Category Archives: trees

Magnolia

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

I have hundreds of reference photos, from years of collecting images that “I might paint one day.” I used one such image for a watercolor painting I just completed, entitled Magnolia. This painting is based on photos I took of the Magnolia … Continue reading →

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New Watercolor Painting

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Not much painting gets done during the summer vacation months, but I found myself with a couple free hours with the house to myself today and was able to paint! I finished up a watercolor that I started back in May. … Continue reading →

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Lone Pine

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

I’ve just completed my last watercolor painting for 2018. Entitled Lone Pine, this painting is based on a photograph I took in Kings Canyon National Park, in California. The pine on the edge of the cliff, as well as the trees … Continue reading →

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End of the Road

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

This watercolor painting is entitled End of the Road. It’s based on a photograph I took along the coast of Monterey in California, while vacationing there this past summer. The Monterey Cypress is well known for its unique shape bent by the … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

My latest watercolor painting is entitled Kaleidoscope. The reflection in the water dominates the scene and displays a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors. I carefully preserved the floating leaves in the water with resist, then painted the water in an abstract … Continue reading →

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Lapland Lake

Posted on April 6, 2017 by

The following image is a watercolor painting of my son, admiring the frozen lake view while skiing at Lapland Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains. It was a beautiful, sunny winter day. The sun is blocked by the large tree in the foreground of … Continue reading →

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Autumn Gold

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

My latest watercolor painting is entitled Autumn Gold. It is inspired by a beautiful tree I photographed last autumn, on a cliff’s edge, at Peebles Island. Despite the overcast day, the leaves on this tree were very vibrant. The painting is 16 … Continue reading →

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Cliff’s Edge

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

Frequent visitors to Peebles Island will recognize this amazing tree. On the steep precipice near the water’s edge, this giant tree is holding on, in spite of the soil being gradually washed away over the years. The intricate root system is … Continue reading →

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New paintings

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

This first painting is entitled Roots. I photographed this tree with its amazing root system over the summer while vacationing in Vermont.. This second painting took me most of the summer into autumn, to complete. Much larger than Roots, which … Continue reading →

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Late Winter

Posted on April 14, 2016 by

I was hoping to paint some snow scenes this past winter, but our mild weather here in upstate New York did not cooperate for me. My latest painting, entitled Late Winter, is based on some trees I photographed this winter … Continue reading →

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