OLD BLUES

So many ways to put an image on paper. Each one unique and an adventure. 'Old Blues' is pulled from a solarplate etching and then hand colored.

PROOF

I have been working on a two block Linocut that, based on the proofs I have pulled, needs a lot more work. The problem with reduction prints is that sometimes, the correction you want to do can't be done because that part of the linoleum has already been cut away.

GREAT ART OUT THERE

I found another website that an artist has put on the Internet that I really like. Again, very loose watercolor technique that I find so pure. I always strive for detail when just the opposite is so much fun to view. Cameras were invented for detail, painting should allow for imagination!

http://www.kenhayes.net/Galleries.htm

PETS...FRIENDS

A long time friend of mine just went through the bad part of having a pet. You enjoy their love and attention for so many years only to suffer losing them to age. In that final stage it's hard to remember all the joy that they brought into your life. When Teri and I lost our last dog, a fantastic Springer Spaniel, we decided that would be the last. Didn't work out that way though. My son got an Akita that immediately belonged to all of us. Once more the cycle! This is one of the paintings I did to remember him.

WATERCOLOR PRACTICE

I'm trying to spend an hour each evening working on small sheets of watercolor paper. Simple practice techniques. Different brushes, water bottle sprays, washes and lifting. Watercolor is a definite challenge for me.

ACRYLIC YES, WATERCOLOR NO

I am constantly amazed that I can paint with acrylics and end up with something that resembles what I started out to do. When I try watercolors (which shouldn't be that much different) I end up with mud. These are two of my older acrylic paintings. Both results are close to what I was trying to do!

SOME OF MY 'STUFF'

http://www.cafepress.com/JGBcreations

DETAIL VS IMAGINATION

I have decided that my paining technique needs to move in a different direction. As I look at things that I have done in the past I can see that little is left to ones imagination. I work way too hard at trying to capture every detail of my subject. Comparing my painting (acrylic) called 'Time' to a painting by Rebecca Elfast, a loose watercolor, it's easy to see that hers is so much more fun!