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never liked my watercolors, even as a child I thought them ugly
and rather muddy. I much preferred more opaque mediums that I
could control better. During the years we spent on our boat I
tried watercolors from time to time and still could not find a
method of working them. When I moved ashore I went on a
watercolor painting holiday to St. Maarten to learn from an
expert and still that didn't help. Finally, after reading an
article about how Andrew Wyeth worked his Egg Temperas, I
thought I would try the same technique using watercolor, and it
was an eye opener. I liked the result, and many small studies of
fruits and vegetables followed. I layer the paint using nearly
pure pigments trying for optical mixtures that make the
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The
Red Shoes
Watercolor
13 x 14
double matted and gallery wrapped
2008
I do love the idea of sexy strappy
shoes and if I didn't have square feet, neuropathy in my feet
and a bad back I might be tempted to wear them. But alas, I
never did get the hang of walking in heels, so I am vicariously
enjoying them by painting shoes that I buy cheap from
consignment shops or on sale at Wal-Mart. Drawing and painting
shoes can be an intense exercise in proportion and
perspective!
$90
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Strawberries
and Cream
Watercolor
10 x 13
2001
The Cream pitcher in this painting is
a family heirloom. It is engraved with the initials of 7
generations of women on my mother's side of the family. The
first entry is dated 1786!
$150
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OH?
Watercolor
4½ x 4½
Framed and matted in gold 12 x 13½
2004
I wanted to make
a design to show some students how my watercolor method works
and out comes this whimsy which reminds me of my mother who
could turn my heart to stone with that one word "Oh?"
$150
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Morning Light
Watercolor
8 x 10 on Multi-Media Artboard
This little watercolor started out as not much but as I
worked on it the layers of paint began to sparkle and I began to
really love working on it. I love the sea in all its moods and
this one is such a familiar sight as part of the area is dark
and part is highly lit by the sun.
NFS
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Rockies
I
Watercolor
11½ x 8½
Framed and matted in black 14 x 18
1964
These two watercolors are particularly
interesting to me since they spent about 40 years in hiding in
my flat files. When I did them I didn't like them at all, and
thought my watercolor technique was terrible. They were done on
a cross-country trip to the Pacific Ocean. I am not sure if they
were done in America or Canada, since I spent time in both
places.
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Rockies II
Watercolor
11½ x 8½
Framed and matted in black 14 x 18
1964
I unearthed these two watercolors in
2005 when I had a large retrospective in Tampa. After all those
years they didn't seem so awful and so after the show I hung
them in my office. I really like them now, even though they are
from the "muddy" period, so perhaps you will
too which is why I offer them here.
$50
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