Sunday, September 22, 2013

Studio Sept 22, 2013



Studio shot this AM. Ann and my December show is taking shape. The semester is in full swing so I am not spending as much time down here as I'd like, but I feel that I can work through the end of October (with hopefully a five day Edisto visit tucked in there) before I start worrying about the framing, etc. Maybe make it to 20 pieces, we'll see. I have a backlog of pieces that I've started and others that I want to do so maybe this show can't come soon enough.

Beachy Still Life #17

11x15" Watercolor on 140 lb. Kilimanjaro WC paper

Number 17 features a Kiener Whelk, two Atlantic calico scallop shells, another bottle with OBX sand and finally, another automobile plate with the Highway number 12 on it. Had to get Highway 12 in this series somehow!

Monday, September 9, 2013

Beachy Still Life #16

11x15" Watercolor on 140 lb. Kilimanjaro WC paper

Sixteen is another quick one. This features a Shark's Eye Moon shell and an Ark shell.

Beachy Still Life #15

11x15" Watercolor on 140 lb. Kilimanjaro WC paper

Number fifteen features a Horse Conch, rarely found on the beach. This is one that Ann found on Edisto Island a good while back. Stoney's Seafood is a place where we regularly got our fresh fish for grilling, done by yours truly, down in Avon, NC on Hatteras Island.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Beachy Still Life #14



11x15" Watercolor on 140 lb. Kilimanjaro WC paper

This is a hard one to get a good picture of. And, I hope it's not "cheating", but I kept looking at this small twisted feather that I ultimately did not choose for the previous painting, sitting in it's discarded spot as I was over-working number thirteen. Somehow it looked wounded with the T-pin still stuck through, so I decided it was one I wanted to do - whether it makes Ann's and my November show or not. Plus, it was a real exercise in subtle, something that I don't think of usually, until after it's a by-gone decision. So anyway, here is number fourteen, such as it is. Now what to do next...