watercolor

I am so excited that my two new watercolor paintings – “Jerry Van, Music Man” and “Jesus Saves” – are accepted into the Tennessee Watercolor Society’s 33rd Exhibition. This show, as is typical of watercolor exhibitions, is juried by one person, in this case by internationally acclaimed artist Gerald Brommer. The exhibit includes 70 paintings chosen from 212 submitted as digital images by member artists from all over Tennessee. The juror will wait to view the paintings in person to … Read More

My new watercolor painting, of local musician and friend Jerry, is one I painted in my brain long before it landed on paper! I took reference photos nearly 2 years ago, when Rick and I happened upon Jerry and his friend Mike, playing music on a sunny afternoon in front of his wife Dona’s pottery studio and shop, The Castle. Once I viewed my photos, I was inspired to capture what I saw in a painting – visually, capturing Jerry’s … Read More

  My newest painting “Jesus Saves” is in watercolor, depicting a barn I have often photographed on a nearby rural backroad. It has so many fabulous textures – the old barnyards, rusted metal panels as siding, rusty hinges, an overturned water tub, a field of wildflowers. I could hardly wait to get started. The first step was designing my painting. Even though my art largely duplicates the scene, I keep basic design principles in focus right from the start – … Read More