Tag: gouache

  • Experiments

    Experiments

    After doing some observation works, my energy changes and I am drawn to further and further abstraction.

  • May river, palmetto tree

    May river, palmetto tree

    This small painting of the May River and marshes at high tide captured the scene and the moment pretty well without overdoing it. It was my first time using the great new Holbein gouache paints that I received got as a gift last Christmas. They are really wonderful to use compared to the cheap-o stuff…

  • Indonesia

    Indonesia

    This subject comes by way of my old friend Vineetha. When we met up last summer I asked her what the best place she ever traveled to was. Answer: Indonesia. After looking it up I was inspired to make a painting—I hope to go there some day.

  • Mount Kazbek, Georgia

    Mount Kazbek, Georgia

    This source photo came via my friend John, who I met at my first tech job nearly 20 years ago. He has always inspired me. I haven’t seen him since he left for Seattle soon after we met, but I follow his world travels and mountain climbing adventures on Instagram. Someday i hope to reconnect…

  • Wildcat Canyon

    Wildcat Canyon

    The source photo for this was taken by my friend Clint Marsh. I met Clint at my friend Greg’s 40th birthday party after hearing about him for years. Clint is a published author and creator of Fiddler’s Green, a truly magical publication. Over the course of three days I fell in love with Clint’s peaceful…

  • Cala Ratjada, Islas Baleares

    Cala Ratjada, Islas Baleares

    This is the first tiny landscape in a series of 30 paintings based upon photos from friends. Today’s source photo was provided by a different Ben from Germany who I’ve enjoyed following on instagram for a few years.

  • Sorrento, Italy

    Sorrento, Italy

  • Three sheets of paintings

    Three sheets of paintings

  • Chicago

    Chicago