Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Summer Is Coming

Pastel 9x9 on Sanded Paper


I began this painting with a sketch on my tablet using blocks of color and value.  My motivation was the passage from a small cove on the St. Johns River onto the open water.  On an early summer morning, this opening seems to lead to a different world.  I have worked with a limited palette with a few of my favorite "accent" colors thrown in for interest.

Pablo Creek Guardian

  Ink and Wash, 7x5 on Paper This old, knotted sweet gum tree sands at a bend in the headwaters of a creek that flows into the Pablo River. ...