Sharing a recent painting from a photo I took last year in Italy. You don’t have to look very far in Naples to find a building painted a color that somehow blends perfectly with the color of the sky, foliage, and other surroundings. This was a fun exercise in value and building up a painting in a very traditional watercolor … Read More

Sharing a couple sunset paintings from the last few months. The first is over a lake in Brainerd; this painting was made as a commission for a friend over the winter. I was very pleased with how the clouds turned out. The second one is from a photo I took while on Cape Cod a few years ago with my … Read More

Excited to embark on another Inktober—one prompt for each day in October. Off to a pretty good start in terms of finding the time to draw! Here are the first 6 days. As usual, got a little cheeky with the prompts so as to not have to do as many separate drawings… 🙂

A final painting from my trip this summer. This was definitely my favorite! Fun combo of clay tennis court, port of Naples, and Mt. Vesuvius in the background. I hadn’t traveled internationally for a long time, so this was a really fun return to seeing some very different parts of the world. Definitely looking back fondly on those warm days … Read More

Third of four plein air paintings from the Amalfi Coast! This one was also in Sorrento, where I discovered a shaded corridor tucked away on the grounds of what appeared to be a rather exclusive hotel. Sometimes the best spots are on the margins of all the action…