Rust Colored Leaves
It is well into summer and there are crispy, crunchy leaves on the ground. This is either a testament to the inefficient street cleaners or thirsty trees that cannot hold onto their leaves.
Tag Archives: leaves
Blue, Yellow, Leaves and Shadows
Leaves and Lasagna
I began this study as an abstract of the leaves from the same tree whose texture I studied. I began this before I started a new recipe for vegetable lasagna. I cut a lot of Swiss chard. Some of the chard had red stems and veins. I do not usually cook, so the preparation of […]
Leaf or Trees?
The work of Richard Diebenkorn was in the back of my mind today. I have been reading about his Ocean Park series. Everything about my paintings is different than his. He worked in oils, I work in watercolor; he worked on canvases on the order of 8×10 feet, I work on paper of 9×12 inches; […]
Abstract – Photograph
I took this photo in the parking lot. Even though it is easily recognizable, I still like the abstracty patterns. The rock however is NOT abstract, as I stubbed my toe on it!
Leaves – Sketch
Today’s watercolor is a departure from my recent spate of abstracts. The other day, as I was coming up the walk, something caught my eye. It was the color and arrangement of shapes on the ground. Two leaves were partially entwined. There were some interesting and subtle colors and shadows that I thought I could […]
Nespol-Leaf Salad
The nespoli (also known as loquats) are still hanging around on the tree, although there are a significant number on the ground. Some of them on the tree have been eaten away by birds. Squirrels like them too, but I haven’t seen them around. I took some more pictures, this time concentrating on the leaves. […]
More Hyporealism – Leaf Review
My leaf painting of yesterday (Meditation) reminded me of a couple of other leaves I painted: Originally posted December 21, 2014 (Sidewalk Leaf): and, originally posted December 20, 2014 (Another Leaf):
Meditation
When I have no dream images to figure out how to paint, when I have to change my subject matter to portray because it has become too emotionally difficult to handle (my autistic brother Mike), I don’t know to paint. I need to paint. I found a solution today. Today’s watercolor experiment: I am attracted to visually […]
Crispy Leaves
You may have heard about the drought in California. It has been warm, and it only rains now and then. I’ve noticed that the leaves from the magnolia (or whatever that tree is out front, with the white flowers), are on the ground. They are a wonderful golden brown color – from this artist’s point […]
