white grey and yellow design

Daily watercolor paintings #288
Today's painting goal was to use a limited palette of yellow, paynes' grey and white to create a design.

elephant

Daily watercolor painting #287

I've been seeing elephants lately, in photos, at the local circus..so here is an elephant with attention to negative and positive shape in the composition and some coloration for interest and definition of shape.

a sort of landscape for a sort of journey

Daily watercolor painting #286
I was saddened to hear the news of the passing of Tim Russert who has been a welcome household fixture during this primary season, and election 2008.
Today's daily painting began as color shapes that began to take shape as a possible landscape, a few details to define the space and possibly an imaginary narrative.

tornado

Daily watercolor painting #285
Today's painting was a recollection of the image I saw around 7pm last night after hearing on the news that a tornado had been spotted a few miles south. The light area on the right was a huge wall that traveled and reached my house within a few minutes. It was frightening and also deadly as it had taken the lives of 4 young boy scouts minutes before. Our community has wondered out loud all today.

more storms

Daily watercolor painting #284
more mid western storms.

between the storms

Daily watercolor painting #283
Today's painting goal was to capture some of the vivid colors that have been on display in Iowa during the breaks in the recent fierce thunderstorms.

turtle trek

Daily watercolor painting #282

Today's painting goal was to use elements of color and landscape and compose a memorable sight from yesterday of seeing a big turtle cross a road.