Some larger images of the painting below. I must not have changed my email in all the blog settings, as I wasn't getting the comments. I'm sorry if I have not responded to some comments, they must have gone to my old email. Hopefully, I will get new ones and will be able to respond. As always, thanks for visiting and leaving one. I appreciate it.
The fortnight lilies are blooming after those 10 days of summer weather. This is half plant, half sidewalk/shadows...... Watercolor on Arches hot press. 22 x 45".
One of my four handsome and creative brothers (well, actually I have 6 counting the outlaws) took this picture at the beach yesterday. Sunset. surf was up.... (after posting, I have to say, the color is nothing like the brightness of the original......)
I'm sad to hear about Andrew Wyeth dying today in his sleep, but am so glad that he existed in the first place.
I have been busy painting a Wall-e book for Disney Publishing. (adobe photoshop). It's a christmas book for next year.
thanksgiving on a boat and christmas in zion, and alot of photo reference for future studio paintings.
Three 3- 5 minute drawings of the model, Nicole, looking away.
a study of the larger Reniella painting to establish color. Watercolor on Arches HP. 5 x 10".
a detail of the larger Reniella painting.
Another sprig of olives, painted in Italy, and a larger studio painting of the farm where I stayed in Italy. (It's called Reniella). Watercolor on Arches HP 22 x 45". The sky is all blue, even though the waves in the dried paper show some magenta. Need to flatten the sheet, and retake photo.
Some things from my handmade sketchbook. A quick painting of the back of the farmhouse showing the big window/doors of our kitchen and alcune patate italiane. watercolor and grocery receipt on arches 90lb. hotpress.
The very smoky view from my studio looking at the Vergudos toward downtown LA. Too smoky to continue to paint in my studio. I'm lucky to be able to come into a tighter less smokey house. We are asked to conserve power, so no air conditioner on. Again, I'm lucky to have some very cold chardonnay in the frig.
I loved walking up to the village in time to see the bells ringing at the local church which was recorded (and built previously) in the year, 1260. This is the view from the farm.
Some olive trees on the organic farm where I stayed in Montefollonico, Italy and a page from my sketchbook. The wonderful people who own the farm saw this watercolor and wanted it for the olive oil label. So, I painted a few sprigs like this so they could pick which one they wanted.
Chestnuts in Rome. Ottobre.
(Italy). Walking back to the farm from the village, I found these horse chestnuts which are very beautiful. I put them in my sketchbook.
Everyone had one of these in Boulder CO where I used to live years ago, but I forgot about them and was reintroduced to it in Italy. I brought back a portion of my espresso and hope I can find more in LA, when I run out. The fresh Italian whole milk I heated up to add was incredible, as was where I sat to drink it.
Later quick sketch of the same view. Late afternoon. Am I drinking wine while painting? Don't remember. Was trying to hurry for some reason though. My friend, Lisa, did a much better painting of the same view but she DOESN'T HAVE A BLOG!! (yet).
This is an early morning view of Montepulciano from our patio. It's the far hilltop. Only an hour and a half walk away. Foreground are some of the olive trees. I'm standing on the patio taking the shot while my espresso is percolating.
A picture of the farmhouse where I stayed/worked near Montepulciano in Italy. Next week, I hope to be able to show more pictures, write about some fantastic adventures and show some paintings from my journal/sketchbook. This week, I have to hit the ground running with alot of freelance work for Disney.
I painted this a few weeks ago, before I was slammed with freelance work. I'm unable to post a weather entry, but the heading reads "high fire danger" which is obvious. This watercolor is not near as big a fire as the one currently happening near me. The 210 freeway out back is still shutdown. Watercolor on Arches.
