Sunday abstract in three colors. . #watercolor #fb #abstract #artistsoninstagram

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Matting for the Holiday One Stop Shop this Saturday at the Wyoming Civic Center from 10 to 3 pm. There's sure to be a lot of cool stuff including small original work by me. #watercolor #fb #buyoriginalart #artistsoninstagram

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Real tree, found in the parking lot of Mercy Fairfield. From memory. . #watercolor #fb #cincinnati #fallcolor

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Three houses. Woodlawn, Ohio. . #watercolor #landscape #fb #fallcolors #artistsoninstagram

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Working on some greeting cards..... . #watercolor #stationary #fb #doodles

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October in Ohio. #watercolor #landscape #grayskies #artistsoninstagram #fb

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Small abstract in three colors. Isoindoline Yellow, cobalt, and indanthrone blue. Thinking about a new palette. . #abstract #palette #watercolor #fb #howdoidecide #art #artistsofinstagram

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In progress. No. 15 anemones. #watercolor #fb #artistsoninstagram #florals #100bouquets

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Same palette continued....

Untitled Landscape.  Watercolor.
About 8 x 10 inches.

I've been painting in the palette since July and finished this piece last week.  It's got quin red, phthalo blue rs, undersea green, and quin gold and I can push it in a lot of different directions.  I hope you like it too.

I've also been painting on 140 lb paper rather than 300 lb.  Mainly because that's what I have.  Soon, I'm going to have to buy more paper.

Finally, worth noting, I tend to latch onto a brush.  I've been using a mop brush rather than a flat or round.  It's messy but fun.    

Fall roses. One of my favorite things to paint and number 14 of #100bouquets. . . #watercolor #flowers #artistsoninstagram #fb

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Working on a larger abstract and trying to figure out how to get into all hang together. #watercolor #abstract #puzzle #art #fb

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September 1 so it must be time to paint the changing leaves.... (I'm pretending, they haven't even started to turn.) #watercolor #landscape #abstract #fb #artistsoninstagram

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Sunday abstract. #watercolor #fb #abstract #artistsoninstagram #fb

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An untitled abstract....

Untitled.  Watercolor.
About 6 x 3.75 inches.

This is not the best photo, but you get the idea, right?  I am using scrap paper to test out a new (or new to me) set of color combinations.  This is the second in this palette and it's really a small wet-in-wet doodle.  You can see the first one here. 

I've been seeing that Daniel Smith is reformulating their quinacridone gold.  That is not good for me, seeing as it's one of my favorite (ie used often) colors. 

Phthalo blue rs, quin gold, and undersea green on fabriano 140lb cold press paper.

And then a doodle, where I really like the colors. It's also weird how I can't see what needs to change until I frame it for a photo. . #watercolor #abstract #artistsoninstagram #fb

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Three Little Abstracts

Three Little Abstracts.  Watercolor & Caran D'Ache Crayon.
Each about 3 inches square.

I love doing these.  Like little relaxing puzzles. 

All in the same palette I've been working with lately.  Most recently seen in my 13th of 100 bouquets, here.

The backdrop is a bar towel from Target.  (They make the best dish towels ever, but mine are getting pretty mangy.  One of the pieces is covering a hole in the towel.)

Phthalo blue gs, phthalo green, quin violet, and indian yellow.  One color of orangey gold crayon.

Paper--some scrap 300 lb cold press.  Probably kilamanjaro from cheap joes. 

Trying to float a watercolor....

Tell Me Again.  Watercolor.
Matted to 9 x 12 inches. 

I wanted to try floating a watercolor on a piece of mat board.  The process worked fine--what I need to practice most?  Deckling the edges.  (My editor does not think that deckling is a word.  huh.)  I was so careful when I trimmed the first 2 edges that they're almost too clean.

I like the idea.

Anyhow, if you've been following along on Instagram, you'll see that I've been working in the same palette for about 2 weeks or six paintings (a new record!).  I've also taken to organizing my work by palette on Pinterest.  It's more for me than anyone else, but if you're interested, you can check it out here. 

Phthalo blue gs, phthalo green, indian yellow, quin violet on 140 lb fabriano cold press paper. 

Finished! Pro ps if you can tell what's different 😁. #watercolor #fb #landscape #crayonoverlay #artistsoninstagram

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Going traditional to welcome a family into a new home. Same palette. #watercolor #fb #homecoming #landscape

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Tail end of the Redbuds. (no 12) #100bouquets #watercolor #fb

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Spring Storm

Spring Storm.  Watercolor.
Approximately 8.5 x 10 inches

It's raining again.  Which, look at the mood of the painting!  Even though I almost never paint directly from real life, I think the weather affects my painting's moods. 

The redbuds were late, and I wanted to cut some branches to paint them but didn't really want to be out collecting things in the rain.  Maybe later this week?

If you're interested, I've started collecting paintings by palette on Pinterest.  It's more for me, but it's interesting to see.  You can find that HERE.  And, I put most of my progress up on Instagram, including a previous version of this painting, and you can find me HERE.

Several people have joined the mailing list--welcome! 

Finally:  Indanthrone blue, quin burnt orange, quin red, and nickel azo yellow on 300 lb fabriano rough. 

Same palette. My continued obsession with yellow trees. #watercolor #landscape #fb #artistsoninstagram

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An apple on a tea towel. Or a flight of artist fancy. #watercolor #stilllife #abstract #fb

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Wedding bouquet. (no 11) I learned that you should not paint when you are at the runny stage of a cold. Whew. #watercolor #100bouquets #fb #art #getbettersoon

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Some of the first daffodils. Not a realistic representation, but i bet you figured that out. #watercolor #florals #100bouquets #fb

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Packing a painting to ship to Colorado It's called Step Into The Light, which is a favorite lyric from Patty Larkin. #watercolor #buyoriginalart #fb #abstract

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Winter Saturday

Winter Saturday.  Watercolor & Crayon.
Just under 15 x 22 inches.

Yesterday it was cold, gray and snowy.  Miserable. 

Today it is beautiful, and we're talking about grilling for dinner.  The weather is moody, and it is making it hard to finish my painting. 

It's not a great photo--there were a lot of dapples in my space (the nerve of the sun casting shadows).

Quin orange, indigo, quin purple, and hansa yellow medium with a little crayon above the horizon line. 

You can see this painting before I added the crayon here.

On the other end of the piece of scrap, with the same palette. #watercolor #impressionist #landscape #fb

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Getting ready to send this cityscape to its new home. It's big! 28 x 36 inches matted. So excited. #watercolor #landscape #fb

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And here's the second. #ohio #original #watercolor #landscape #fb

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Getting ready for the northminster art fair tomorrow. True to form, I am way behind . I'm only taking a handful of things in frames. Three to be precise. Here's one. #watercolor #fb #buyoriginalart #artshow #paint

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Just received a bunch of greeting cards, which are made from prints of my paintings. These are two of my faves. #watercolor #fb #sendaletter

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A larger version of this #landscape. #watercolor #fb #paint

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Ohio Roadside

Ohio Roadside.  Watercolor.
Just shy of 22 x 30 inches.

Getting these pieces ready to head on out. #watercolor #fb #art #sold

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We Will Welcome Spring.

We Will Welcome Spring.  Watercolor.
Approximately 7.5 x 13 inches.

I just reset IFTT to only post my Instagram photos on my blog under more limited conditions.  I had opened it up to any watercolor I posted (see Here), and if you've been watching this blog, you've probably noticed that I have a new post almost every day.  I'm walking it back just a tad.  I'll be painting a bunch this month since the Northminster Fine Arts Fair is coming the first weekend in February, and I do not want to overwhelm you.

(If you live in Cincinnati, you should pencil that in--Northminster Fine Arts Fair, Saturday, February 3rd)

And, one of the posts from earlier today was a draft of this painting that I did as a greeting card.  You can see that here.  I didn't stay quite true to my smaller painting, but I like the larger one better.

We will definitely welcome spring.  It has been brutally cold here for a few days and it is supposed to continue that way through at least the weekend.

It is Prussian blue, quin red, and permanent yellow deep on Kilimanjaro 300 lb paper, cold press.

Drafting a #landscape. Same palette as my last floral. These cards are an awkward size to scale, so I still thinking..... #painteveryday #watercolor

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Living dangerously with 3 colors. #painteveryday #watercolor #art #fb

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