Part 4

Now that I have the lilypads painted
in, I will concentrate on the water.
I will need to remember to leave in
soft edges around some of the lilypads
and add some different colors to the
water for interest. I will add more
color to the lilypads after the
water is painted in and adjust the
values at the end. The flowers will
be painted in last to save the whites
should I drip any paint.

Part 3

Here's the painting with the background
done. I am working on Fabriano soft press,
which takes the paint well and able to
lift the pigments if needed.

New painting-part 2

The next step in the painting process is to
paint in the water of the background scene.
I removed the masking after it dried and
decided to finish the background first after
starting with the foreground.

Start of a new painting

This will be a painting of the lily pads on
Seeley Lake. Masked out the waterlilies and
the reeds so I can paint in the water without
changing the color for the reeds. Will see how
it goes and try to post the steps as I go along.
Almost a full sheet of Fabriano soft press.

New Granddaughter

My new granddaughter Olivia Marie entered
the world on Sept 30th, 7 lb 8 oz. My son
and his wife are enjoying her at home now.
She looks alot like her Dad, only cuter!
Will be out of town next week to go and
see her.

Naked

oil 8" x 10"

An oil painting I've been working on since
this past spring. Still need to tweak some
areas of the painting. This painting was
inspired by those dreams of being naked
and in the "spotlight" and being exposed
and feeling very vulnerable.

My Little Cupcakes

watercolor 11" x 14" SOLD

My version of the current painting challenge
over at Different Strokes. Had fun painting
this one with all the different colors. Though it
looks like a simple painting, I learned things, like
make shadows interesting with colors you don't see
in the photo.

Italian Model

watercolor 12" x 16" Not for Sale

She looks alot like Selma Hayek, but is
a photo of an Italian fashion model that
Micky Modo took and gave me permission
to paint if I agreed not to sell the painting.

Finished the main part of the house painting
and just need to do some windows and doors!
Will be able to post some new paintings
soon.

The Yellow Dress

Not for Sale watercolor

This painting was done about three years
ago. I was trying to paint skin tones
that looked realistic and learning how
to paint the folds in clothing. I had
to mask over the painted skin to
protect it so I could paint the darker
background. As I removed the masking,
the painted in skin was not harmed.

Sweet to the Taste

An older painting that I did of an African
American trying to make the skin tones realistic
and added color to the skin to give skin tones
interest. I was happy with the soft and
hard edges in the painting to make the viewers eye
move through the painting, which also make it
not look pasted on to the paper.

Still working on painting the house, will be
able to use the spray painter sometime this
week!

Woman of Tibet

This was painted a few years ago with
permission of the photographer, Wendy O.
The Tibetan people have a very reddish
tone to their skin with jet black hair.
Painting the dark hair and coat was
difficult; thinking it would over take
the colors in the face and act as a
"black hole".

Salty Memories

watercolor

I'm posting a few of my older paintings
since I'm in the process of painting our
house. Winter will be here before I know
it and we have to get it done this year.

This painting was done during a Ted Nuttall
workshop a few years ago. It was his workshop
that really sparked my interest in portraits.

Little Big Horn Historian

Finished this painting finally, been
busy with framing and preparing the
house to paint. My reference picture
was taken of the man right at high
noon which is why the shadow on his
shoulders is so circular.

Gig Harbor Art Festival

Browsed the Gig Harbor Art Festival last week.
There were many artist and craftsman with displays
the length of the street. Many talented artists.
















My sister-in-laws' granddaughter
holding a pet wallaby that was owned
by another little girl. It cost the
Mom $2500 to buy! Too cute!

Cavalry at the Little Big Horn

watercolor

Visited the Little Big Horn
Battlefield the third week of
June and we talked to this man
from Missouri who said he had
studied the events that happen at
the Little Big Horn Battlefield(25th
of June 1876) for a number of years
right down to the measurements of certain
events. Liked his "cavalry hat" that he wore
and he let me photograph him. Will finish
this painting after I return from the Puget
Sound area next week.

Transformers

watercolor 14 x 14

Still considering a name for this
painting. This is my second painting
of power poles, this one having
transformers on them. Working on
a portrait next.

Watercolor Show

This painting, "Cattails" was accepted
into the Montana Watercolor Society show
that will be at the Hockaday Museum of
Art in Kalispell, Mt, Sept. 22 - Oct 16th.

Happy Birthday America!!!

We've survived for 233 yrs!!!
With God's blessings may our
"Republic" continue to survive!

Workshop

One trick that Stan Miller uses to check
a possible change you wish to make to a
painting is to place a piece glass or
plexiglass over your painting and paint
on the glass to see if the changes will
work. You need to use thicker paint then
normal. The above painting needs darker
colors around the baby's head.















Here is the result of painting on top
of the plexiglass. Will make the changes
but will make it darker than in this photo.

Stan Miller Workshop

Attended the Stan Miller workshop on composition
and design this past weekend here in Missoula.
As painters we need to learn to be a good editor when
designing a painting, what to put in and what to
take out. He encouraged us to develop our instinctive
sense of good design and composition and showed us
some of his "editing skills". Will post some of this
knowledge in days to come.

Here are two demonstrations of Stan Miller































Some paintings of Stan Miller








































My painting during the workshop
that is half way done during the
first day.