Whiskey Painters

I’ve just completed five new watercolor Whiskey Paintings, in preparation for my first time participating in an official Whiskey Painters of America (WPA) exhibition. It’s the 14th Annual Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition, held in The Red Barn Galleries, located in Vermont. The Whiskey Paintings will be exhibited along with watercolors (sans whiskey) of the local Valley Artists Guild. I got the idea to do a series of related images for this show, using a ‘red barn’ theme. I have oodles … Read More

As a new milestone in my life as a fine artist, I have earned the status of a lifelong member of The Whiskey Painters of America. May sound silly, but this is an exclusive art group with a list of requirements for membership and unique guidelines for the creation of miniature watercolor paintings with alcoholic spirits to dilute the colors. Since I first heard about this organization many years ago I was intrigued. A few months ago I did some … Read More

I’ve been busy painting, exploring a peculiar new twist on watercolors… I am using whiskey in place of water! I call these artworks whiskey-colors. This is not my unique idea; it is a technique heralded and practiced by an art group called the Whiskey Painters of America. More about that organization below – let’s get onto the fun part. Shown here are my series of six whiskey-color paintings. I painted each to represent the name of a popular cocktail made … Read More