Keep on Painting

my watercolor notebook - coca-cola notes

I often record notes and color information in a notebook so that I can refer back to them when I paint. It's really helpful and I encourage my students to do the same. Truth be told, I probably should do it more than I do.  

And below is a detail of my latest painting.

detail

"Coke Bottles" a.k.a. "I Can See Again"

"Coke Bottles" - 12" x 12" - watercolor on 7/8" cradled aquabord

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So . . . I think we're done here.  I mean . . . I could continue to fiddle all day long with this thing, but at some point you have to ask yourself, "have I said enough to get my point across?"  I think I have.

The title seems to be a bit obvious, albeit boring, but here's a little backstory that lets you in on my private joke:  Earlier this week I picked up my first pair of bifocals from the optician!  So as you can SEE (ha, ha) . . . "coke bottles" has a double meaning for me.  I shall always remember this painting fondly . . . as yet another significant step toward old-age!  Ha!  But really, it is SO delightful to see again!

Thank you for dropping by.

Progress and New Class

work-in-progress

This one seems to be shaping up . . . although at this stage in the game, progress is slow:  lots of details and tweaking.

I am starting to schedule my 2016 classes, beginning with this Intermediate Watercolor class in February.  You can read more about it here.  It's fast approaching but I hope you can join us!

"Vine Ripened"
watercolor on paper

Rum and Coca-Cola

work-in-progress
12"x12"
(watercolor on clayboard)

I have wanted to post for a few days now, but for some reason Blogger isn't working on Safari.  So after a few days of frustration, I downloaded Firefox.  The interface is a little messed up . . . the caption for the above image is all wonky.  I'm hoping that when I publish the post, it looks correct.  Sometime the code and the way it looks on the screen don't match up.  

Anyway . . . here are a few images from my latest work.  I've got a few paintings going and my goal is to finish two this week.  Yeow!  I better start painting!  

Oh and if you are confused by my title to this post . . . click here.  LOVE the Andrew Sisters . . . especially "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy!"  :)