Summer Afternoon

These summer skies just thrill me! I love seeing the towering clouds as they build up during the afternoon, so often bringing a nice shower to cool things off. The shadows on the land are an extra bonus of contrast and color. 

Great Bay Shore

Another of the Gouache Corner photos that Hal Kirby posted, this one of the Great Bay. I cropped it, too, to take out  the tall trees and focus on the rocks and shadows on the sandy, rocky shore. I enjoyed sorting out the jumble of colors and shapes on the steep bank behind the boulders, letting the paint suggest to me what was there.

Pond at Sunrise

I've begun walking in the mornings and this pond on my accustomed route always catches my eye. It was 'sunrise' to me--probably not technically! But the glistening sun peeking over the top of Sandia was what made it so exciting.  To me, the clean bright colors speak of the morning's beauty and freshness.

Wentworth by the Sea-SOLD

This was painted from a photo that Hal Kirby posted in the Gouache Corner forum on WetCanvas for us all to paint! It had a lovely gazebo in it, but I cropped down to the flowers and saved myself the headache of trying to paint straight lines in perspective. I love the bright yellow, green, orange contrasts in it.


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Thunderous Day

We've had some wonderful rainclouds hovering over the city recently, inspiring me to paint this one. I used Bristol paper, which is lighter weight and has a slight texture to it. I've experimented with washier techniques, pooling thinner paint and letting it run where it will--within reason.  As I painted this I could hear thunder cross the mesa, and immediately thought of the title. It has a certain majesty to it, I think.


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Shine

I just love sunset! I used Bristol for this one, wetting the paper to do a wet in wet approach at the top. That seemed to capture those wispy almost-not clouds, then once dry I could go back in and add the scratchy white clouds. A blender brush softened the purple cloud, and a dab of pure white made the explosive sun. There's also a little teeny line at the bottom that mimics the land plane. I like that spot...


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Lofting Sky

I love playing with the way gouache works when it's re-wet. I picked up a lot of the purples from underneath, adding the greens and yellows to give it pizzazz, before finishing with more white. I think the big shadow on the ground pleased me almost as much as the cloud!

Hmmm, now that I'm getting into these larger paintings I guess I should edit the header that says all the paintings are 2.5" x 3.5"! This one is 7" x 5", on Arches 300 lb.cold press.

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