Iced tea was an idea that I got from a photograph I took...somewhere.
What really got my attention was the way the ice cubes were piled up on top of each other,I just thought it was a very nice Abstract-like composition.
Besides the color of the tea was something to die for.
I took the photo and did some cropping so I left out the top and the sides of the glass.
I've never done anything like this before and I'm happy with it.
it is very simple but for me,very attractive.
it was also an adventure for me to try something like this...
Might keep looking closely and carefully to all the cold drinks around me,maybe I'll find something interesting on my next cold "Margarita"
This is a 9"x12" painted on Cold Pressed (Arches) and was painted on Nov. the 16th '15
This is a watercolor that I painted not long ago...
I'm not sure why I didn't post it before.
I think that it is going to be part of the Santa cruz watercolor Society annual show,which will open Friday,October the 30th,I think.
I haven't been painting much but I have a few pieces that I haven't showed before.
So,I have to get busy and get them framed and ready,I might show 3-4 paintings this time.
I'm excited about it,just being part of it is really motivating!
This is a watercolor,painted on arches (Cold pressed) and it measures 9"x12".
it was finished on August the 1st. '15.
this is another of my few latest creations...
I wanted to do something different,I had so many ideas but not many actually materialize (as usual).
I like strong colors and I'm always thinking about new things to use in my work.
I used a small Red dice that I bought at the thrift store and I also used some foil for my set up.
I took several pictures and I did it outdoors on a sunny day.
I love the way the foil shines but couldn't get so much of the shinny part in my photos...
What I got were some really interesting reflections on the foil and that's why I decided to paint it.
at the end is all about doing what makes us happy,even if it is something "Strange" or unusual...
it is a watercolor that measures 9"x12". painted on arches (cold Pressed) and it was finished on August the 24th. '15
This is one of my latest watercolors,It's the iconic "Coit tower" in SF.
I wanted to add simplicity to it and that's why I decided not to add any blue in the background and I also left out branches and or trees on both sides of the building.
I'm always looking for shapes and or lines and color in my subjects and what got my attention on this piece was the shapes at the bottom of the tower.
I just liked the Architectural design of it and the contrast of light and dark of the walls.
I really didn't pay much attention to measurements ,that's probably noticiable...but;oh well!
it is a watercolor painted on arches (cold pressed) and it measures 9"x12".
it was finished on July the 23rd '15
this is the second painting of what I think will be a series...
I did my initial sketch and I don't know why it took me too long to actually get to paint it,it was probably that I wasn't sure what I wanted to do.
When I finally decided to get it done,it wasn't even close to what I had on mind..oh well!
This Hammer is in the tool shed of a dear friend of mine and every time I open the door it gets so much Sun and have to run for my camera to get some pic's.
again,I'm always looking for contrast,Dark,light...
something that I wasn't able to capture on this painting...
but then again,its not even close to what I originally wanted...LOL
it was meant to be 9"x12" but had to do some cropping,in order to make it look right...
the original painting measures 9" 1/2x 8"
I used arches (cold pressed) and it was finished on May the 7th '15
well,it's been a while since I posted something on my blog.
it has been months and months of inactivity,I haven't done much painting lately,but I had to post the two paintings I did a few months ago.
This is a scene I came to,as I was walking out of a local bookstore. I really liked the "set up" of the wheelbarrow in and empty-almost abandoned street.
I couldn't resist the contrast of the Blue tile wall and the white of the Pillar.
that is something I'm always looking for my subjects,contrast ,color...
anyway,it is a watercolor and it measures 12"x16".
it has been painted in arches cold pressed.
it was finished on May 13th '15
This painting started from a quick trip to a local Hardware store.
I took a few photos with my inexpensive but very handy camera,it is my best companion and take it with me wherever I go.
when I downloaded the photos to my computer,I choose what I thought was the best one and I drew a sketch (as accurate as I could) directly to my paper.
Using a mixture of Payne's Gray,Prussian blue,I added some light washes...
Working from light to dark using basic techniques,at the end I had to add a darker wash of Indigo.
I like all the shapes and colors and I saw some kind of abstraction on the whole-shovel composition.
So,I decided to go with a Yellow Background to make the shovels "pop out"
this was my last painting of 2014.
it is a watercolor,painted on Arches cold pressed and it measures 14"x20".
it was finished on Dec. the 1oth. 2014
