ATC ACEO miniature watercolor snow storm painting

"Encroaching"
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
ATC ACEO miniature watercolor snow storm painting
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I'm back to painting miniatures again, It's a different mind set. It hard for me to jump back and forth from large to small. So, I will paint 30 or so, and then switch back to painting larger paintings.

ACEO Original watercolor pond trees water reflections

"Reflecting Pond"

2 1/2 x 3 1 /2 inches

SOLD

Watercolor Impressionist landscape painting

"Subtle Impressions"
5x7
Watercolor Impressionist landscape painting
sold

Original watercolor Western painting of a lonely tree

"A Distant View"
5x7
Original watercolor Western painting of a lonely tree
sold

Sunset Reflections - Original watercolor painting of a lake

"Sunset Reflections"
5x7
Original watercolor of a lake
sold

Watercolor painting sunset reflections on the water

"Light Revealed"
5x7
sold

Original watercolor painting fall trees reflecting on water

"Around the Bend"
5x7
Original watercolor painting fall trees reflecting on water
^( click to see painting details in my Etsy store)^

original watercolor painting snow covered road and tree

"A Tree in Snow"
5x7
original watercolor painting snow covered road and tree
^(click to see details in my Ebay store) ^
$35. includes shipping to US and Canada
$40 International
SOLD

I love painting snow. In real life, I just hate the cold weather that it brings with it.

Original watercolor painting of a church religious art

"Praying at Sunset"
5x7
Original watercolor painting of a church religious art

Original watercolor red barn stormy clouds

"Barn in Peril"
10x14
Original watercolor red barn stormy clouds
$58 to US and Canada, $63 International
SOLD

original watercolor a creek and a fence

"Fence With a Stream"
5x7

Original watercolor bold sunset with trees

"Power and Glory"
7x10

$48

Original watercolor painting sunset on a lake

"Delightful"
10x14
Original watercolor painting sunset on a lake

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The sky and the water were both painted wet on wet.

Watercolor painting of a reflections on water

"Reflecting Trees"
Watercolor painting of a reflections on water
$48

Original watercolor painting winter scene with snow

"Snow Covered"
10x14
Original watercolor painting winter scene with snow
^ (Click to go to my Etsy Watercolor Store) ^
$125

Original Watercolor Sunset with trees and water reflections

"Sunset Reflections"
Original Watercolor painting Sunset with trees and water reflections
^(Click to go to my Store) ^
10x14
$125
Sold

original watercolor mountain fog and tree painting

"Misty Mountain View"
10x7
In My Watercolor Etsy Store, $51.50 US and Canada. International 56.50
SOLD

I am back to painting with my favorite little bristle brush. I keep want to paint some paintings with water, but I seem to keep going back to trees.

original watercolor storm cloud tree painting

"Certain Uncertainty"
10x14
original watercolor storm cloud tree painting
$71.50 includes shipping to US $76.50 International
SOLD

This painting has a very loosely painted wet on wet sky and background trees. Then the foreground is sharply focused wet on dry, with lots of detail work.

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original watercolor painting fall trees forest

"Deep in the Forest"
10x14
Original watercolor painting fall forest trees
In MY Watercolor Etsy store click
$125

watercolor painting a road and trees in spring the seasons

"Road in Spring"
7x10

watercolor painting a road and trees in spring the seasons
Listed in My Ebay Store
$48
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I have been experiencing a painting rut presently. I am having to try to force myself to paint. I certainly have been here before. It happens a few times a year. I think the mind just needs some rest sometimes. I have a busy mind, I have a hard time understanding the idea of relaxation.

Seasons watercolor painting of Fall trees and country road

"Road in Summer"
Seasons watercolor painting of Fall trees and country road
Original 7x10 on Watercolor Paper

Seasons painting snow trees and country road in winter

"Road in Winter"
Seasons painting snow trees and country road in winter
7x10

This is water,but I used Acrylic on the white highlights on the trees. It really give it some sparkle. It was dry brushed, so I'm just dragging the brush across.

Original Watercolor painting of fall trees

"Change is in the Air"
Original Watercolor painting of fall trees
5x7

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I am back to painting with my favorite Bristle Brush, it leaves an incredible amount of texture for a watercolor painting. The white highlights on the tree trunks were painted with Acrylic.

Dramatic watercolor of a fence and trees

"Line of Trees"
Dramatic watercolor of a fence and trees
5x7

Aceo watercolor sunset snow painting with tree and fence

"Footprints in the Snow"
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Aceo watercolor sunset snow painting with tree and fence
14.99
SOLD

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I really enjoy painting snow scenes. They are all about lighting effects and shadows. A great subject for a beginning painter to practice painting values.

Colorful watercolor birch tree painting

"Colorful Birch Trees"
5x7
watercolor birch tree painting
$35 in My Etsy Store
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Big basketball game tonight. My youngest sons team is playing the school where my other son goes to school. So, we will win and lose tonight.

Miniature ACEO watercolor fall country road painting

"Country Road"
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Miniature ACEO watercolor Fall country road painting
$18 in My Etsy Watercolor Store
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As my brain isn't wired like a normal person, I did this painting in a way that some people would call backwards. I painted the yellow trees first then the distant trees, then mountain, then sky. The last thing was to put the tree trunks in.

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This is a short cut that keeps me from having to do a lot of drawing. I hate to draw, and I think for me at least, it is a much freer way to paint. It also keeps me from having to use Masking Fluid, to save the white of the paper. I want instant gratification.

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I figure,by the time I draw it out and then paint the masking fluid on, I will already have the painting done. So why bother with all that. I always look for the simpliest way to paint a painting.

Miniature ACEO watercolor painting of Birch Trees

"Trees Standing"
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Miniature ACEO watercolor painting of Birch Trees
It will be Listed as a Buy it Now in my Ebay Store later this evening
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I have been slaving over a hot stove all day, Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Baked Macaroni and Cheese, and Green Bean Casserole. Yum! I'm the Country cook in the family. Watching Grandma cook, paid off!

original aceo miniature tree and mountain painting

"In the Vale"
original aceo miniature tree and mountain painting
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
$15.99
SOLD

watercolor painting western mountain miniature aceo

"High in the Mountains"
watercolor painting western mountain miniature aceo
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
SOLD

aceo miniature watercolor - Lovers on the Beach

"Lovers on the Beach"
original watercolor miniature aceo
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
$18 in my Etsy watercolor store

Miniature aceo original watercolor lake sunset painting

"Inraptured"
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Miniature aceo original watercolor lake sunset painting
$18 in my Etsy watercolor store
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As you can probable tell. I am currently on a miniature Aceo painting binge. It is really easy to experiment painting very small paintings. I get a lot of ideas for larger paintings by painting miniatures.

Miniature aceo watercolor painting of the Smokey Mountains

"Mountain at Sunset"
Miniature aceo watercolor painting of the Smokey Mountains
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
$18 in My Etsy Store

Miniature aceo watercolor painting of fall trees and a lake

"Reflecting Fall "
2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Miniature aceo watercolor painting of fall trees and a lake
$18 in my Etsy watercolor store
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I had another painting demonstration this past weekend. They commissioned me to paint a scene of fall trees in acrylic, painting during a Banquet. At the end, they gave it away as a door prize. I guess, when I do that kind of thing, I should be taking pictures and posting them on this Blog, DUH! I am a little slow.

Miniature aceo watercolor painting of a tree and snow

"Sparkles of Snow"
2 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches
Miniature aceo watercolor painting of a tree and snow
$18 in my Etsy store
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I used a little acrylic to put the white highlight on the trees. Because Acrylic paint has a reflective quality, it give the trees a little sparkle.

Original watercolor miniature aceo barn painting - Installing a Sink

"Barn on a Hill"
2 1/2 inch x 3 1/2 inch
$18 in My Etsy Store
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I need to get on the ball or I will have to change the name of this Blog, From A Painting a Day, to A Painting When I feel like it.

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The Remodel

First I had 5 consecutive weekend Art shows, then the past 10 days, I have been remodeling the Kitchen. I put Granite tiles over top of our existing Formica counter tops, and added a tile back splash. Of course, the new tile didn't match the room color, so I had to paint the room. I going to say that painting is a lot easier than tiling. My wife thinks it looks great, and she calls it our new SEMI- PROFESSIONAL KITCHEN.

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Impending Doom

So, I thought I didn't want to put the old sink back into a new counter top. With some convincing I talked my wife into getting a new sink. It was 9 at night and we had been without a sink in the kitchen for 3 days. So we decided to go ahead and put it in.

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At the last minute, my wife says, "You know, you are going to ruin those clothes".
Fine, what ever! So now I am prepared to install the sink in my boxers.

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The Incident

The new sink is cast iron,very heavy, we have to be careful not to chip the granite. So I get my son to lay under the sink and do his Superman imitation. We put the sink in the hole, and my son supports it from the bottom side, like he's doing a Bench Press. When we lower the sink, we can't get it to fit quite right, then we hear the Granite starting to crackle. This was suppose to be easy!!!

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I have to get that sink out in a hurry, so it doesn't break the Granite. So I grab it with both hands and jerk it out. I had to throw it against my body to get it out without bumping the Granite. Turns out the sink was just slightly smaller than it said it was suppose to be, and that was just enough for it not to fit.

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The Aftermath

You remember my wife told me I would ruin my clothes. Well she ruined her clothes.
Remember when I jerked the sink out real quick. I got that rubbery Caulk all over my stomach. We had to put the old sink back in quickly before the caulk dried. We got the old sink in fine, but while we were putting the old sink back in the Caulk that I had on me, dried. I took me an hour of scrubbing in the shower to get that stuff off.

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Semi - Professional Kitchen Remodel
Now you understand where we got the title, Semi - Professional.

Watercolor Painting St Joseph Lighthouse - Michigan

"St Joseph Lighthouse"
7x10
Original Watercolor Painting Michigan
Listed in My Etsy watercolor Store
$58
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Apparently I am on a Lighthouse kick. I did an Art show this year, on a Bluff over looking this Lighthouse.

Cape Henry original watercolor lighthouse painting

"Cape Henry Lighthouse"
Original Watercolor Painting
7x10
Listed in My Etsy Watercolor store
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It has been a busy week. I met with a company that decorates Hotels and Hospitals. They produce the prints, matt, frame, and hang the paintings. They are publisher/designer type company. They have been a regional company and are looking to go National. Hopefully something good will come from it.

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Now I am in the middle of putting Granite Tiles on top of our old Formica Counter Top. What a mess. I did a 4 foot section yesterday, I now know that I wasn't meant to be a Tiler. I guess it is good to have that knowledge, just in case someone decides to do a infomercial about how you can become rich by starting a tiling company. I will now know to resist.

Tenants Harbour Watercolor Lighthouse Painting

"Tenant Harbor Lighthouse"
Maine Watercolor Lighthouse Painting
7x10
$48 in my Etsy watercolor store
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Last I heard, this Lighthouse was owned by the artist Jamie Wyeth. What a view that would be. Though, since it is an island, most difficult. We found on our trip to Maine, that many of the people and businesses migrate south for the hash winter months. We talked to some of the boat tour people. They were taking their boats to the Bahamas to do tours during the winter. Gotta feel sorry for them, HUH!

Heron Neck Lighthouse painting Maine

"Heron Neck Lighthouse"
Heron Neck Lighthouse painting Maine
7x10

$48

I will put it in my Etsy store shortly. I'm having Internet problems at present. Computers are a pain!

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I have been cleaning out my Studio/Gallery , three trash cans later and it looks pretty good. During the summer when I am doing shows it gets pretty trashed. I take a different mix of paintings to each show. So, I am loading, unloading and reloading the van each week. That and the fact that I am a chronically disorganised artist, and you have a recipe for disaster.

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In the summer it is a working studio, in the winter it is a hanging Gallery. So I am now ready for the huddled masses who will, like Lemmings to the sea, transverse their way to Memphis, Indiana. Compelled by forces beyond their understanding, to see awesomely spectacular paintings.

Watercolor painting of Seagulls and Ocean surf

"Birds and Surf"
watercolor painting of Seagulls and Ocean surf
10x7
$58 in my Etsy Watercolor store
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Incredible amount of detail in this painting. The sand was all splattered on with a toothbrush.
It is a combination of watercolor and acrylic

Original acrylic cloud painting with tree

Original acrylic cloud painting with tree
18x24 on canvas
$125 plus shipping, in my Etsy Store
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In Indiana you don't have to go far to see a scene like this.

Acrylic painting of fall trees

"Turning Fall"
18x24 on canvas
Acrylic painting of fall trees
$110 in my Ebay Store
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A lot of smeary brush work on this painting