I’m continually inspired by the effortless, masterful works of watercolorists from many eras and cultures, particularly Sargent, Homer, Turner, Prendergast, Wyeth, Hiroshi, Zorn and fellow Winthrop native John Whorf. I am further inspired from my seminars with notable artists, authors and friends – Charles Reid, Jeanne Dobie, Don Andrews, and Carleton Plummer. Together with my architectural drawing discipline, all my watercolor skills and experience have helped me in developing a versatile painting style.
In seeking arresting views of the everyday, those flash moments which transform ordinary subjects into fluid watercolor impressions, I attempt to capture some be
Images From Boston
Gliding the Charles – watercolor landscape painting
After an enormous blanketing storm, this evocative winter vista of a cross-country skier perfectly captures another way the Charles River embankment provides connections to nature for the many residents of Boston, Cambridge and adjacent towns. Painted for the Charles River Conservancy.
Paintings Of Buildings and Architecture
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Taking an Artist’s Measure – en plein air watercolor figure painting
Expressive of an artist’s methods during an arts festival, the painting shows the juxtaposition of the artist intent on her work (which is outside the frame of the view), and collectors shaded under the canopy of the exhibition shed.
Landscape Paintings
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Nature & Man, Elm On Spring Street – en plein air watercolor landscape painting with tree
The gnarled, articulated trunk of this massive Elm tree, at the corner of Green Street and fronting a historic house, had a weighty presence suggestive of its age, perhaps beyond 200 years.
Floral Paintings
Alexandra’s Pinks – watercolor floral painting
The backyard garden of a long time friend, this colorful setting was created with her co-owner – a woman who had contracted and died of cancer. The variety of pink and lavender flowers were some of her friend’s favorite colors and species, and together with the bird bath were also memorial symbols of renewal and recollection in this peaceful place.
Figure Paintings
O-Bon Duo – watercolor figure painting
With striking traditional dress costumes from earlier eras, these two casual Japanese youngsters were colorfully contrasted celebrants for the annual summer O-Bon Festival in Kyoto.
Images From Winthrop
Alexandra’s Pinks – watercolor floral painting
The backyard garden of a long time friend, this colorful setting was created with her co-owner – a woman who had contracted and died of cancer. The variety of pink and lavender flowers were some of her friend’s favorite colors and species, and together with the bird bath were also memorial symbols of renewal and recollection in this peaceful place.
Seascape Paintings
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Kayaks Off the Carpet – en plein air watercolor seascape painting with boats
Viewed from the hoist deck of the Cottage Park Yacht Club, two stored yellow kayaks, together with the bright red carpet and blue-green water, made a strong visual impact of primary colors.
