Original Watercolor water reflections and Fall trees

"Rocks and Trees"
Original Watercolor water reflections and Fall trees
7x10
$48 In My Etsy Store
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I was painting this painting intending to bring the green are all the way down to the water. I made the area where the dirt and rocks are a lot darker than I had intended. I was about to blot it out, when I noticed it kinda looked like a dirt drop off. So that is what I made it.

Original watercolor of Heceta Head Lighthouse

Heceta Head Lighthouse" Oregon
Original watercolor painting
7x10
if you matt it in a 2 inch matt , it will fit a 11x14 frame
sold as,image only in MY Etsy Store
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What am I going to be when I grow up?

Well, I'm not sure if I will ever grow up. But, I have high hopes for my 18 year old son, that someday he will grow up. He doesn't have an inkling of what he wants to be. He took a personality/aptitude test the other day. The results said that he was suited to be a creative type/ artistic. We totally haven't seen that, though is is a good musician. I didn't start painting until I was 26, so you never know.

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Watercolor painting fisherman on the lake at sunset

"Long But Glorious Day"
Watercolor painting fisherman on the lake at sunset
7x10
In Artist Derek Collins Etsy Store
$48
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Still frantically preparing for my show this weekend. Painting for shows and the internet can be quiet challanging. Today I'm framing Miniatures.

Original watercolor fall tree painting

"Wind Tossed"
Original watercolor fall tree painting
5x7
In My Ebay Store
$28
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I'm an a crazy place right now, bouncing back and forth between Watercolor and acrylic.

Original Acrylic Lighthouse painting

"Proceed With Caution"
Original Acrylic Lighthouse painting
12x16
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IllustrationFriday
Where a topic is Given, different artist Illustrate the topic through ART.
The topic this week is
CAUTION

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How convenient, I had just painted this painting. I was asked to paint a painting during a church service, two days ago. I painted this to try to work out in my mind, what I was going to paint in the service. Since I only had an hour and 15 minutes to paint. I posted the painting that I painted during the service yesterday. You can see it turned out a whole lot different. I really love playing with light. Hope you enjoy it

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse - Original acrylic seascape painting on canvas

"Cape Disappointment Lighthouse"
Original acrylic seascape painting on canvas
12x24
In my Etsy Store
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I was asked to paint a painting during a church service, I only had 1 hour and 15 minutes.
It was a special service, no preaching, only worship music. There were 3 artist at the front painting, there were about 400 people attending. This is the painting that I painted on a blank canvas, with no drawing. I was really Boogie-ing. I don't usually paint at that speed, but it really has some amazing detail.

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I was given the concept of God is my Rock, my refuge, the light that guides my path. It is filled with a lot of symbolism.

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I thought about all the things that come against us in life. They are symbolised by the Crashing waves, the storm, the mountains in the background. The last thing that comes against us is discouragement, and that is why I chose Cape Disappointment. How, ironic that a Lighthouse, a beacon of hope, was built on a Cape named Disappointment. In the sky there is a Dove and there are three boats, moving toward the Lighthouse.

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The story goes, that a sailor arrived there and thought he was home. It looked just like where he was going, and so he left Disappointed, because his journey wasn't over.

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Snow Covered Bridge - with road and stream

"Snow Covered Bridge"
Original watercolor painting winter sunset road and stream
10x14
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I am going to be doing a painting during a church service tonight. That should be interesting. I have 1 hour and 15 minutes to finish it. It's going to be a Lighthouse. I painted one yesterday to kind of get it worked out in my mind. I will be doing the painting without any drawing at all. I will start with a 30x24 blank canvas, so it will be very spontaneous. I won't know exactly what it will look like until I am finished.

Original watercolor painting of a stream in the forest

"Quiet Stream"
Original watercolor painting of a stream in the forest
7x10
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I have been painting, trying to stock up for my fall shows. Now, I need to start matting and framing. That's a part of the job that I don't like to do

original watercolor painting of a barn and snow at sunset

"A Brief Interlude"
original watercolor painting of a barn and snow at sunset
10x14
In Artist Derek Collins Etsy Store

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I'm back, I have taken a small break from the Internet. I guess you could say I've experienced Internet burn out. I am tall and it takes a toll on my back when I have to do a lot of typing. I type, hunt and peck, so I have to look down on the Keyboard, which give me a headache. I need to go high tech and get one of those Type, Speaking programs, but I am too cheap.

Pine Trees with a road and fence original watercolor painting

"Pine Trees"
Pine Trees with a road and fence original watercolor painting
7x10
In My Etsy Store $48
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School has started, it is quite strange having the house all to myself. Especially this early in August. The summer break is getting shorter each year.

Watercolor painting of a tree in snow at sunset

"Sunset in Snow"
Watercolor painting of a tree in snow at sunset
5x7
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I have 5 or 6 shows shows coming up back to back, so I really need to be painting like a crazy person. That's the fun part of the job! I've got the crazy part down.

Watercolor painting of two people fishing on a lake at sunset

"Gone Fishing"
Watercolor painting of two people fishing on a lake at sunset
5x7
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I am so sore from working on the house, I can't even believe it. I think we are finally getting back to normal. Well, normal for us anyway. Now I can get back to stacking paintings all over the house, instead of hammers,drills, and caulk.

Watercolor painting foggy lake and pine tree reflections

"Serenity"
Watercolor painting foggy lake and pine tree reflections
5x7
in My Etsy Store $35
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I pretty much have the remodeling done. I really do have a one track mind, it is very difficult to paint when focused on other things. We had hardwood put in the kitchen and half bath. So it raised the floor 3/4 inch. The installer said, "I hope your not planning to replace your Dishwasher any time soon, because it's really going to be tight. Well, the Dishwasher blew up last night.

Watercolor painting of a Barn and road with fog

"Loose Rememberance"
watercolor painting of a Barn and road with Fog
10x14
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To get the foggy area on the right hand side, I Squirted the background tree line and the large trees foliage with a Windex bottle filled with water.

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Still working on the Plumbing. I hope to get done today. I need to get back to painting in earnest.

Original watercolor painting of clouds and a rain storm

"Rain Storm"
Original watercolor painting of clouds and a rain storm
5x7
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The hardwood looks great. The house is totally torn apart now, I am slowly trying to put it back together. Whatever it take to save a few dollars.

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This painting is another one of those happy accidents. I tried to wipe up and area in the clouds with a paper towel. The paper left a streak of paint. I like it so well that laid the paper towel on the clouds and pulled down diagonal clouds to simulate a rain storm. Pretty cool!

watercolor painting of a barn in a snow storm

"Snow Falling"
watercolor painting of a barn in a snow storm
5x7
in artist Derek Collins Ebay Store
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We got 6 1/2 inches of rain yesterday, there is flooding everywhere. The local river is 8 feet out of it's banks. The paper says that Plumbers are overwhelmed fixing Sump Pumps and such. It was predicted that we would get less than 1 inch. We are having Hardwood put in our Kitchen and 1/2 bath today, and our water is going to have to be re-plumbed. I am going to do it myself, and a plumber I am not. Wish me luck, if I screw it up, we could be without water for a while. I am afraid that the 1/2 bath will be the last thing that they do, so that I won't be able to finish it today. We won't have a stove today either. Thank goodness for the Microwave, I can boil water for coffee. Priorities!

original watercolor dramatic mountain pine tree and cloud painting

"Light Amidst the Darkness"
original watercolor dramatic mountain pine tree and cloud painting
5x7
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My youngest son is baby sitting our neighbors 2 boy for a few days. He brought the boys over to our house for a little while. I had forgotten how noisy two 9 years old boys can be. When my boys were younger, I was always home with them during the summer. It seemed like they were always worse during the summer. You know, not having their friends at school, to take some of that energy out on. I remember telling my boys on numerous occasions, "Can you please be quiet for just a few minutes". Memories! I wouldn't want to do it again, but good memories none the less.

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It's storming here again, so you got a stormy looking painting today.

Original watercolor snow scene with tree

"A Blue Winter"
original watercolor snow scene with tree
5x7
$35
Artist Derek Collins Ebay Store
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I have painted many snow scenes over the years. This is without a doubt, the brightest sky I have ever painted in a snow scene. I don't know why it took me so long. Everyone seems to want to paint a snow scene dreary. Winter can be happy too!

Original watercolor brightly colored landscape cloud painting

"Uncertainty"

Original watercolor brightly colored landscape cloud painting
5x7
SOLD
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Finally got , maybe I should say had to mow the yard yesterday. It was kinda like the Truman Show, with Jim Carey. All the neighbors were out mowing their yards also. It is the middle of Monsoon season in Indiana. Well, that's what it seems like. I had to go so slow that it took me twice as long. My yard is just over an acre, so it took a while. I just heard that this past July,was the coolest July on record. Guess I can't complain about that!