Minto Brown Winter

We had planned it for a long time and it was worth the effort. Portland people went south and Eugene painters came north and we met at Minto Brown Island Park on the Willamette. The sky was overcast and brooding but we all were diligent and produced work that expressed the muted mood of this late winter day. Almost nothing better than making paintings outside with good people! Celeste Bergin has some photos on her blog. She chronicles everything!
watermedia on paper 12"x9"


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Storm on the Lake

Yellowstone Lake. A helpful young employee at the hotel told us 3G reception was possible on a hill overlooking the lake. Although it wasn't close, we found it, read our mail and saw this magnificent storm advancing over the water.
Following David Page Coffin`s advice, I painted this on Fabriano Artistico that I had applied a thin coat of acrylic matte medium. It acts as another bit of sizing preventing too much absorption. Yupo, my usual watermedia 'paper', is completely non absorbent and the difference between it and normal papers is huge, requiring different techniques. A little layer of acrylic on cotton fiber papers bridges the gap somewhat.
watermedia on paper 9"x12"



Available Work [updated 7-4-12]