Art Makes Me Happy: 2016

This fall I have taken more classes and have worked more on my own, as well. It was great to be back with my friends and teacher in Caroline Graham's class at the Art League, and I have also been taking more classes at the Watercolor Art Society - Houston (WASH). I took another class from Carla Gauthier on adding figures to paintings.

Justice, Liberty, and Independence
9/16/16
4x6"?
Collection of Jac Brennan

Class Figure Study
from small black&white photo
9/8/16
5x7"
Collection of Jac Brennan

Sill Life with Chopsticks
9/12/16
9.75x14.25"

Concentrate on the Path
for Mark Edmiston-Lange -- encouragement as he began his first Chemo treatment
9/14/16
5x7"
collection of Becky Edmiston-Lange

Figure Study (homework)
from small B&W photo
9/15/16

Lunch in Toronto
9/18-10/5/16
10.5x14"
Honorable Mention in the Watercolor Art Society-Houston 47th Annual Members Exhibit
collection of artist

Expressive Hands

figure study of Caroline as she is teaching

9/26/16
20"x9"

At the Seattle Public Market
9/27-10/5/16
14x9"

Waiting Out the Storm
9/29-10/4/16
11.5x11.5"

Still Life in White and Beige
10/3/16
15x15"

Good Night, Dear Heart
assignment by choir director to paint or write something
to help us deal with the emotions of singing at the funeral of Mark Edmiston-Lange
10/5/16
7x7"
collection of Becky Edmiston-Lange

Still life with Complementary Colors
10/10/16
10x10"

Quick sketch of co-worker
10/14/16
7x7"

Apple tree in fall
10/17/16
14x10.5"
collection of Robin McElfresh

Farm in Moscow, Ohio #1

10/24/16

11.5x9.25"

Farm in Moscow, Ohio #2

10/24/16

9x9"

Below are five paintings from Carla Gauthier's workshop: Pouring Watercolors. Paintings were created by pouring yellow, red, and blue watercolors over wet paper, and masking layers through successively darker pours to get a full range of color. Very interesting technique and fun to experiment.

Demonstration Lesson: ferris wheel on Galveston pier
10/30/16
20x15"
collection of Kate Hammons

Dove Nest at the Mullineaux's house
10/30/16
20x15" (cropped to approx 15x15"

Joyce & Sue on the back yard swing, ca.1940
10/30/16
11x15"

View of Lake near Juneau
10/30/16
15x11"
collection of Kate Hammons

House in Salina, Utah
10/30/16
19x15"

Hot Chocolate in the Monteverde rain forest, Costa Rica
10/31/16
9.5x14.25"
collection of Kate Hammons

Three paintings from a lesson in Caroline Graham's class: applying acrylic paint to a pane of glass and taking a print while the paint was still wet. A real lesson in working quickly.

Coffee Break
11/7/16
5.5x6.5"

Fancy Lady
11/7/16
7x7"

Young Ballerina
11/7/16
8x10.5"

Naps for Bill and Mayday
11/14/16
14.25x9.5"
collection of Bill Hammons

Cherry Creek in the Castlewood Canyon State Park, Colorado
11/29/16
14.5x14.5"
collection of the artist
Third Prize at Watercolor Art Society-Houston
November 2017 Exhibit