go with the ebb

02Oct08

This watercolor had exciting moments along the way but I managed to cover most of them up by the time it was “finished”. But it helped me figure out some of the visual problems that come when trying to depict something that looks so unreal to begin with — the landscape in Abiquiu, NM. This is the first time I made a watercolor without brushes! All you need are watercolor pencils, some drinking water, and a finger for puddling the two together.

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Tags: Abiquiu, art, darkness, introspection, Landscape, New Mexico, rest, spirituality, struggle, watercolor pencil

Why not make several?

28Sep08

After traveling in New Mexico and falling in love with the landscape there, I considered purchasing a reproduction of one of Georgia O’Keeffe’s mesa paintings, but then realized what I really wanted to do was make some of my own.

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Tags: art, Black Mesa, drawing, Georgia O'Keeffe, Landscape, New Mexico

New Mexico Fantasy

27Sep08

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
Dr. Seuss, Oh! The Places You’ll Go
Depicting a place or a person or a thing you love gives you the chance to linger there, loving it… A wise person once told me to [...]

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Tags: art, Dr. Suess, freedom, Landscape, love, New Mexico, Watercolor