Floral & Still Life Paintings

“Peony” – original watercolor painting

“Peony” – original watercolor painting

“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 and dark...

“Cerulean Study” – watercolor still life painting

“Cerulean Study” – watercolor still life painting

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 in the studio all the...