Watercolor Landscapes

Away #1

7x9, watercolor on Canson Moulin du Roy Paper

Away #2

7x9, watercolor on Arches Cold Press Paper

Here are a couple of small watercolor paintings I completed recently. I started out trying to capture a few landscapes that play over and over again in memory. The first painting was taken from a photo and my memory of one of the pastures we wandered as children. I hope to continue that thread in future paintings.

The second painting came as I was exploring the muted earth tones in the series and I saw a photograph taken by friends in Alaska's Denali National Park. The photo of a lone caribou atop a ridge was too good to pass up. Although I altered the color palette and landscape to suit the series, I hope the mood of the photo remains. 

Wetland: Carrollton GreenBelt

Hobbs Farm Trailhead

I've enjoyed walking the new GreenBelt trails with my family around my hometown Carrollton, Georgia. When it's finished, the 16 mile loop around Carrollton will be the largest paved trail system in the state. Here is a link to the site about the GreenBelt:  http://www.carrolltongreenbelt.com/. The photo above was taken with my iPhone 5S on a scenic stretch of wetland near the Hobbs Farm trailhead. This section of the trail has wetlands, wildlife, mature trees lining the trail, and a great dock/overlook currently under construction.

Watercolor: Cat study

Fog

The fog comes
on little cat feet.

It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on. 

Carl Sandburg

Cat

Watercolor on Canson Moulin du Roy watercolor paper

Watercolor: Backwater Mythology

Backwater Mythology

watercolor on arches paper

Fox in Space!

Fox in Space
Ink and Watercolor on Paper

Do you love Buck Rogers and retro science fiction? Me too. Are you currently interested in foxes? Me too.

Why can't we have both at the same time? My sketchbook says we can. Yes! So here it is.

P.S.
We really have a lot in common. Cool.

What does the fox say?

Fox

Watercolor study

Watercolor on paper

Sakura Koi Water Colors Pocket Field Sketch Box

Mecca Bowl

I purchased this small blue bowl a couple of weeks ago at Mecca Fest Fine Arts & Crafts Festival (http://www.meccafest.com/) in my hometown. My wife and I like pottery, but I was not planning on purchasing a piece this year at the festival. I went with the intention of buying a painting, but I found this little gem instead in the tent of Tortured Pine Pottery, a local pottery business. "What are you going to use it for?" my wife asked. "I don't know," I answered, completely in the haze of newly discovered beauty, "Do I need a use for it? Isn't it great?"

The heart wants what the heart wants.