La Jolla Iceplants 2014

I posted the 4 by 4 inch study for this painting a few days ago. This is the pastel version at 8 by 8 inches. I have had this photo for years trying to figure out how to make a painting out of it. I finally cropped in into a square format and found my painting. Its a painting of the iceplants and ground cover in La Jolla, California. I started out with a watercolor underpainting and blocked in the pastel when it was dry. My next version will be painted on "stone" paper which is similar to Yupo.

Thick And Beautiful

I saw these young ladies in front of Whole Foods downtown. It was during South By Southwest so I assume they were associated with that crowd. I was sitting at the light and snapped a photo. I used Wallis paper and started out with a watercolor underpainting utilizing complementary colors. I'm going to explore this image more in watercolor. 8 by 8 inches 125.00 unframed

This is a small study for a larger watercolor painting that I have in mind. I used 4 by 4 inch Stathmore Artist Tiles and a large brush. I just let the color do what it does. 4 by 4 inches 25.00 unframed