Peacock Proud

The DPW Challenge last week was to simplify or change the background to make the peacock stand out. Follow link to see the reference photo.

Nupastel and charcoal pencil on Mi Tientes pastel paper.

Night Bike ~ Different Ways

From The Different Ways Challenge, Daily Paintworks, on Saturday May 11, 2013

 

Night Bike

 

Challenge was to paint the same thing in two entirely different ways. Bike on left is water-soluble pencil on hot-pressed watercolor paper. Bike on right is Sharpie marker on 110 lb. smooth Bristol paper.

Blue Bowl and Pears

I was not happy with the still life I painted, so I scanned it, chopped it up virtually, and turned it into a collage.

"Pear Varieties of the Serengeti"

 

Dahlias and more

These are photos of some work I've done this year. All are watercolor. The third one has some digital collage features.

 

 "Dahlia" 2/22/13. 

Ref. photo from WDE on WetCanvas.

An earlier version of  "Dahlia," work in progress, 2/22/13. 

 The "Crazy-Making" Challenge from 4/27/13 Daily Paintworks.

 "Clay Rose Creamer" 5/4/13

Blue movie star

This is supposed to be Elizabeth Taylor but it came out looking like it could be any Hollywood starlet. Inspired by this week's "The Limited Movie Star Challenge" on www.dailypaintworks.com.  The challenge was to paint a portrait of any movie star using a limited palettle. Acrylic on 7"X10" Canson mixed media 98 lb. paper. Background digitally applied.

 

 

First Painting of the New Year

From Jan. 1, 2010 Weekly Drawing Event (WDE) on WetCanvas.com. Oil painting on gallery-wrapped 12" x 12" canvas.

2009 Portrait Swap

This is my entry for the end-of-the-year Portrait Swap on Karin Jurick's Different Strokes from Different Folks blog. Each of the 180 artists who participated submitted a head-and-shoulders photo of themselves and received an anonymous photo of someone else in return.

We've had three weeks to work on the portraits, which are due tomorrow. This is what I have so far. Any suggestions before Dec. 31?

Be sure to check out the variety of styles and interpretations on Different Strokes From Different Folks. If you'd like to participate next year, look for a notice on Karin's blog around the end of November 2010.

8" x 10" watercolor

Macys

San Francisco rooftops...the October 2009 challenge on Different Strokes from Different Folks.
Watercolor on 300 lb. Arches paper. 7" x 9 1/2".

Rower on Lake Michigan

The June 2009 challenge on Different Strokes from Different Folks is this rower on Lake Michigan. Please visit the site to see the reference photo and see the way other artists interpreted this image. More than 100 artists participated in this one. 5" x 7" watercolor.

New self-portrait and cafe sketches

I've been struggling with creating a suitable public image of myself to use on blogs, Facebook, etc. This is the latest creation. I held out the digital camera in front of my face, took a photo in bad light, and did a Live Trace in Illustrator.

I've also been doing a lot of cafe sketching lately. The sketch below was made at a local McDonald's. You would hardly believe it's a McDonald's. There are a lot of interesting abstract shapes. The first image is the cleaned-up digitized and vectorized version of my pencil sketches. The actual pencil sketches follow that.

"Market Woman" Line Drawing

I did this today for the June 2009 challenge on artist James Parker's excellent blog, Windows to the Words. This month's theme was "Old Folks." Micron Pen, Sharpie and Pitt Pen on smooth 140 Arches Watercolor Paper. 4 x 5.5"

New Blog and Work in Progress

I wanted to share with you that I have started a new blog devoted to my digital art. It's called "All Digital All the Time, and you can find it here

Outside of the virtual world, I am working on a painting based on one of my hundreds of photographs taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Reference photo and progress so far are below.

Fresh Tomatoes Digital Art on Canvas

Fresh-picked tomatoes. Digital print on canvas. 7 7/8" x 8.5". Click here to see reference photo from June 19 Weekly Drawing Event (WDE) on WetCanvas.com, and here to see other participants' work.

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Old Barn Digital Collage

From WetCanvas.com Paint Out #16. Click here to see reference photo and work by other participants.

Yawning Kittens

Yawning Kittens, Watercolor, 8.5" x 11", Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper, 140 lb. Click here to see reference photo from June 19, 2009 Weekly Drawing Event on WetCanvas.com.

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Georgia Summer Vegetables

Here are some scrumptious Georgia summer vegetables for your enjoyment. Watercolor, pen and ink, 7.25" x 10", Strathmore 140 lb rough watercolor paper.

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Last Remaining Orchard in Silicon Valley II

This is the second digital painting in my "Last Remaining Orchard in Silicon Valley" series. 10.5" x 14" print on Strathmore 140 lb. rough watercolor paper.

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"Jack Big Plume" and "Capricorn"

"Jack Big Plume," and "Capricorn," digital, watercolor sketch style. Photo references by WildGoose of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Used with permission.

Ancient Etruscan Glass

9" x 12" stapled canvas. Shiva Artists' Paintstik Oil Paint. Reference photo used with permission. Lots of reflective surfaces in this photo of a museum exhibit made this painting challenging.

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Cafe Character

"Land of the Pharaohs"

This portrait is from the May 3 Paint Out on Wetcanvas.com. Reference photo provided by Texas artist Bob Cook. Digital art in watercolor style, 8"x7".