Daily watercolor painting #273Today's painting began with the idea of a foliage design motif and developed into a narrative of a warm summer scene inspired by the unseasonal 80 degree temps yesterday and today.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
storm clouds and may lightning
may lightning 5.30.08
storm clouds 5.29.08Daily watercolor paintings # 271 and #272
Too much electrical activity with the storms last night for the computer and now here's the paintings intepreting the storm.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
the price of a Jihad
Daily watercolor painting #270 Today I was shook up to see a photograph on Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish blog of a wounded child and I was compelled to paint a picture of a child wounded in the name of Jihad or any other war.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
may iris
Daily watercolor painting #269Today's painting was a recollection of some vivid colors of an iris on a rainy day.
Monday, May 26, 2008
3 day old fledglings
Daily watercolor painting #268Today's painting goal was to record image of 3 day old fledglings being fed.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
misty may morning
Daily watercolor painting #267Today's painting goal was to recollect an image of an early morning mist..
Saturday, May 24, 2008
around the bend
Daily watercolor painting #266Today's painting goal began while driving home from work today when I made a mental note of this scene to paint tonight.
Friday, May 23, 2008
two roads
Daily watercolor painting #265Today's composition is based on an impression of a dirt road and a concrete road.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
running amok
Daily watercolor painting #264Today's painting was an illustration of a recent wild escapade through town ( as reported by several witnesses) .
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
untitled
Daily watercolor painting #263The effort today was to portray hue and value contrasts in a landscape.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Iowa spring
Daily watercolor painting #262Today's painting is made up from memory of recent spring Iowa images.
Monday, May 19, 2008
may late afternoon
Daily watercolor painting #261Another memory exercise for today's painting goal. A recently seen image that included some middle and background buildings with trees in the foreground, middleground and background and distinct west lighting.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
may dandelion
Daily watercolor painting #260Today's painting goal was a memory exercise to recall a dandelion.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
mid may rock garden
Daily watercolor painting #259Today's painting goal was to recall from memory a recently seen image.
Friday, May 16, 2008
mid may morning
Daily watercolor painting #258Today's painting goal was to record from memory a recent image.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
may sunset
Daily watercolor painting #257Today's painting goal was to recall the colors of a dramatic sunset.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
tilting sheds
Daily watercolor painting #256Today's painting goal was to create a composition around the theme of tilted stuctures. These structures make me think about the farmers who built them and cultivated their farms.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
may storm
Daily watercolor painting #255
Today's painting goal was to recall a recently seen cloud pattern.
Today's painting goal was to recall a recently seen cloud pattern.
Monday, May 12, 2008
near the pier
Daily watercolor painting #2523x3
Today's painting goal was to imitate the colors inspired by a photograph by Jolyne Strachan.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
moored
Daily watercolor painting #2533x3
Today's painting goal was a nautical theme inspired by a photograph by Jolyne Strachan.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
pink, green and white shapes
Dailywatercolor painting #2523x3
Today's painting goal was to make- do with a limited palette and makeshift brush and put down a few interesting shapes.
Friday, May 9, 2008
on the sea
Daily watercolor painting #2513x3
Today's painting goal was an interpretation of an inspiring photograph by Jolyne Strachan.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
may violets
Daily watercolor painting #2503x3
Today's painting goal was a memory exercise to recall a recently seen image.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
ornamental fire hydrant
Daily watercolor painting #2493x3 on coldpress
Today's painting goal was a painting from a photograph by Jolyne Strachan.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Celebrating Nurse's Day
Daily watercolor painting #2483x3 on cold press
Today's painting goal was to use a delicate flower with bold coloring as inspiration for a design. Jackie, one of the Public Health Nurses of our team, celebrated National Nurse's Day with floral gifts for all the nurses at the Harrison County agency.
Monday, May 5, 2008
early may fields
Daily watercolor painting #2473x6 on cold press
Today's goal - a memory exercise to recall a recently seen image.
Today's goal - a memory exercise to recall a recently seen image.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
planting time in western Iowa
Daily watercolor painting #2463x6 on cold press
Today's painting goal was a memory exercise to create a composition based on some of my recently seen images in western Iowa.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Malawi child receiving Food for Peace
Daily watercolor painting #2456x6 on coldpress
Today's painting goal was a memory exercise to recall a recent image seen on tv of a Malawi child receiving a bowl of food.
Here's what I learned: The U.S. Food for Peace Program, began in the 1970s, under Title ll. The Malawi children receive food from Bush's LIFE inititiative, Leadership and Investment in Fighting an Epidemic for children affected by HIV/AIDs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambiqui, Rwanda and Uganda.
A Lubbock, Texas food mfg is Breedlove Dehydrated Foods, which works with Christian ministries to get food to famine stricken areas.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Iowa early May rain
Daily watercolor painting #2443x6 on coldpress
Today's painting goal is another memory exercise to recall a recent image.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
early may in Iowa
Daily watercolor painting #2433x3 on cold press
TOday's painting goal was to recall a recently observed image.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
