In the Burgess Garden

A few weeks ago I participated in a plein air painting event. The weather was perfect, but alas, I was not ! My mistakes were many, primarily because the dark areas in the landscape became opaque instead of shadowy, and the subtlety of the water was lost entirely. So, I came back to my studio , and painted a version on Yupo, which captured the brilliance of the day, and the infinite variety of light on the water. Phew ! Yupo is leading me down a very different path....

9 1/2" x 12 1/2"

Toaster and Oranges

Surprise ! A toaster still life .

These simple elements ; fruit ( or vegetables ) and reflective surfaces are  compelling subjects that I enjoy revisiting.  They are painted from life, as a landscape plein air painter will do.  I think of these still lifes as plein air of the kitchen,

watercolor on Yupo  9 1/2" x 12 1/2"

Gym Figure #4

Heavy lifting !  And the last of this series.....

 watercolor on paper   8" x 9 3/4"

Gym Figure # 3 (Tim)

Swing that kettlebell !   And this is a heavy one....

watercolor on paper  9 1/4" x 7 1/4"

gym Figure # 2 ( Russell )

 Another in my series of figures at the gym . ( Wonder if I'll ever do this !  )

 Take a deep breath .....

watercolor on paper   91/8" x 7 1/4"

Gym Figure # 1 (Lisa )

This is the first of a series of small paintings of figures at the gym. I like painting figures while engaged in their activity, not posed portraits. This interest began in 1987 when I painted the carpenters who built my house, and has continued intermittently since.
Watercolor painted on paper  10 1/4" x 8 1/8"

Morning Workout

5 figures, sharing a space, each focused on his own activity. The music is very loud , can you hear it ?

watercolor on Yupo  9 1/2" x 11 1/2"