This is a pen and wash (watercolor) sketch/painting done on top of vintage ledger paper from 1887. 8th in a 'garden' series.
My latest original, unique artwork. I love and collect old papers, but there are so many wonderful things to do with them. This is a genuine old paper is backed with acid-free cardstock. Some of the original handwriting appears on the vintage paper.
On top is art created from my study photos of gardens and other delights.
Not too many people don't like lighthouses, and those in Oregon are a treat. Often visited, photographed, and rendered in paints, inks, and pencils. This is the Coquille River Light in Bandon, southern Oregon. A favorite with so many. And
while, not typically a 'garden' scene, shows the summer garden of
wildflowers growing on the cliffs/rocks, by the lighthouse. Showing us that nature's beauty can show up anywhere.
I've used white gesso under some of the painting - as this helps to make the colors 'pop' a little more. This is the same type of sketching used in art journals, urban sketches, and travel diaries.
Listed on eBay here ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/291266315624
Thank you for looking, and hope you enjoy my work.
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Monday, October 13, 2014
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Watercolor painting - boat "The Rusty Banshee" SFA - 5x7"
I love all things ocean, sea, marine, having grown up just a few hundred yards from a wonderful beach, with ocean docks, wharves just a few miles further up the coast. This is from Crescent City, on the northern Californian coast. A small format artwork (SFA) in watercolor - 5x7".
The rust is what caught my eye most of all. And it's rendered pretty much like it was. I think and hope this rusty old Banshee is getting ready to go out on the waters again some day.
I have this painting up for auction at a low starting price on Daily Paintworks website - HERE. Please check out my other auctions on this site - I'm not currently offering most of them anywhere else.
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