“Peony” – original watercolor painting

Still Life Paintings, Watercolor Paintings

“Peony” – 7″ x 9″ This is a loosely handled painting on hot-press paper.  It is tempting to paint flowers, especially peonies, in an unltr-realistic manner.  In this case, the idea was really to capture the light on the blossom meaning that areas of light...

“Cerulean Study” – watercolor still life painting

Still Life Paintings

Being a dedicated “en plein air” painter, it is clear that I like to work from direct observation. This is true, even for my studio work. As a general rule, I like to have an arrangement of various objects – a still life, if you will – set up...

“Vase of Black-Eyed Susans” – watercolor still life painting

Still Life Paintings

“Vase Of Black-Eyed Susans”   This is a studio painting done from direct observation. The nice thing about a studio still life is that it is possible to set things up as you like. In this case, I was able to set up a composition that features two...

“Honey & Fig Jars on Table”

Still Life Paintings, Watercolor Paintings

March 15, 2014 – “Honey & Fig Jars on Table”, 7″ x 10″ Both of these clear jars are beautiful in their simplicity.  Crystal clear glass, well formed and without flaws.  In contrast to yesterday’s post, these two actually distort...

“A Glass Vase”

Still Life Paintings, Watercolor Paintings

March 14, 2014 – “A Glass Vase”, 7″ x 10″ Another invisible object, made visible by the objects around it. This is one of my wife’s vases.  It has an bulb shaped body  and a flared opening at the top. It shape is formed with rounded...

“Blue, Green & Clear Glass on White”

Still Life Paintings, Watercolor Paintings

March 13, 2014 – “Blue, Green & Clear Glass on White”, 7″ x 10″ Talk about invisible!  Clear glass on a white background. So, the challenge with this still life painting was to bring clear objects out of the white background.  There...