Trees at Tahoe

Did a workshop with local artist Melissa Gannon in Beaverton. It was really fun! Too many projects to stay in the workshop through this season but might go back to keep dabbling in some expressive techniques I wouldn't think to try on my own. 

Really enjoyed loosening up and limiting the palette on these.

These are all smaller pieces. On a 5x7 scale? Maybe a little larger. I enjoy them a lot.

Trees at Tahoe

Anthraquinone Blue - Mineral Violet - Alizarin Crimson - Hansa Yellow 

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Alizarin Crimson- Indian Yellow - Hansa Yellow - Hooker's Green 

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Quinacridone Rose - Ultramarine - Pthalocyanine Green - Bismuth Yellow

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Preparation for Picture Hillsboro 2018-2019

Event coming up in my hometown. So did some paintings, the theme is "Picture Hillsboro"

This is coming off of September/October Plein Air @ Washington County. That was an energizing event where I went outdoors during the peak of summer mixed with autumn beauty in my home-range of Washington County, Oregon.  I completed 6 paintings at that time (to come), exhibited 4, and sold 2!

A success in my book!

Without further ado, here are the paintings. All are approx 8x10, they fit 8x10 frames. Matted some of the painting gets covered up. Nothing custom framing wouldn't hurt.

 Old Orenco Mercantile, 

Realistic Colors

M Graham Watercolors on Arches

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 Old Orenco Mercantile,

Technicolor Dream

M Graham Watercolors on FLUID Brand Cellulose Paper

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 Orenco Woods Nature Park

M Graham Watercolor on Arches Cold Press

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 Orenco Woods Nature Park

M Graham Watercolors on FLUID Cellulose Paper

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Old Library @ 2nd and Lincoln

M Graham Watercolors on FLUID Cellulose Paper 

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Max Arch @ Baseline

M Graham Watercolors on FLUID Cellulose Paper

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Week 12 Watercolor Postcard Challenge

Week 12 Watercolor Postcards

Train at Nagamori Take 2 

Japanese Breakfast

15 Minute Figure Paintings March

15 Minute Figure Sketching

Trying to experiment with figure drawing and paintings came across a good set of exercises to try from deviantart. 

Thank-you:

mjranum-stock.deviantart.com

Week 11: Watercolor Postcards Challenge

Week 11 Watercolor Postcards Painting a Day Challenge

 Inn at Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan

 Traveling Tiel Visits Peru

Macchu Picchu, Alpaca

 Traveling tiel Visits a Russian Cathedral

 Tiel becomes a Raja in India

 Road in Inazawa, Aichi, Japan

 Bridge at Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Week 10 Daily Postcard Challenge Paintings

Experimenting with ambiguous figures and lots of watercolor glazing

Tiel a Paris Painter

Painting Flower Shapes

From my Maxking fluid Cockatoo series

Masking Fluid Used to create an ink surrounded deer.
I think I like the black on white better. 

A botched painting which used masking fluid, seen on the birds chest
and used in the crest area. 

Major Mitchell Cockatoo Warm

Major Mitchell Cockatoo Cool

Week 9 Daily Postcard Challenge Paintings A st

Cockatieliana

Oktobertiel
Deutsch Tiel

A Japanese Kappa in a Mystical Red Orb 

Loose sketched kappa in Ink

Road Next to Ajisai-dera, Inazawa-si, Aichi, Japan

Mexitiel

Gang Gang Cockatoo, Example of where masking fluid can leave
harsh edges. I didn't alter them.