It’s nearly June and I’m still in Minnesota. We were told today that our house offer in Atlanta would be accepted in the next few days so I will be moving some time in the next 30 days(?) (knock on wood). Now that summer has abruptly arrived in Minnesota, it’s beautiful outside and the weather […]
I really enjoy working on Yupo paper, a paper that I believe is made from some kind of plastic. Whatever it’s made of, it’s synthetic paper that is waterproof. So oddly enough, a lot of watercolor painters use it. It’s not at all permeable and the paint or anything else just slides across it. Pens […]
This is a detail of “Isle of Elsewhere, “another painting inspired by Costa Rica. This time the inspiration is of the countryside farther away from tourism, an area by the northern volcano Arenal (seen in the distance) and the more southern flowers and wildlife. It’s a very lush green country, relatively unspoiled, conducive to sparking […]
12 pieces of my new and recent art work are now on display in the Sexton Gallery at the Whitney Center, 1527 Northway Dr., St. Cloud, Minnesota. This show was installed on May 1st and is on exhibit through June 30th. This work consists of 12 new and recent paintings in watercolor and acrylic collage, […]
This is a watercolor of two lovely kelp farmers — kelp being one type of energy of the future — swimming in a kelp farm. Kelp farms are mostly underwater so obviously these two are able to breath underwater, another possibility given what people in the future are facing with sea level rise. Climate scientists […]
A hot day in the city produces a melting effect on everything. Even the buildings seem to be wobbly. But don’t you just love summer, even with the heat? This is a texture-y acrylic painting over a watercolor background on archive quality watercolor paper. It’s acrylic and watercolor on watercolor paper. Order the original: Ships […]