Watercolor Studies

Up the Mountain

6 x 8

watercolor

I've been working on some watercolor studies lately. Watercolor painting does not come naturally to me, although I do enjoy it. It is like thinking backwards if you compare it to oil or acrylic painting. It's also not so easy {if at all possible} to fix a mistake! I suppose that is good for my brain. I have many more to come so stay tuned...

I've also been working on pet portraits and I have a couple commissions that I need to start! Mike is in his full swing of landscape season and I occasionally get to help him color or ink a design. Things are getting busy but fun around here :)

Agnes Lake

Agnes Lake

oil on canvas

12 x 12

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This painting is inspired by one of our hikes up to Agnes Lake in Northern Colorado. It is such a beautiful lake - I recommend the trip to you all! Riley loved hiking through Colorado with us. The city parks here in Omaha don't quite compare. There are plenty of state parks around here that are beautiful though! We definitely don't take advantage of them! Anyway, Agnes Lake is one of my favorite memories of living in Colorado so I'm glad that I finally did a painting of it!

Water Study II

Water Study II

7 x 9

watercolor

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Here is another black and white watercolor study.  I'm having fun doing these quick studies.  I am anxious though to do them in oil!  This is another painting from the hot springs outside Salida, CO.  Ahh... to be there right now... 

Water Study

Water Study I

7 x 9

Watercolor

This was a fairly quick watercolor study.  I really enjoy painting water so I decided I would start doing water studies.  I will be doing them in both oils and watercolor.  For my first one, I thought I would limit my palette to focus on values.  I am excited to do some in color. Hopefully, you will watch me improve as I go :)  My husband says this one is best viewed from far away.  hmm.  I agree.  

This particular water spot was in a hot spring near Salida, CO.  

Boys on the Lake, watercolor

Boys on the Lake

5 x 7

watercolor

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Here is a watercolor version of the oil I did last year.  I ended up selling that oil and love the image so much that I had to revisit it.  I loved painting the water.  Sitting on a boat on a warm day in Colorado sounds nice right now.  Current temperature: -14