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Back in 2019 I did a painting titled "A Cool Morning In Early Spring." This is the acrylic color study of the composition in preparation for the "official" painting. I did this in my 8"×10" sketchbook on a gessoed page. The painting left us a few years ago to live in a private collection in Sugar Land, Texas but I still have my sketchbook! 😊👌 . . . #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #westernart, #westernartist, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookart, #sketchbookpainting, #sketchbooktour,  #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #artcollectors, #artcollector, #artcollection, #artcollections,

I guess I'm inventing a new post category: "Too Long Ago Tuesday." 🤣😂 I did this drawing sort of "en plein air"... I was standing in front of this painting by Kees Van Dongen at the Museum of Fine Art, Houston ( @mfahouston ) while drawing it there on site back in February 2006. I was rather self conscious and tense since people would occasionally give me an aggravated look as they stepped around me, (because I wouldn't move away I guess) so it is rather sketchy. But, after all, it IS in a sketchbook, right? 😊👌 Van Dongen's painting is titled "The Corn Poppy" and was painted c. 1919. [Swipe to see the MFAH's photo of it.] Sorry, my drawing is a bit distorted in this angled view. Graphite on paper, 10"×8". . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #graphite, #graphiteonpaper, #graphiteonpaperdrawing,  #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbook, #sketchbookart, #sketchbookartist, #sketchbookpages, #sketchbooktour, #pleinairdrawing, #KeesVanDongen, #VanDongen, #CornPoppy, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #representational, #representationalart,

Tickled pink that ”Boot Scootin’ - Pink Fluff” received an Honorable Mention at the April @watercolorhouston show. Thank you to Linda and Brian for curating the show and to judge Julie Verville with @ardestgallery. The show is open through the end of the month if you’d like to see it in person. Prints are available - check out my website for details. Link in bio. #WAS-H #watercolorartsocietyhouston #pamferwornart #watermediaartist #bootscootin #watercolorartist #pinktutuandboots #gotexanday #boots

This is another demonstration painting I did years ago for one of my advanced students' workshop/classes. (12"×16", acrylic on canvas panel.) I have not (yet) revisited it to finish it, but I would like to one of these days. The water and some of the rocks were done with a palette knife instead of a brush, which was a technique I was especially trying to introduce them to and help them with in that workshop. [Remember my disclaimer from the previous post applies to this one too: I do not usually do seascapes and am not really competent in them.] But I think it is valuable and beneficial to stretch ourselves out of our comfort zone now and then. Often, lessons or techniques are discovered and learned during such explorations that inform and expand our skills in our "normal" or usual subjects. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #seascape, #acrylicpainting, #acrylicpaintings, #acrylicpainter, #acrylicpaintingoncanvas,

Swooooooooooooooon!!! Thank you #menilcollection for hosting the Neighborhood Community Day! This event truly is a best-kept secret in Houston. #dacamera #writersintheschools #inprinthouston #houstoncenterforphotography #plantitforward #rothkochapel #watercolorartsocietyhouston

"Three Palm Isle" is a 9"×12" acrylic painting on canvas panel that I did as a workshop demonstration for my students about 12 years ago, so I guess it qualifies as a "Far Back Friday" post. 😁👌 I painted the entire painting with one brush: a number 8 filbert. The palm fronds are all done with a particular stab/bend/smush stroke with the filbert that I worked hard to perfect so I could teach it to the workshop students. I have not done many seascapes and I'm really bad at doing them but students sometimes requested a seascape so I had to come up with a few. I'll post some more old - and equally poor - examples for your mirth and amusement soon. 🤪 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #fineartcollectors, #artcollectors, #artcollector, #seascape, #acrylicpainting,

Here's a "Way Back Wednesday" post for you. This is a quick sketch study I did after a painting by one of my favorite master artists: Isaac Levitan. One day I was watching a YouTube video on my TV that was a collection or compilation of Levitan's works. When this painting appeared on the screen it just blew me away! I immediately paused the video, grabbed my el cheapo sketchbook and some Micron archival ink pens and started sketching. The paper in this one is an off white so I had to use some 'charcoal white' to make the sun struck clouds in his painting look lighter on this paper. And some thin ink washes later helped darken other areas like the water and in some of the clouds where the pen hatching still let too much light of the paper through. Levitan did some absolutely amazing paintings in his short life (only about 39 years!) The YouTube channel I found it on is called "Learn From Masters" and they have a lot of nice videos, each dedicated to an individual artist's work. (I hope it is still available.) They don't post the titles of the paintings, they just show the pictures one after another with about a 5 to 10 second pause for each. So I had to google his works to find out this one is called "Before The Storm." (He has another one by the same title too.) . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #charcoalwhite, #whitecharcoal, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbook, #sketchbookart, #sketchbookartist, #sketchbookpages, #sketchbooktour, #sketchbookflipthrough, #pensketch, #micronsketch, #penartwork, #BombayIndiaInk, #DrPHMartinsBombayIndiaInk, #isaaclevitan, #learnfrommasters, #learnfrommastersyoutubechannel,

(Pic 1) a pencil sketch in my el cheapo sketchbook. The page was first toned with a pastel-greenish gesso long ago. (Pic 2) shows how the sketchbook page looked before I started sketching on it: I had later added an acrylic monoprint layer on top of the gesso toned page, also long ago before drawing on it. (Pic 3) Charlotte and I at last night's Memorial Celebration. 🤩👍 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart,, #representational, #representationalart, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape,  #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #westernart, #westernartist, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbook, #sketchbookart, #sketchbookartist, #sketchbookpages, #sketchbooktour, #sketchbookflipthrough,

My painting “‘Ode to Joy’ with Joy” is on the Award Winners wall of the Watercolor Art Society – Houston (WAS-H) as the 1st Place winner! "This painting is simple with no color. It actually gives me insight to the soul of the character. It is masterfully executed throughout without trying “to be pretty”. It is authentic. A wonderful pathway of light that moves the eye through the composition as the light travels vertically." Vlad Yeliseyev @vladislavyeliseyev mentioned while he was judging the 47th International Watermedia Exhibition. نقاشی آبرنگم با عنوان «غزل شادی در عین خوشی» روی دیوار برگزیدگان انجمن آبرنگ هیوستون رفت و برنده جایزه اول ۴۷ مین دوره مسابقه بین‌المللی آبرنگ شد. داور این مسابقه ولاد یلیسیف درباره این کار گفت: این نقاشی ساده و بدون رنگ است و حقیقتا روح کاراکتر را به من نمایان می کند. ماهرانه اجرا شده بدون اینکه تلاشی برای قشنگ بودن کرده باشد. مسیر حرکت نور که چشم را در میان ترکیب بندی از پایین به بالا می برد فوق‌العاده است. باعث افتخار است که کارم کنار بزرگانی چون دین میچل بالای دیوار رفته. #inkdrawing #internationalwatercolourmasters #internationalwatercolorsociety #awardwinningartist #awardwinningartwork #firstplace🏆 #blackandwhiteartwork #contemporaryart #watercolorartsocietyhouston #internationalartexhibition #vladyeliseyev #artcompetition #brushstrokes #lightandshadow #artisticcomposition #künsler #youngmusician #playingclarinet

Every now and then, one of my collectors sends me a picture of my artwork on the collector's wall in their home. I am always humbled and honored when others choose one of my paintings to enhance their home environment and to live with on a daily basis. These two recent 6x6" paintings were acquired by the same collector (a few months apart) and framed in matching custom floater frames. They have them hanging in their entryway. I think they look great in those frames!! They told me these two paintings have a special meaning for them because they have traveled to both of these areas on vacations in years past. I am extremely grateful to these new collectors and indeed to all my collectors. Thank you! 🙏😔 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #southwestart, #westernart, #westernartist, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart, #artcollectorshome, #artcollection, #americanlandscape,

Here's an oldie I ran across today. It was painted as a demo painting for a workshop I was teaching on 12/12/12. (Ha-ha!) It is acrylic on canvas panel, 12" x 9" and I titled it "Haybarrels Adrift." The reason I looked this up in my old photo archives is because I was shredding old records of classes and workshops I taught and I happened to notice the 12/12/12 date on one of my forms which got me to wondering what I painted that day. The photo is rather poor quality - my apologies. The mountains are more of a blue violet instead of the red violet they look like here. (Probably due to the light source I shot this under back then.) There is also a bad glare on the sky and mountains in the photo, also due, no doubt, to the poor lighting conditions. (The real thing does actually look much better than this. 🤣 ) This painting is framed and hanging on my studio wall where I enjoy it every day, however it is available if anyone is interested. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #allaprima, #allaprimapainting, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #contemporaryrealism, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #southwestart, #westernart, #westernartist, #TexasArtist, #blastfromthepast, #waybackwhen, #demopainting, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart, #haybales,

Thank you to juror Vladislav Yeliseyev for selecting my painting “Nocturne” for the 47th International Watercolor Exhibition. Held by Watercolor Art Society-Houston the show opens this Sunday March 3 #watercolorartsocietyhouston #northwestwatercolorsociety #watercolorwest #americanimpressionistsociety

My most recent 10 day effort. (Don't laugh! At least it is under the 2 weeks bar that I set for myself a while back! 🙄) Pen and ink in my little 6x6" kraftpaper sketchbook from @artful.painter Carl Olson. (Check out his YouTube videos of interviews with 'famous' artists: some of the best you'll ever see!) This is a simplified shape and value study of a reference photo I took in Taos, NM back in 2006 that I have always wanted to paint. [Swipe ----> to see reference photo, crops of it and some progress steps through the 10 days.] By the way, in photo 7 you can see the German "Koh-I-Noor" pen nib holder that the Famous Artists School sent to me with their correspondence course back in 1966. The best quality nib holder I've ever come across, although the 4 little tabs in the end are beginning to rust so they'll probably fail one of these years. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #cityscape, #kraftpaper, #kraftpaperdrawing, #kraftpapersketch, #kraftpapersketchbook, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbook, #sketchbookart, #sketchbookartist, #sketchbookpages, #pensketch, #penartwork, #BombayIndiaInk, #DrPHMartinsBombayIndiaInk, #taos, #taosnm, #valuestudy, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #representational, #americanlandscape,

My last bit of art news from last week...I learned this painting has been invited to be included in the 47th International Watermedia Exhibition hosted by Watercolor Art Society - Houston (WASH)! The Exhibition is well-regarded in the watercolor art community and I'm thrilled to have been invited. The Exhibition will run from March 3 to 31 at WASH's gallery. If you get a chance, stop by. #watercolorartsocietyhouston

UPDATE: This painting has been sold and delivered and so is no longer available. Sorry for such long delays in posting. (The struggle is real!) Here's another little 6"x6" piece that I started near the end of December and have been working on for the whole month of January in 5 or 10 minute sessions. (Some days I managed to do multiple little sessions during the day before my eyes and head couldn't take any more.) Sorry for the glare in the upper left. Swipe ---> to see a pic of it on the easel in my studio which has a bit better color and less glare. This is acrylic on gessoed 1/4" plywood. It is a scene near Sedona, Arizona. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #southwestart, #westernart, #westernartist, #TexasArtist, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart, #sedonaarizona,

Here's a pen and ink sketch in my 6"x6" kraft paper sketchbook that I started from life of our middle grandson as he was painting. (I snapped a couple reference pictures so I could finish the ink sketch since I can only work in very short sessions until headaches force me to stop.) The ink sketch was finished on the date shown on the sketchbook page. Then over the past few weeks I have been working in short sessions to add acrylic paint to the sketch. It is not finished yet: there are many areas I am still not happy with, but I thought I could make this a "Work in Progress" post. 🤣 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #kraftpaper, #kraftpaperdrawing, #kraftpapersketch, #kraftpapersketchbook, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #pensketch, #micronsketch, #grandsons,

This is not really post-worthy. I know that, so please don't judge too harshly. It is just a very fast pencil sketch with watercolor over it that I did "en plein air" (on site) in my sketchbook. I used a little pocket sized watercolor palette and water in a plastic cup that I asked the waitress to bring me. The only reason I am posting it is because I just happened to stumble across it and realized that it was done EXACTLY 20 YEARS AGO TODAY! (Sorry, the camera angle is skewing the features and perspective somewhat.) . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #allaprimawatercolor, #pleinair, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbook, #sketchbookart, #sketchbookartist, #sketchbookpages, #sketchbooktour, #sketchbookflipthrough, #sketchbookpainting, #fromlife, #drawfromlife, #figurativepainting, #blastfromthepast, #waybackwhen, #vangoghwatercolor, #vangoghwatercolorpaint, #travelpalette,

Here are the top 9 most liked posts of 2023. Almost all of these were posts of older work; (a few were MUCH OLDER work!) Only the 5"x7" charcoal drawing in the center was done in 2023. (Due to ongoing issues from the traumatic brain injury in December of 2022.) I will try to do better this year as I also try to heal, improve, and make progress in battling the lingering side-effects from the TBI. Though these 9 got the most likes, I must gratefully mention that the 6 little recent oil paintings that I have been able to do as part of my ongoing physical therapy efforts have actually gotten more likes in a much shorter time (in only a month or so) than these 9 works did in their first month. Please accept my warmest thanks to all of you who have kindly liked, commented, followed and otherwise encouraged me throughout the past year. I am deeply grateful for and very appreciative to each one of you. 🙏😌 . . . #top9, #top9of2023, #texasartist, #texasart, #texasartists, # #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #americanlandscape, #westernart, #westernartist, #westernartcollector, #charcoaldrawings, #charcoaldrawing, #watercolorpainting, #watercolorpaintings, #sanguinedrawing, #carbothello, #carbothellostabilo, #generalpencil, #generalscharcoal, #kraftpaper, #sketchbookdrawing,

https://houstonwatercolorgroup.com click the link and sign up to join us in Herman Park this Saturday at 2 for some watercoloring in the garden. #houstonwatercolorworkshop #hermanparkconservancy #houstonlife #watercolorartsocietyhouston

For today's Way back Wednesday post, the old "Wayback Machine" (with a nod and wink to Professor Peabody... if you know, you know) flashes us back to the year 2015. "Farm in the Foothills", 16"x20", acrylic on canvas panel. The custom frame was designed, milled, cut, built and finished by little old me. (Well, not little, but definitely old.) 😉 [Private collection, Houston, Texas.] . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape,  #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #westernart, #westernartist, #TexasArtist,  #texasartists, #fineartcollectors, #artcollectors, #artcollector,

Here's a "Far Back Friday" post for you. For some weird reason, I don't seem to get enough of this composition. This is at least the 5th version I did of it back in May of 2022. This tonal acrylic attempt was done on a 9x12" piece of mat board that I had gessoed on both sides. (The texture of the mat board roughly simulates canvas and is a great practice, quick sketch or light weight plein air painting surface.) Do any of you fellow artists ever do this? (Many variations of the same composition?) Why do we do this? 🤔 [ SWIPE to see some previous versions ---> ] . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape,  #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #westernart, #westernartist, #TexasArtist, #texasartists,

Doctors and therapists have been telling me to try to draw and paint again to help heal my brain injury. I have worked 5 or 10 minutes at a time on this for 4 weeks or so. I think it is close to being finished, although now I see a few spots that still "bug" me. (After 9 months of not being able to paint, I'm obviously very rusty as you can see.) "January in Arizona" is a scene I saw on a trip back to my home state a few years ago. We're in the shade cast by one hill looking at another nearby hill lit up by the low angle of the sun. The crisp, clean desert mountain air is warm in the sunshine but surprisingly cool, even cold in the shade on sunny days like this in January. 9" x 12", acrylic on gessoed mat board. . . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape,  #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #westernart, #westernartist, #TexasArtist,  #texasartists, #fineartcollectors, #westernartcollector,

“Dancing shadows” is the watercolor in the 54th Annual Members Exhibit@WASH Watercolor Art Society Houston, most thankful for my prize!🙏😃 #watercolorartsocietyhouston

Asistiendo a la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros a Watercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H) y observando, aprendiendo y contemplando la técnica del artista Ken Call, quien ha recibido premios internacionales. Preparándome con mis cuadros para participar en la feria el sábado 21 de octubre. Feliz, muy feliz!! . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston #kencall #watercolortechnique

Artist Tanley Oliver, obra creada en diciembre de 1999. Simplemente, conecté con la magia. "Muchas veces ha estado usted muy cansado de la vida; usted se afanaba por salir de aquí, ¿no es verdad? Anhelaba abandonar este tiempo, este mundo, esta realidad, y entrar en otra realidad más adecuada a usted, en un mundo sin tiempo. Hágalo usted, querido amigo, yo le invito a ello. Usted sabe muy bien dónde se oculta ese otro mundo, y que lo que usted busca es el mundo de su propia alma. Únicamente dentro de su mismo interior vive aquella otra realidad por la que usted suspira. Yo no puedo darle nada que no exista ya dentro de usted. Yo no puedo presentarle ninguna otra galería de cuadros que la de su alma. No puedo dar a usted nada: sólo la ocasión, el impulso, la clave. Yo he de ayudar a hacer visible su propio mundo; esto es todo." El Lobo Estepario, Herman Hesse #literatura #literarurauniversal #hermanhesse #escritores #poesía #poetas #poemas #escritos #poemas #cuentos #cartas #relatos #watercolorartsocietyhouston #artforsale

En la galería de arte Watercolo art society of Houston Donde muy pronto estaré exponiendo mis adoradas obras de arte. . . . Toda flor desea su fruto, todo amanecer se encamina al crepúsculo, nada eterno hay en la tierra, excepto la transformación y la fuga. También el más bello verano quiere sentir alguna vez el otoño y lo caduco. Detente, hoja, sé paciente y silenciosa cuando el viento desee llevarte. Sigue jugando tu juego, no te detengas, deja, tranquila, que las cosas ocurran. Permite que el viento que te arranca sople y te conduzca a casa. Hoja marchita Hermann Hesse #literatura #literarurauniversal #hermanhesse #escritores #poetas #poesía #poemas #novelas #cuentos #relatos #escritos #cartas #cuentos #watercolorartsocietyhouston #wash #artforsale

Apologies for my lack of pics lately. Bad post-concussion headaches and difficulty focusing my eyes (especially on lit screens with writing on them) continue to make it difficult and painful. However, I'm trying to struggle through and get a "Far back Friday" post up for you very kind folks. This is in a 5-1/2" x7-1/2" sketchbook, acrylic on a gessoed page. It was a fairly quick compositional color study of a scene in Chappell Hill, Texas in May of 2022. I was scouting potential scenes, preparing for a plein air painting event the next week. #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #pleinair, #pleinairartist, #pleinairpainting, #pleinairpainter, #pleinairpaintings, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbook, #sketchbookart, #sketchbookartist, #sketchbookpages, #sketchbooktour, #sketchbookflipthrough,  #sketchbookpainting, #TexasArtist,  #texasartists,

“Amethyst Tulip” watercolor on arches paper 8x10 • • • #htxart #htxartist #txart #txartist #watercolortulips #watercolorpainting #eadohouston #skillshare #watercolorinstructor #watercolorcommunity #watercolorinspiration #flowerpainting #wash #watercolorartsocietyhouston

Man, it was hot that day! We spent the Friday of spring break on Hilton head island running through the waves. The seagulls were obsessed with the goldfish crackers the kids had. Once you drop one, you’ve invited the whole flock to join in. The sun was so high and it just beat down on us. Nolan would feed the birds and then run away. He was about 5 or 6 at the time and he was so long and thin. I wish I had taken more videos back then to remind me later of his voice • • • “Nolan” 16x20 watercolor on arches paper #hiltonheadisland #beachpainting #htxartist #watercolorartsocietyhouston #explorepage #watercolorpainting #watercolorartistmagazine #watercolorfemaleartist #femaleartist #artisttowatch

The doctors and physical therapists have recently been urging me to try to draw or paint again as part of my therapy to help my scrambled brain recover from the post concussion syndrome I have been struggling with for the past 5 months. The double vision, inability to focus properly and massive headaches from trying to do so have made it not just difficult but impossible until very recently. (Not to mention the neck, shoulders and back nerve and muscle spasms!) This is my first attempt at a charcoal drawing. It took me many days to do in very short sessions each time. So even though it is only 5" x 7" it is huge to me under the circumstances. "Home From The Trail." . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #representational, #representationalart, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #westernart, #TexasArtist, #charcoalonpaper, #charcoalartist, #charcoalsketch, #charcoalartwork, #GeneralPencil, #generalscharcoal, #generalscharcoalpencils, #charcoalwhite, #whitecharcoal, #grayscalepaper, #westernartcollector, #fineartcollector,

How about a "Far-back-Friday" post? 😁 This one is titled "Sunrise from Shepherd Street Bridge." It is my original Grumbacher acrylic painting on Grumbacher's canvas textured paper, 18" × 22". [I'm not sure they even make this anymore?] The matted and framed size is 25" x 28". (It sold in my 2006 Solo Show at The Cloister Gallery, in downtown Houston. I told you it was "far back"!) 😉 This painting was purchased by a U.S. Federal District Court Judge here in Houston... I almost regret selling it now; I would rather have it hanging on MY wall. 🥺 Sorry for long lags between posts. Doctors and physical therapists tell me I need to stay positive and focus on the tiny incremental improvements. So I'll do my best to post more, even if it's old work since I still cannot draw or paint yet. . . . . . . #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #fineart, #artistsoninstagram, #grumbacher, #grumbacherart, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #art_realistic, #representationalpainting, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #studiopainting, #HoustonTexas, #Buffalobayou, #bayoucity, #earlymorning, #sunrise, #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor,

Over 24 years ago, back when I was still trying to learn how to paint with watercolors, this ridiculous looking little 12"x9" painting struggled into being. My dad liked and wanted it (he was always one of my biggest supporters) so I gave it to him. He had it mounted, matted and framed and it hung on his wall for over 20 years. It returned to me in 2020, after he died in late 2019. Now it hangs on our bedroom wall. In spite of how silly or childish it looks, it reminds me of my dad and his constant encouragement and support of my artistic growth. It also reminds me that as artists we never stop growing or improving and it's good to look back now and then to see how far we've come. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #allaprimawatercolor, #landscapeart, #landscapepainting, #cityscape, #beginnerart, #practicemakesprogress, #lookingback, #lookingbackmovingforward, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryrealismpaintings, #villageart,

Sorry for the long lag between posts, but I'm still unable to draw or paint. However, there was a recent art related development: Today, this watercolor painting of mine, ''Comfortable Old Faithfuls'' was delivered to its new forever home. I am very thankful to the collectors who acquired this. I know they really appreciate and take care of the fine art in their collection and I am honored to have them add this one of mine to it. [Swipe ---> to see framed painting.} . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #stilllife, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #westernart, #westernartist, #TexasArtist, #texasartists, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #cowboyboots, #westernboots, #fineartcollector, #americanartcollector, #westernbootcompany,

Here is the final product, I believe. “Old Timer”, Watercolor 24” x 18” #liveoaktree #liveoakartcenter #artsforruraltexas #amandadanning #assemblageccg #brushworksgallery #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorartsocietyhouston #pleinairaustin #utahwatercolorsociety #midwayartassociation #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #outdoorpainting #pleinairpainter

Here is the final product, I believe. “Old Timer”, Watercolor 24” x 18” #liveoaktree #liveoakartcenter #artsforruraltexas #amandadanning #assemblageccg #brushworksgallery #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorartsocietyhouston #pleinairaustin #utahwatercolorsociety #midwayartassociation #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #outdoorpainting #pleinairpainter

Here is the final product, I believe. “Old Timer”, Watercolor 24” x 18” #liveoaktree #liveoakartcenter #artsforruraltexas #amandadanning #assemblageccg #brushworksgallery #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorartsocietyhouston #pleinairaustin #utahwatercolorsociety #midwayartassociation #landscapeartist #landscapepainting #outdoorpainting #pleinairpainter

The Community Day in our neighborhood ROCKED!! #menilcollection #writersintheschools #inprinthouston #dacamera #rothkochapel #watercolorartsocietyhouston

Watercolor Painting Landscape. #watercolorpainting #watercolorartsocietyhouston #fineartamerica #watercolorart #landscapepainting #sketchbook #dailyartwork #green #treetrunks #nature #fineartamerica #aquarelle

I wasn’t able to attend the opening and award ceremony for the 46th Annual Watermedia Exhibition last weekend because I’m moving to France (!) this (!) week (!). But I just checked out the award winners on the @watercolorhouston website home page. Whoa! Absolutely fantastic! Thank you @brenda_swenson for including my work in this show. I’m humbled and awed. 🙏🙏🙏. If you’re in Houston, hours are extended to 7 days a week 10-3, so don’t miss it.

Prime spot at the opening of the Houston watercolor show. Tons of people made it to the opening. #watercolor #painting #artexhibition #houstonart #artgallery #watercolorartsocietyhouston

I'm very delighted to see the portrait of my lovely wife was accepted to the International Watermedia Exhibition, and Watercolor Art Society – Houston (WAS-H) presented me with a Merit Award for this painting "Reflection of Silence and Darkness".   My painting was selected from an original 358 entries which is to say, this was a highly competitive exhibition. Brenda Swenson @brenda_swenson, herself a renowned watercolor artist, was both the juror who selected the IWE participants and the judge who selected the award-winners. Brenda remarked about my painting, “The light of a modern-day cell phone is handled beautifully, and the painting is a double portrait." Watercolor on Fabriano 300 g/ 140 lbs cold press paper, 11"x14" (27x36 cm) این پرتره از همسر عزیزم را برای نمایشگاه بین المللی نقاشی آبرنگ در تگزاس فرستادم و خوشحالم که انجمن نقاشان آبرنگ هیوستون جایزه مریت را برای این نقاشی با عنوان «بازتاب سکوت و تاریکی» اهدا کرد. این کار از بین ۳۵۸ اثر برگزیده شد. به گفته برندا سونسون هنرمند آبرنگ و داور این رقابت بین المللی این اثر « نور گوشی موبایل که متعلق به روزگار ماست به خوبی در این پرتره دوگانه به تصویر کشیده شده. نقاشی آبرنگ روی کاغذ فابریانو ۳۰۰ گرمی، ۲۷× ۳۶ سانتیمتر. #portraitpainting #portraitart #watercolorartsocietyhouston #watercolorart #watercolorpaintingartist #cellphonelight #cellphoto #womanday #womeninternationalday #houston #texasart #brushstrokes #darkatmosphere #lightandshadow #spotlight #beautifulwoman #gorgeusgirl #internationalwomensday

Watercolor Art Society Houston—Here are the Deets on the show opening: 46th Annual International Watermedia Exhibition Sunday, March 5th, 2023. Reception & Opening of Exhibition at 3:45pm. WAS-H building located at: 1601 West Alabama Houston,TX 77006 Valet Parking Available. My Painting “Long Day” will be on display. This is my third time of being accepted into this annual show. It will be up through March 30th. #artshow #artexhibition #galleryart #watercolorart #watermedia #painting #houstonart #watercolorartsocietyhouston

Hello friends in Houston - I have a painting in this show @watercolorhouston! Check it out at the opening on Sunday, or Tuesday-Saturday 10-3 for the rest of March. 2 blocks from the Menil Collection @menilcollection !

Still trying to make up for my long absence and inability to focus or stand the pain of trying to draw or paint, here's another 16 older pieces. These are all sold EXCEPT for 2: the sunflowers and the watercolor study after Van Gogh, which was a very early piece I did when I was still teaching myself how to paint with watercolors. Those two are in the artist's collection. These paintings are in Texas, Ohio, Louisiana, California, Oklahoma and 1 is in Bulgaria! (My paintings travel more than I do.) . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #cityscape, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart, #artcollectorsoftheworld, #hooksepsteingalleries,

Since I haven't been physically able to paint any paintings for a while now, I thought I'd put together thumbnails of a bunch of paintings to make up for it. (Apologies for long dry spells. This took me days and days to do, a few minutes at a time.) All of these are sold works that are in various private collections in three different states EXCEPT for the top left one which is still in my collection. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #stilllife, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #cityscape, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart, #hooksepsteingalleries,

Since my head is still splitting and my neck, shoulders and back are in agonizing muscle spasms still, (limiting what I can do), I'll give you a "Throwback Thursday" post: ''Clouds Rolling In Over Navajo Country'', an 18"x24" watercolor that sold in my solo show at the Mohave County Museum in Arizona in June of 2001. (Framed size is 25" x 31".) [In A Private Collection, Oklahoma] I did at least two smaller color studies of this composition (also in watercolor) before I did this full size painting. Those both sold to other artists who really liked them and, unfortunately, I do not have any photos of them. In fact, this photo of this painting is not a very good one (apologies.) A good lesson I need to apply more often: always photograph your artwork before it gets snatched up! 😬 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #westernart, #westernartist, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart, #fineartcollectors,

From the archive department, "Henry." This drawing was done over 12 years ago. (This young man graduated from high school 2 years ago!) He had found out I was an artist and told me, "I'm an artist too! I'll draw you a picture and you draw me a picture. Deal?" So I did. 😊 For the art material geeks (like me): I used CarbOthello "Stabilo" pastel pencils (The red color is No. 645; the white is No. 100) on Strathmore's "Velvet Gray" charcoal paper (as recommended by William L. Maughan @williammaughanart in his book on "Drawing the Head".) The paper IS all one color, by the way. It's the lighting that makes it look different colors in this photo. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #representational, #representationalart, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #sanguine, #sanguinedrawing, #sanguinedrawings, #sanguinepencil, #sanguineart, #sanguinesketch, #sanguineportrait, #carbothello, #carbothellostabilo, #strathmoreart, #strathmoretonedgray, #strathmoretonedgrey, #grayscalepaper, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart,

Did you know chocolate was considered an aphrodisiac in the 1600s? While chocolate's sensual connections actually have more to do with increasing general arousal and pleasure than direct effects, it remains an amazing source of entertainment and indulgence. Which brings me to Valentines Day! I'll be teaching a chocolate tasting + painting class on Feb 14th where you learn how to get the most out of chocolate tasting and how to create a visual representation of your tasting experience with watercolor. Whether with a date, solo, or a friend group, this class will be a fun and memorable Valentine's night. Register online at watercolorhouston.org #houston #class #workshop #watercolor #watercolour #paint #painting #date #datenight #dateidea #valentine #valentinesday #bemyvalentine #chocolate #chocolatetasting #creative #romantic #cute #thingstodo #thingstodoinhouston #kindredsoulart #watercolorartsociety #watercolorartsocietyhouston #galentines

I filmed this back in September 2022, just after I posted a short video of some very old sketches. At the end of that little clip I said, "Stay tuned, some sketchbook tours are coming," or something to that effect. Well, I'm still suffering from massive headaches, neck and shoulder aches and muscle spasms after getting sledgehammered on the head by a 20 to 30 pound curb of ice that fell off the roof of the Sheraton Hotel in Colorado in late December. 🤕 (The ER doc said I definitely suffered a big concussion, said I was "lucky to be alive!" I had to lie in bed in a dark room for most of our anniversary vacation! But I digress.) I was too embarrassed to post this back in September, but now with the splitting headaches, dizziness, pain from head to tailbone and deafeningly loud ringing in my ears, this little video somehow doesn't look as bad as it did back then. So this isn't technically a sketchbook tour -- yet. But it is the preparation leading up to some. (If I ever start feeling better enough to film them.) Please forgive my old man voice. Actually, I highly recommend turning your sound off! 🤐🤣 Does anyone else still have old, old --decades old-- sketchbooks from their youth? I hope I'm not the only crazy one! 🙄🙃🤪 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbook, #sketchbookart, #sketchbookartist, #sketchbookpages, #sketchbooktour, #sketchbookflipthrough, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart,

Well, it's time for another "Far Back Friday" post. This painting from 2004 was purely from imagination, no reference material at all. [So it's an example of what can happen when I let my imagination run wild! 🤣] "Aspen Glow", watercolor, 22.5" x 23" on Arches 140 lb. 100% Cotton Rag paper. (It was a full sheet 22-1/2" x 30" but after much agonizing over what was bugging me, I cropped it for a better composition.) It sold at my solo show in December of 2004 in a gallery in downtown Houston. I delivered and hung it for the collector on January 7th 2005; almost exactly 18 years ago to the day!! Swipe to see (2) the painting hanging on the gallery wall (3) the painting on the collector's back porch showing the custom frame I milled and made for it and (4) the painting hanging in the collector's home. (They have since moved it into the library.) . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart, #fineartcollectors,

A VERY early watercolor for my "Way back Wednesday" post: "Wine and Apples". This was my very first 'wet-in-wet', alla-prima watercolor. (1999) I set up the still life on the breakfast table, totally soaked the paper before beginning to paint and painted start to finish all in one go. The wet paper makes the brushed on colors 'bleed' out, often unexpectedly and uncontrollably. (As along left side of bottle.) You can attempt to herd the color a bit with a dry or slightly damp brush but it still pretty much goes where it wants to. I lifted out highlights on the background, bottle and apples with an almost dry brush too. Back in 2001 for my first solo show at the Mohave County Museum in Arizona, I had 10 ultra high quality giclee's printed of this painting. (An extremely limited edition!) I worked with the printer for something like 6 to 8 hours over a few days perfecting the print to match the original painting's colors. I took 5 with me to the museum show and all 5 sold! I still have 4 of the 10 left if anyone is interested. (DM to inquire.) . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #allaprima, #allaprimapainting, #allaprimastilllife, #allaprimaoriginal, #allaprimapaintings, #allaprimawatercolor, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #fromlife, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart,

Feeling just ducky today so how about a peek at "Lake Mohave Mallards", Grumbacher acrylic on board, painted in 2016. (Part of a very nice private collection in Houston, Texas.) I spotted this pair on Lake Mohave on the Colorado River in Arizona years ago, in December actually. The angled afternoon sun cast dark shadows from the dock and boats into the water but these two had just paddled their way into this glorious bright patch of water lit up by the sun's rays. That iridescent head on the male was extremely challenging to try to translate into paint and I really did not do much more than half succeed. Paint just cannot do justice to the amazingly rich colors in Creation! (Very frustrating for an artist. Ha!) Though the original is sold, prints are available on Fine Art America (link in bio.) If you swipe you can see some screenshots I took off my computer monitor to give you a view of the way FAA shows you how a matted, framed print would look in real scale on a wall. {I chose an 11x14" print size to see how it would look.) I think it's kind of cool how they can do that. 😊 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #grumbacher, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #hooksepsgal, #hooksepstein, #hooksepsteingalleries, #hooksepsteingallery, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart,

Another quick sketchbook tour showing some of my 'brainstorming' sketches I did to work out how this wooden stool in "The Laundress" painting would look. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #studiopainting, #studiopainter, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #charcoalonpaper, #charcoalsketch, #generalscharcoal, #charcoalwhite, #whitecharcoal, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbooktour, #sketchbookflipthrough, #fineartcollector, #americanrealism, #americanartcollector, #americanart,

I use my sketchbooks as "thinking paper", to work out object designs, viewpoints, details of things I use in my paintings. Here are a few quick charcoal and "white charcoal" sketches I did in September/October of 2020 that informed my painting of "The Laundress" that was completed in December of 2021 / January of 2022. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #painting, #studiopainting, #studiopainter, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #charcoalonpaper, #charcoalsketch, #generalscharcoal, #charcoalwhite, #whitecharcoal, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbooktour, #sketchbookflipthrough,

"Waiting For Grandpa", a drawing's progression. This was a drawing workshop demonstration that I did for my drawing students back in 2014. Graphite on Strathmore "400 Series" 80 lb. drawing paper. (9"x12") . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #allaprima, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #representational, #representationalart, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #TexasArtist, #texasartists, #graphite, #graphiteonpaper, #graphiteonpaperdrawing, #graphiteonpaper✏, #strathmoreart, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks,

A way, way WAY back Wednesday post. 🤣 This very early little watercolor was the 3rd painting in my series I called "The [Native American] Gourd Pot and the Lemon." It was juried into the National Exhibition competition sponsored by the Georgia Watercolor Society in 2000, exhibited in the Thomasville Cultural Center [now the Thomasville Center for the Arts, I believe.] I was humbled and amazed that it was further honored by being selected to be among the much smaller group of 15 paintings to be part of "The XXI National Exhibition Traveling Show" which was shown at three other well known venues, including the Albany Museum of Art in Albany, Georgia. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #allaprima, #allaprimapainting, #allaprimastilllife, #allaprimaoriginal, #allaprimapaintings, #allaprimawatercolor, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #nativeamericanpottery, #westernartcollector, #fineartcollectors, #artcollectors,

A recent watercolor of a fall leaf which had fallen among the rugged rocks along the shore of Table Rock Lake on "Peninsula Lookout" near "Moonshine Beach." After a hike through the woods and around the point I had almost given up finding something to paint because the wind was blowing way too hard to set up my easel. Just as I got back around to where our car was parked I found this little gem! 😊 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #archespaper, #allaprima, #allaprimapainting, #allaprimapaintings, #allaprimawatercolor, #pleinair, #pleinairartist, #pleinairpainting, #pleinairpainter, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalrealism, #tablerocklake, #rockyshore,

A charcoal sketch I did as a warm-up for a painting session in the studio back in mid June. (I ended up liking it and carried it a bit farther than the rough sketch stage.) It's on rough newsprint. "The Waitress", 12"x9" charcoal and "charcoal white". . . . #charcoalonpaper, #charcoalartist, #charcoalpencils, #charcoalsketch, #charcoalportrait, #charcoalartwork, #charcoal_art, #charcoalartists, #charcoal_portrait, #charcoalsketches, #GeneralPencil, #generalscharcoal, #generalscharcoalpencils, #charcoalwhite, #whitecharcoal, #newsprint, #allaprima, #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #contemporaryrealism, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #fineartcollectors, #artcollectors,

[Swipe for additional still photos. --> ] [[ Spoiler Alert: shameless cute puppy pics!]] A plein air painting from a porch overlooking some beautiful fall scenery. (Watercolor on Arches 140 lb coldpress.) With supervision by my plein air porch painting pup. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #americanwatercolor, #archeswatercolorpaper, #pleinair, #pleinairartist, #pleinairpainting, #pleinairpainter, #pleinairpaintings, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #landscapepainting, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism,

My winning painting w juror at fall watercolor society juried membership exhibit #watercolorartsocietyhouston #watercolors #figurative #picasso like

A graphite drawing in one of my sketchbooks that I doodled on over a period of several days, finished it up yesterday. These roses were growing on one of our newest rosebushes planted this past spring. . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #stilllife, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #TexasArtist, #texasartists, #graphite, #graphiteonpaper, #graphiteonpaperdrawing, #graphiteonpaper✏, #sketchbookdrawing, #sketchbookpage, #sketchbooks, #sketchbookdrawings, #sketchbook,

My lil booth 🎨 #watercolor #watercolour #painting #artsale #art #artist #watercolorartsocietyhouston #kindredsoulart

Finished my Grands series. All are 11X14watercolor on Aquabord. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #aquabord #houstonartist #aquarelle #watercoloronaquabord #watercolorhouston #watercolorartsocietyhouston @ampersand_art @aligator_watercolor_community

Fun four days with WASH (Watercolor Art Society of Houston). 2 days of Loose and Fast along w 2 days of Watercolorbatiks on Japanese rice paper. . . . #watercolor #fineart #colorfulartwork #artforsale #artforhouse #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #paintings #watercolor_painting #paintingforsale #ryanfoxwatercolors #wash #watercolorartsocietyhouston #icelandtrip

Day 3 with the Watercolor Society of Houston (WASH). Unfinished batik demo of Iceland coast. More batiking manana. . . #watercolor #fineart #colorfulartwork #artforsale #artforhouse #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #paintings #watercolor_painting #paintingforsale #ryanfoxwatercolors #danielsmithwatercolors #danielsmith #americanwatercolorsociety #originalart #colorfulart #interiordesign #artforhouse #artwork #wash #watercolorartsocietyhouston #iceland #icelandtrip #icelandtravels #icelandroadtrip

Fun times w the WASH (Watercolor Art Society of Houston) group. Demo of black church in Iceland using tons of Daniel Smith lunar black. 4 day workshop starts tomorrow. , . . #wash #watercolorartsocietyhouston #icelandart #icelandtravel #watercolordemo #watercolor #fineart #colorfulartwork #artforsale #artforhouse #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #paintings #watercolor_painting #paintingforsale #ryanfoxwatercolors #danielsmithwatercolors #danielsmith #americanwatercolorsociety #originalart #colorfulart #interiordesign #artforhouse #artwork

“Golden Boy” 11X14 watercolor on Aquabord. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolors #watercolours #watercolorpaintings #watercolorportrait #portraitpainting #artworks #aquabord #watercoloronaquabord #watercolorist #watercolorart #watercolorsrtist #artistlife #aquella #aquarelle #aquarella #aquarela #supporthoustonsrtist #watercolorartsocietyhouston #watercolorhouston #societyofwatercolorartists #grandson #goldenboy #goldenchild @aligator_watercolor_community @ampersand_art @watercolorhouston @artwork_inspirations @kaysalem

For a Far Back Friday Post I thought I'd show you a few old drawings from the past. . . . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #pleinair, #pleinairartist, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #representational, #representationalart, #americanlandscape, #representationalartist, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #graphite, #graphiteonpaper, #pensketch, #micronsketch, #penartwork, #BombayIndiaInk, #fromlife, #drawingfromlife, #fineartcollectors, #artcollectors, #artcollector, #artcollection, #artcollections,

"Bridge Over Coon Creek" acrylic on 9"×12" canvas panel, frame O.D.: 13-1/2" x 16-1/2". Painted "en plein air" sitting beside this lake in Branson, Mo. The bridge runs parallel alongside the lake and it crosses Coon Creek where it empties into the lake. [Private Collection, Houston, Texas.] [Swipe for second picture --->] I was set up at the edge of the lake... the steep hillside and rocks were my "chair". I actually used my umbrella for the first -- and so far, last -- time on this occasion. 🤣 The sun and wind really dried the acrylic paints fast! If you zoom in you can see the dried out edges of the palette paper curling up. 😳😬 . . . #watercolorartsocietyhouston, #wash_houston, #pleinair, #pleinairartist, #pleinairpainting, #pleinairpainter, #pleinairpaintings, #landscapeart, #landscapeartist, #landscapeartists, #landscapepainter, #contemporaryrealism, #contemporaryartist, #modernrealism, #realism, #realismtoday, #realistart, #realistpainting, #representational, #representationalart, #representationalpainting, #art_realistic, #realisticartwork, #americanlandscape, #representationalrealism, #representationalism, #artcollectors, #artcollector, #branson. #bransonmissouri,

My entries for the Watercolor Art Society - Houston September's theme is "Blue". One of my goals this year as an artist was to enter more juried shows. I entered three this week 😳. The WAS-H show being one of them and with the largest entries. Fingers crossed. "Afternoon Rain" - abstract landscape (8" x 10") is available for purchase after the show. * #outofthecomfortzone #pamferwornart #watermediaartist #watercolor #watercolour #emergingartist #mastriusartist #watercolorartsocietyhouston