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Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Winter Marsh
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Rio Grande Gorge
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This is from the mid 80`s, on the original Meridian Drawing Paper. I recently had a bunch of slides digitized to a cd. Seeing them again is like reading an old journal; amusing, mortifying and confusing. I remember the emotions but not the thinking too well. With many of them I`m just baffled, a different man painted them.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Black and White Orchard
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These small paintings I`ve posted recently were painted on Meridian Drawing Paper made by Pentalic. It was 100% rag, about 72 lb., tough and heavily sized. It took watercolor beautifully. Because it was relatively inexpensive I felt free to try anything. For over 20 years I used this paper for everything. Then I ran out. Ordered 100 new sheets without a thought. When I went to paint on it I knew immediately something was wrong. It was like blotting paper. The paint sank into it and dried to a dull finish. The opposite of what it had been. Well, I researched it and the 'recipe' had been changed! Only a painter would understand what a calamity this was. In 2004 I didn`t paint a single watercolor. I`m still really upset. I`d pay handsomely to get some of the old stuff. Seems we all have a horror story like this. Painting is it`s own challege, we don`t need the distraction.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Willamette Valley Study #1
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Coast Range Runoff
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Winter Night
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I`m organizing a page of paintings for my website of New Mexico work. This was the first of many big watercolors I began in 1988. I was living in Chimayo in a derelict mobile home. After pushing the furniture out of the way, I`d unroll the paper, cut off a piece, put it in the shower to moisten, then slap it down on a wet sheet of plywood while crawling around the edges with a staple gun attaching it. My generous landlords gave me a very cheap rent which allowed me to concentrate on painting. I sure got a lot of work done.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Fog on the Slough
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