First Blossom

The apricot tree on my balcony is blooming late this year.  This lone blossom has finally arrived!

San DiEGGo!!!

For a fascinating look at a lot of "artist's eggs" check out this site:  thebigegghunt.org 

Here is my tongue in cheek contribution:

Sketch Sandwich on Photo Bread in Japanese Garden

Bali Laundry Day

Found this old watercolor 'start' while cleaning out the garage. Doctored it up in iphoto to enhance colors.  It's from a photo I took on my long ago trip to SE Asia - sigh - memories!

The Bay Today

Golden Workshop

Just finished a 2-day workshop at The Art Department learning to use new Golden products, and some old ones.  Lots of textures and 'skins' - perfect for JELLYFISH!

3D WITH 'SKINS'

PRINT

TEXTURES

PRINT PLATE

Mirroring

Yesterday at Lake Murray

acrylic on hot pressed watercolor paper 6"x10"

San Diego Skyline Redux

Just pulled this unfinished cloth piece out from under the bed.  The previous incarnation didn't exactly look right to me 'in person', but made a great photo:

I still want to make the ocean/bay more interesting and figure out how to display the whole thing which is about 40"x40".  Problem is I think I need the help of a creative framer - where to look?

Here are a couple of closeups:
 I'm hoping that unearthing the project will inspire me to finish it.  Stay tuned.

Sketchy Sketches

Whenever China

Whenever I haven't painted anything for a while I like to look at photos from my trip to China and wonder why I don't make some art from them...

…then I decide the photos ARE the art, as well as the memories.

Worth Reviewing: Bayou Book February 2012 and Who Will Cry - Artist Books

http://cocoonedartist.blogspot.com/2012/02/bayou-book.html
     and
http://cocoonedartist.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-artists-book-who-will-cry.html


On KPBS Spectrum I found a book artist: (counting-coup-press.blogspot.com) whose work inspires me to make another altered book!  I don't know where she lives, but would love to visit her in her studio.

Testing…testing...

I sketched this with aquarelle crayons and then sprayed it with water.  Didn't get a good effect so went over it with colored pentel pens. Still didn't like it much so I iphoto shopped it in vignette matte and sepia.  I like sepia best!

Cupid Unarmed

                                                                         

                                                                           

Up Juan Street Hill

direct watercolor

A Walk in the Park

Mission Bay

I sat in the car and sketched the people walking, running, skating by…maybe I should call this post "A Sit in the Park".

Street's End - Mission Hills

Trying something new: Direct Watercolor sketching (without a pencil drawing underneath).  Excited to do more!

Picassoesque

Believe it or not, this is a mermaid

Whatsit?

Applestract?  Abstrapple?  Birdbutt?

2013 Leftovers

behind 'Cupcakes' in Hillcrest

Meshuggah Shack on Goldfinch