
In my Cumulus Balloon (13 x 15 pen and ink) available
I’ve always wanted to float on the clouds.
5:53 pm
Tree Pose: Root Your Foot Down (pen and ink 11 x 18) available
In many standing yoga poses the instructions are to root down through your standing leg. That seems particularly fitting for tree pose.
June 2, 2020 6:07 pm
The Ultimate Alley View Take Two (watercolor 10 x 13) commission
A little commissioned piece based on a larger more colorful painting I did some years ago.
April 24, 2020 10:18 am
Dappled Spring Trail (watercolor 16 x 23) Sold
Dappled Spring Trail II (watercolor 13 x 21) Available
Two sunny spring views, of the trial below our house in Salem, Oregon. Croisan Creek Trail, is an endless source of inspiration. During the current shelter in place orders, it is even more valuable as an escape.
January 31, 2020 12:21 pm
Lithe Birch (watercolor 13 x 19) available
An upwards look at a graceful birch.
12:10 pm
Looking Up Cologne (watercolor 10 x 14) available
The tower leading up to Cologne Cathedral’s tower is uniquely lit with multiple windows. Here is my take on the view up to the bells.
January 11, 2020 3:15 pm
Fall Light on Croisen Trail (watercolor 12 x 19) Available
Another view of the hill below our house. Prints are available here.
October 28, 2019 5:05 pm
Moored Garden (watercolor 17 x 23) available
Another painting from our narrowboating trip on the Llangollen. This time there’s actually a narrowboat in the painting, not to mention the canal itself. I took the reference photo for this painting not far from Ellesmere.
Prints are available here.
August 19, 2019 6:01 pm
Looking Up Saint Peters (watercolor 15 x 17) available
An upwards look at St. Peters, in Rome.
5:48 pm
July 8, 2019 4:56 pm
Lacey Edge (watercolor 12 x 17) Available
Watercolor painting of the lacy patterns made by light on the forest edge.
Purchase the original or a fine art reproduction here.
June 8, 2019 8:44 pm
Spring Tangle (watercolor 14 x 19) Sold
This painting has sold, but you can purchase a fine art reproduction here.
6:07 pm
Intrepid (Alcohol Ink 4 x 7) Sold
A little painting of a tree hanging on in hard spot.
3:54 pm
These are my very first alcohol ink paintings. The process is fast and exciting if not exactly controllable. Each of these paintings was completed in under thirty minutes working on Yupo with an eyedropper, cotton ball, cotton swab, gravity, and a mister. The good news it creates beautiful glowing results almost by magic. The bad news is that over half the painting made this way are fit only for the trash. These are the winners:
Blue Mountains I (alcohol ink 5 x 6) Available
Blue Mountains II (Alcohol Ink 5 x 7) Available
Blue Mountain III (alcohol ink 5 x 7) Available
Blue Cliffs (Alchohol Ink 4 x 7) Available
Coastal Moon (alcohol ink 4 x 6) SOLD
Cliff Dwellers (alcohol ink 5.5 x 7) Available
These paintings are available in reproduction and on various products here.
May 23, 2019 1:56 pm
Saint Jost Church (watercolor 10 x 23) Available
The Saint Jost bell tower in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic.
May 8, 2019 8:18 pm
Spring Snow on Croisan Train (watercolor 14 x 19) Available
We walked Croisan Scenic Trail all this winter, rain, snow, or shine. It is beautiful in the snow.
8:13 pm
September 10, 2018 3:22 pm
August 17, 2018 5:17 pm
Strolling the 1929 Expo (watercolor 23 x 17) Available
This is Seville’s Plaza de Espana where Spain held the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. Seville went all out for this World Fair venue. The plaza is a beautiful mix of Art Deco and Spanish Renaissance Revival, Spanish Baroque Revival and Neo-Mudéjar styles.
4:44 pm
Leaving Segovia (watercolor 23 x 16) Available
Driving out of Segovia’s old town ends with a spectacular view of the aqueduct. Driving out on a rainy night, is like driving into an impressionist painting of the aquaduct..
4:25 pm
Mudejar Arch (watercolor 13 x 18) SOLD
During our trip to Spain, I fell in love with the mudejar horseshoe arches. This particular arch is in the Palacio de la Condesa de Lebrija in Seville. The Palace is an architectural hodgepodge, with mudejar and Renaissance elements and ancient Roman mosaic floors.
This painting has sold, but you may still purchase a fine art print.
August 13, 2018 12:03 pm
April of the Plaza Mayor (watercolor 15 x 23) Available
August 6, 2018 8:33 pm
Alcazar Window (watercolor 11 x 19) Sold
This painting has sold, but you can still purchase a fine art print.
July 11, 2018 6:04 pm
A Doggie Moment (watercolor 12 x 19) Sold
One more painting from my Spring trip to Spain. This is Caceres, Extremadura inside the medieval city walls.
This painting has sold, but you can still purchase a fine art print.
June 14, 2018 5:30 pm
Setenil Fortress (watercolor 15 x 24) Available
Setenil de los Bodegas of Cadiz Province, Spain is one of the more interesting pueblos blancos of Andulacia. Unlike most pueblos blancos it occupies either ridge of a valley rather than a hilltop. Many of the houses are semi-troglodyte, occupying shallow caves in the valley walls. One street includes a natural tunnel.
The view in this painting is from our apartment porch in Setenil looking across at the old castile.
March 7, 2018 5:12 pm
On the Way to the Sagrada Familia (watercolor 15 x22) SOLD
This painting has sold, but you may still buy a fine art reproduction here.
September 26, 2017 8:52 pm
Door to Chicago (watercolor 16 x 22) Available
A look through the Chicago Art Institute’s doorway onto Michigan Ave.
May 16, 2017 3:26 pm
I Heart Amsterdam (11 x 19" watercolor) Available
Amsterdam street lights.
3:24 pm
November 26, 2016 1:29 pm
Bridge to Cesky Krumlov (13 x 17 watercolor) Available
Cesky Krumlov sits in a bend of Vltava River in the Czech Republic. It is a walkers town. And if you walk, you eventually cross the Vltava. All the bridges are charming and walkable.
September 1, 2016 3:59 pm
Horsing Around With Accordions (watercolor 17x20) SOLD
Buskers with wearing horse-heads and playing the accordion are standard Vienna fare. We heard these three coming to and going from The Leopold. They were loud, enthusiastic and good, playing both traditional folk and a few pop pieces. But mostly they are just visually fun.
—This painting has sold, but you can still purchase a fine art print.
February 28, 2016 6:47 pm
Cowboy in Chinatown (watercolor and gouache 16 x 22) Available
There is still a Chinatown in Victoria, B.C., but it’s only a few blocks long now. The Fantan Cafe dominates the street. It’s still a fun and colorful place to visit. The entrance arch remains, and they still hang Chinese lanterns.
October 24, 2015 2:47 pm
City Portal (12 x 22 watercolor) Available
The Art Institute of Chicago again, this time from the inside. While my daughter gift shopped, I took a whole series of photographs of the two doors to Michigan Ave. The great doors with their iconic lamps and the people silhouetted in front fascinated me.
