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The Old Shack
11 inches x 14 inches acrylic on cotton canvas
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Here we have an old run down shack in a field of dandelions and weeds. There is a wood or a hedgerow in the back ground. I used the lines to focus the attention on the shack really well in this one. The darkness of the shack adds an air of mystery. You almost expect a Hollywood style jump scare at any moment.

Lean-to of Hay
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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A watercolor landscape featuring a lean-to full of hay beside a barn. I actually painted this scene as a doodle then repainted with professional materials.

The New Horizon
10 inch x 8 inch acrylic on canvas
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Yup, the new horizon for certain. These are everywhere nowadays and the have become normal to us. This is the fourth small, gallery wrapped painting I did for an art call at a gallery in San Marcos, TX. Still to soon to know if it will be accepted for the exhibit or not.

The River
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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Landscapes are my thing. I have been improving my watercolor techniques and have had some good results. I am not sure about this one.

The Ship
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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A watercolor nautical painting for a bit of a change. I have been wanting to paint this ship for a while, but hadn't with acrylics. I decided to give it a shot with watercolor. What do you think? Did I pull it off?

Under the Bridge
8 inch x 10 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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A third small painting for an upcoming art call. This one shows two men sitting under a bridge on a river bank.

Morning Along a Beach
10 inch x 8 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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Another that I painted for possible inclusion in a local gallery. I still have a week to decide what paintings I will submit and even time to paint one or two more.

Everyday Cactus
10 inch x 8 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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Breaking the string of watercolors here. A local gallery has posted an art call for small works so I am trying to get a few ready for it. Here is a nice cactus for you.

Bottle of Tulips
12 inch x 9 inch watercolor on paper
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Watercolor still life of three red tulips in a white bottle. Nuff said.

Pot of Hydrangeas
12 inch x 9 inch watercolor on paper
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Another watercolor still life with flowers. This time hydrangeas in a red pot..

The Farm
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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Landscape of a farm house and a barn up against some hills. In watercolor, no less. Getting a lot better with this medium.

Japanese Garden 2
!4 inch x 11 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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Another painting from recent trips to Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas. Here is another from the Japanese Gardens there.

Vase of Lupines and Bowl
12 inch x 9 inch watercolor on paper
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Here is another of the watercolor flower still lives I am doing. I used lupines for this one. I added a bowl on the left for balance and a bit of contrast.

Rock Pile 2
9 inch x 12 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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The September Daily Paintworks challenge was to paint rocks. I love to paint rocks I live to paint rocks. So, guess what? I did a painting of rocks. Here is "Rock Pile 2" painted solely for this challenge.

Antique Roses in a Vase
12 inch x 9 inch watercolor on paper
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Another flower watercolor still life. I should do hundreds of them. I should also get better at lighting the picture.

Lupines in a Vase
12 inch x 9 inch watercolor on paper
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Along with my regular acrylics landscapes, I've begun doing a series of watercolor still lives with various types of flowers. Here is my first group of lupines in a vase.

Driftwood Along Leon Creek
9 inch x 12 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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Another painting of Leon Creek from my visit to Pearsall park in the spring. This one is of an interesting spot the had gathered some driftwood.

Dead Oklahoma Tree
12 inch x 9 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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I saw this interesting dead tree in an Oklahoma field near Anadarko recently. I decided it needed to be immortalized in paint.

Roses in a Cup
12 inch x 9 inch watercolor on paper
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Another watercolor of antique roses. This time in a coffee cup.

3 Roses
12 inch x 9 inch watercolor on paper
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I picked up a new technique for painting antique roses. Here are three roses painted with this new technique.

Waterfall #10
11 inch x 14 inch acrylic on canvas
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Here is a nice waterfall and a stream running over some rocks past some trees. I love waterfalls and streams.

Mountain #5
11 inches x 14 inches acrylic on cotton canvas
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Here is a mountainous tropical landscape. The foreground is all bright jungle foliage.

Alyssum
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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Here is a watercolor of a n alyssum bush, It was a little bit more difficult to paint than I expected.

Grace Slick
20 inch x 16 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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Here is a portrait of the incredible Grace Slick. This took quite a bit of effort and aggravation. But I am quite happy with the result.

Sunrise at Sea
12 inch x 9 inch acrylic on stretched cotton canvas
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A pallet knife extravaganza! I painted this impressionistic sunrise over the ocean by applying the paint directly to the canvas and spreading it about with the pallet knife, letting the paint mix as I did. Came out really nice. I like the sun behind the clouds.

San Antonio River at Pearl Brewery
14 inch x 11 inch acrylic on cotton canvas
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Went to an arts and crafts event at the old Pearl Brewery in San Antonio, Texas. After looking at all the booths I went down to the river walk and took a bunch of pictures. Of course, I have to paint the scene from a couple of them.

The Cliffs
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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Here's another watercolor landscape. This one is based vaguely on a place I knew when I was growing up.

Ready Barge
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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I was at an arts and craft event at the old Pearl Brewery in San Antonio, Texas and I took a little stroll along the River Walk. I saw this barge waiting for a new load of tourists to take down the river. This one was painted a bright orange so I decided to paint it. I mean, how often do you get to use orange in a landscape?

Tree Down the Street 6
9 inch x 12 inch acrylic on linen over wood panel
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Here is an interesting mesquite tree a couple blocks south of my house. These trees always have interesting shapes. They start as a bush and however they form is how they stay as a tree.

Blue Agave in Bloom
12 inches x 9 inches acrylic on linen over wood panel
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This is a blue agave two blocks from where I live in full super bloom. These cactus shoot up more than 20 feet in a few days then flower. It's crazy and they are doing it all over the place.

Pretty Flowers
8 inch x 10 inch acrylic on linen over wood panel
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Here are some pretty flowers painted with acrylics. These are some simple roses in a field. I almost kept the background as a abstract. It was pretty cool, but I painted the flowers on anyway.

The Usual Suspect
12 inch x 12 inch acrylic on stretched cotton canvas
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The funny thing is that I started playing chess when I was 6 and have been playing tournament level chess since the mid-70s. I became a master of the game a long time ago and play all the time, but this is the first chess themed painting I've done. Here is "The Usual Suspect". I'll let you figure it out.

Culman Petrum
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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This watercolor landscape features a ridgeline with a large rock outcropping. Another made up place based on a drawing of mine.

Country Lane
9 inch x 12 inch watercolor on paper
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I have drawn several variants of this basic scene but this is the first time I painted it. Here it is as a watercolor landscape.

Cape Linn
11 inch x 14 inch acrylic on stretched cotton canvas
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A nice seascape painting of a cliff lined point stretching into the ocean. There is a city in the background in front of distant mountains. Linn means "cliff" by the way and is from Scottish Gaelic and its application of the name is my invention.

Orange Sky 2
12x9 watercolor on paper
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I had to do an orange sky painting in watercolor just to see the effect. Interesting.

Tree Down the Street 5
9x12 watercolor on paper
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Another crepe myrtle painting. I think this is the third one from this year. I can't help it. They are everywhere here. This group is in a yard about four blocks from where I live. I saw them when I was out for a walk. I decided to do them as a watercolor like I did the last one. Seems more suited to watercolor than acrylics for some reason.

Diamondback Water Snake
9x12 acrylic on linen over wood panel
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 I was at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas along the San Antonio river taking pictures of ducks and herons when this guy came up to say "hi". He is a diamondback water snake and not poisonous. However, like most water snakes, he is perpetually grumpy and does bite. I decided to go the other way.

Tulips
9x12 watercolor on paper
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Here are some tulips in watercolor.

Fantasy Island
16x20 acrylic on stretched canvas
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I painted this back in March and then put it in the box of rejects. I was pulling out other paintings yesterday to be pre-varnished and this came out. I looked at it for a while and decided it wasn't so bad. Here is "Fantasy Island" featuring shallows over reefs. And cliffs. And palm trees. Needs a shark or two, doesn't it?

Mariska Veres
20x16 acrylic on stretched cotton canvas
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Another portrait of a rock goddess. This one is Mariska Veres  of the band Shocking Blue. This painting actually took me about 3 weeks off and on. Now to decide who to do next. Thinking about doing Jinx Dawson. Or maybe Grace Slick? We'll see.

Banana and 2 Mangoes
9x12 watercolor on paper
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Here is a still life in watercolor. My son was going to make banana and mango smoothies, but I stole his ingredients long enough to paint this. This painting looks very similar to my "Apples on a Plate" painting, but that was acrylic on a linen panel. Guess that means I have developed my own style?

Apples on a Plate
8x10 acrylic on linen over wood panel

Now you can see what I mean. Look a lot alike don't they?

Two Hydrangeas
9x12 watercolor on paper
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I tried a totally different approach to painting these hydrangeas from the ones I've done before. A lot more brushwork this way.

Magenta Hibiscus
(x12 acrylic on linen over wood panel
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I am painting a lot of flowers lately, especially when I had painted almost none previously. And here is another hibiscus to add to the pile.

Walking at Pearsall
9x12 watercolor on paper
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So here is another painting from the our visit to Pearsall Park in San Antonio, Texas last spring. I decided to do this one as a watercolor instead of an acrylic painting.

Settler's Hut
12x12 acrylic on stretched cotton canvas
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This is an old homesteader's cabin from the early 1800s. This cabin is one of several at the Botanical Gardens in San Antonio, Texas. This is another painting from one of my excursions with my youngest son this past spring.

Here Be Dragon
9x12 acrylic on canvas panel
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So, there was this challenge to take a boring, ho hum photo and paint something interesting. The idea was to make something with a bit of fun, so I added a dragon's tail coming out the front door. Also, by the graffiti is a paint can, a hat, and a shoe. Hmm, wonder what happened?

Tree Down the Street #4
9x12 watercolor on paper
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There are so many Crepe Myrtles in bloom around here you can't go 20 feet without seeing another one. Here are two in a yard near my house. I painted them as a watercolor and kept it loose. My fourth painting in the series of trees around where I live.

Blue Hydrangea
12x9 watercolor on paper
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And here is the "Blue Hydrangea" to go with yesterdays red one.