"DIA@Night"

 

One of Detroit's gems is even more dramatic at night!

"Burano Bridge"

 

May be the last one of these for a bit Although you never know, 

they've been so much fun to do, I just may continue the series. 

"Chioggia Bridge"

 

I thought this was pretty dramatic. 

"Grand Canal Notte"

 

Ahhh...there's just no place like it on earth!

"Chioggia Nocturne"

I like the way this one turned out. It's one of the outer islands in the Venetian Lagoon, 

famous for it's Byzantine mosaics. 

 

"Venetian Reflections"

Another one in the series. These have been fun to do. Definitely a learning experience. 

Watercolors aren't easy to master, that's for sure!

 

"A Night in Venice"

 

Another one in the series I'm working on. 

"Venetian Night"

 

I thought I'd try something a bit different. I found a bunch of reference photos on the net 

and had a go at them. This is the first of a series I did in watercolors. 

"Steely Resolve"

 

I haven't done an acrylic painting of a steel mill in a while. SO I thought I'd do another one.

 I gave this one a looser treatment and think it turned out okay. . 

"Indignation"

 

A painting done from a screen grab from a movie of the same title. 

"Mt. Shasta Lenticular Two"

 

A second painting from my wife's cousin's photos. These would be pretty cool to witness!

"Mt. Shasta Lenticular One"

 

My wife's cousin who lives in California took a few photos of the famous lenticular clouds near Mt. Shasta while skiing there. Here's one of the paintings I did of these wild looking clouds. They look like something from outer space. Not sure if my painting does them justice. 

"The Gentlemen"

 

A screen grab from the Guy Richie show on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, it's wickedly funny! And, as you can see, there's some splendid scenery in the show!

"Daydream Nation-2"

 

This was taken from a screen grab from the film of the same title. 

It had a very monotone feel which I thought I'd try to replicate in watercolors. 

"Oh, Bethlehem!"

 

This has been on my to-do list for a while. I finally decided to get to it. 

I did it in pen & ink and used a limited watercolor palette. 

"A Plum Assignment"

 

I think this will be the last one in the series. They were great fun to do, but it's definitely time to move on. Lots of other paintings are waiting in the wings for me to get busy on. 

"Grapes of Wrath"

 

A trip to Trader Joe's yielded a bunch (bad pun intended) of new painting subjects .

It's unfortunate that they use so much packaging. 

"Pep Rally"

 

Some interesting Shishito peppers I found at Trader Joe's. 

"Double Decker"

 

I thought this was a wonderful combo of colors. 

"If the Cashews Fit..."

 

Another one in the series. 

"Kiwi's Playhouse"

 

I decided to revisit this series. I found these in an amazing Armenian grocery story in LA a few weeks ago. They were so vibrant I simply had to paint them. Not sure how many folks 

will get the allusion in the title. I was considering calling it 'Kiwi's Big Adventure" but this one made slightly more sense. 

"Dining Room Dawn"

 

Early morning in our dining room. 

"Lakeshore Sunrise 4-29-24"

 

A friend, Molly takes a ton of sunrise photos and posts them on IG. 

This was done from one she took early this week. Such drama! 

"Gallery Ghoul"

While roaming around the Detroit Institute of Arts, I notice this unique shadow one of the sculptures was creating. It just had this creepy vibe to it, so I thought I'd paint it. Proving once again, you just never know where the inspiration for a painting will come from. 

 

"Mt. Washington"

 

Recently visited my daughter who lives in LA. 

This was the beautiful view down (or up?) her street at night.