10/1/11

"Mom", after the first few layers of egg tempera paint, 9x9
"Mom", black and white casein under-painting, 9x9

9/23/11

This is how the piece began, as a mostly monochromatic drawing.  Colored pencil on wood prepped with tinted Acrylic Ground for Pastel, 19" diameter.
This is the piece after adding layers of color over the value study.  Colored pencil on wood prepped with tinted Acrylic Ground for Pastel, 19" diameter.

9/22/11

This was how this piece started - as a monochromatic painting.  Watercolor on watercolor paper, 29.5 x 21.5.
This is piece after adding a few glazes of yellow and blue watercolor and then working over the entire piece with colored pencil.  Colored pencil and watercolor on watercolor paper, 29.5 x 21.5.

9/9/11

Parrot, 10 x 7 1/2, colored pencil over watercolor on watercolor paper

8/23/11

A Walk Down Main Street, 30 x 22, watercolor on watercolor paper

7/28/11

Jelly Dance, colored pencil on mat board, 24" x 19"

6/14/11

Indigo Invocation, watercolor on watercolor paper, 29" x 21"
Kicking Up a Storm, watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper, 29" x 21"

5/4/11

"Thoughtful Germination," colored pencil on wood prepped with tinted acrylic ground for pastel, 19" diameter
"Universal Joy," Colored pencil over watercolor on watercolor paper, 30" x 22"