Works in Progress
Visit the galleries at: Desert Southwest, Pacific Northwest, People & Animals, Mostly Natural, Abstract, and Under $100.
I hope you enjoy these progress photos of my current painting in progress
(as of March 30) and four recent paintings.
They’ll give you a good idea of the phases and layers of both watercolor and acrylic painting
and how my work evolves from the first session into the final work.
St. Phillip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church
Developing the arches, angles, shadows and layers of this courtyard,
based on a late 1950’s historic postcard of the church.
St. Phillip’s Church – Session 1
Detailing the layout of the architecture,
starting to fill in the background.
St. Phillip’s Church – Session 4
Slow going :-), but adding detail to the background
inside the courtyard, the columns and on the porch
St. Phillip’s Church – Session 8
Adding the urn and the bench on the porch to show depth, and
adding two more columns, the grassy area, and barely starting the ivy
St. Phillip’s Church – Session 13
Growing the ivy (which is everywhere) took some time, along with the
mesquite tree in the courtyard, then adding the color on the foreground arch
Curiosity Sunrise
Moving from a photo of a Mars sunrise to a painting for the
Univ. of Arizona Lunar & Planetary Sciences art show in February 2025.
Mars and Rover – Session 1
Painting and tinting the sky,
setting the base color of the planet
Mars and Rover – Session 3
Smoothing the tint in the sky, adding texture and dimension to the
planet surface, plus the under color for the Mars Rover
Mars and Rover – Session 4
Starting the sun and aura of the planet, plus
coloring the Mars Rover as it descends
Mars and Rover – Session 6 – Final
Working on the aura of the sun and planet,
plus the highlights and details of the Mars Rover
Ever-Changing
I wanted to get comfortable with painting the spray and foam on waves. That will be the last step.
Ocean Waves – Session 1
Painting the sky and the deep ocean color
Ocean Waves – Session 2
Starting to add the under-colors of the waves
Ocean Waves – Session 4
Adding a more layers and starting the spray for the waves
Ocean Waves – Session 8 – Final
Adding the final layers of spray and
even more movement to the waves
Canna Lilies
These canna lilies were photographed by my brother on his property in Washington.
Canna Lilies – Session 1
Blending the background blurred in the photo
Canna Lilies – Session 3
Finishing the background and adding more movement and color to the flowers
Canna Lilies – Session 4
Refining and continuing to paint the flowers;
starting to see the movement of the petals
Canna Lilies – Session 6 – Final
Working on the largest flower and stems
and muting the back flowers
Crater Lake Winter
Watch this awesome view of Crater Lake unfold
Crater Lake – Session 1
Painting with masking, then starting to add color
Crater Lake – Session 2
Adding more color and removing the masking
Crater Lake – Session 3
Adding detail to the white snow on the trees
Crater Lake – Session 4 – Final
Adding a little more color to the trees across the lake
and finishing the foreground snow on the trees