Art by the Inch Inches Along

My large (8’x4′) watercolor painting for the Marin MOCA Art by the Inch Fundraiser is coming along.  I still have quite a few weeks to work on it, though, so …

Invitational Exhibit at Gallery One

I am one of the artists invited to show at Gallery One’s 25th Anniversary exhibit.  I plan to show Bits of Flight and Leafy Sea Dragon.  The exhibit is from September …

Art by the Inch continues…

Here is the next phase of the large piece I’m doing for the Marin MOCA fundraiser, Art by the Inch. A few hummingbirds and a motmot are joining the butterflies. …

Gaudy Commodore

The second butterfly in the new series is Precis octavia, or Gaudy Commodore. This African butterfly exhibits two very different color forms – red and black in summer and blue, …

Award for Fishes

All the fishes in “Hawaiian Fishes All the Way Down” are very excited. They were just awarded an Honorable Mention in the “All Creatures” juried show at Marin Society of …

Caterpillar book, Step 6

The latest installment for of the caterpillar and moth for “The Little Book of Metamorphosis” is now completed. The caterpillar of Citheronia regalis is known as the Hickory Horned Devil. …

Caterpillar Book, step 3

The third caterpillar/butterfly combination is Marpesia petreus, the Ruddy Daggerwing. I find the small similarities between the caterpillar and butterfly forms of the species fascinating.

Caterpillar book, step 2

The next moth that I’ve painted is the Euchaetes egle, or Milkweed Tussock Moth. It is a very simple, humble looking thing. The wings are very plain, and only the …

Artful Food

The Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA) fundraiser details are now available. The event is Friday, December 3, 2010 from 5-8 pm.Artful Food – a Feast for the SensesFeaturing:Elizabethan FoodsLocal …

Framed Basilisk

Basilisk, Orchids, Frogs is now framed, and I’m really pleased with the light colored, but deeply textured wood frame I found. Suits it very well.

Feast Food

I’ve been busy working on a new watercolor painting ever since the Basilisk was taken to be framed. This new work, titled “Feast Food”, is a painting inspired by a …

ID Chart

Here’s the completed ID chart for “Basilisk, Orchids, Frogs”.Only the animals are included, as I had no identification for my orchid photos. I used some common names as well as …

Finished Portrait

The final touches have been added to the basilisk and frogs, and I wanted to give you a closer look at the basilisk lizard’s portrait. I was especially pleased that …

Basilisk – front & center

Well, it’s very near completion. There is a suggestion of scales now, especially on the basilisk’s head. A bit more shading was added, as well as the details of the …

Basilisk continues

At this stage, I’m adding more shading as well as some definition of skin folds.

Basilisk takes shape

Here is the basilisk after about three layers of watercolor have been applied, allowing each to dry before the next is begun.

Main Character

The basilisk is finally getting some attention. He is the main character and focal point of the painting, and it is both a challenge and a joy to be working …

Frogs continue

I am continuing with the frogs very slowly, since it really is the most fun of all, and it seems to go more quickly than any other stage of the …

Frogs gain color

I’ve been working on the frogs for a few days now. These frogs were all chosen for their amazing colors, patterns, and in the case of the horned tree frog, …