Friday, July 22, 2005

Hay Bales at Two Rivers Park

Plein air painting is great fun and about the best way I know to improve your painting skills. David Cook, a great watercolorist and my painting buddy, and I paint out each wednesday. The watercolor shown here was painted at Two Rivers Park in Pulaski County, Arkansas near the Arkansas River and Little Rock.

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Tree in the West


A Tree in the West, originally uploaded by Tommy the Artist.

This is a watercolor I painted on my new easel - a father's day gift. The colors are limited to sap green, yellow (aureolin), rose madder quinacridone and cerulean blue. The subject of the painting is entirely made up.

Sunday, July 03, 2005

Missy Paints


Missy Paints, originally uploaded by Tommy the Artist.

Missy Paints is a watercolor painting done from a photo I took in Italy in 2001 at Scheggino. Missy is a watercolorist from Fayetteville, Arkansas. This painting is really good - my instructor Amy Hill Imler liked it.