Pensive
This piece, “Pensive,” won first place and People’s Choice Award at the Jekyll Island Art Show. This is a watercolor painting of my daughter, and what I really loved aside from her stance was the light on her blouse and her hair, and the orange of the bench.
- Two Old Friends
This watercolor, “Two Old Friends,” was accepted into the Southern Watercolor Society Exhibition and won the North Light Books award. This painting was prompted by seeing a small photo of a group of people in a hospital. Several of the women looked like these two, and I was touched. This has a folk art feel to it, different from my more realistic stuff. I’m always trying to resolve the tension of wanting to illustrate/capture humor, and wanting to capture poignancy/reality. Maybe some day they’ll meld.
- Dusk
“Dusk” was accepted into the Alabama Watercolor Society Exhibition and won the Georgia Watercolor Society award. This piece was based on a photograph by Bobby Haven of the Brunswick News, Brunswick, GA.
- My oil painting teacher, Carl Fougerousse
This is an oil painting I did of my teacher Carl Fougerousse. The model never showed up so Carl sat. I was thrilled as he has a much more interesting face; great nose and hair! Good looking fellow!
I still want to work on the shirt. I’m fascinated with light on fabric. I guess I love the way light plays on almost anything. God’s touch.
That’s it!
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Drawings & Noodlings
This is a ten minute sepia sketch of this same model in preparation for painting.
Seated woman
Another ten minute sepia drawing of the model reaching for the chair. This one really captured her profile.
Standing Model
This piece was juried into the Georgia Watercolor Exhibition, a national competition. It's been quite a ride getting this framed painting to the gallery as it got lost in transit almost three weeks ago. The postman remembers delivering it, and the receptionist remembers receiving it but nobody knew where it went. Today, I called to see if anyone had found it, and the woman gasped. It was on the wall and nobody knew how it got there! I may never know what happened but it found it's way just in time as the final jurying is next week.
Just Fishing
