ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING

Title: Architectural Rendering
Medium: Watercolor on Arches 140# paper
Size: 10”x13”
Available at: Commissioned Home Portrait
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

Still working on Arwen when I can. Been a little busy with rendering work and also getting ready to go on vacation. We are going to see friends in Asheville, North Carolina, and then to Banner Elk, North Carolina, for a week of sight seeing and relaxation. Maybe tomorrow I can work on those blue eyes! Thanks for looking today.

ARWEN THE SIMEASE

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Medium: Oil on gessoed board
Size: 5”x7”

I'm working on "Arwen" my friend Carol's Siamese. Haven't ever painted a cat in oil before. Arwen is sort of king of the basement at Jim and Carol's house. He's kinda shy and stays downstairs most of the time. I couldn't get any good pictures of him....cat's always seem to do what they want to do don't they? And they know when you have a camera in hand and then "poof" the shy one disappears. So Jim photographs the kitty's for me; it just works out better! I'll post more of Arwen; he has these awesome blue eye...can't wait to paint those eyes. Thanks for looking today.

HAY FIELDS

Title: Hay Fields
Medium: Oil on gessoed masonite
Size: 2"x2"
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

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Here is another teeny, tiny miniature I did in the John DeFrancesco miniature workshop. I have never painted such a small painting and you talk about "finger painting" hehe! Also, we could only use a very large brush for these miniatures....trying to loosen up and not get carried away with the detail anymore than is necessary. What fun....how would you ever frame this?? I enjoy learning about and painting miniatures. Sure does make it convenient and easy for those time when you want to take your paints and travel! Thanks for looking today.

CHALK CREEK

Title: Chalk Creek
Medium: Oil on gessoed board

Size: 5”x7”
Available at: $75.00 unframed + $5.00 s/h in U.S.
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

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For several summers, we have left out camper at a wonderful campground between Salida, and Bueno Vista, Colorado. Chalk Creek RV Park; one of our favorite places to camp. It's not really "camping" when you are in a beautiful camper, but we are too old to sleep in a tent, one the ground anymore!! So, we pull our camper to Chalk Creek, and then the next time we go up we take our four-wheeler. Such a pretty area; lots of places to paint around the campground, and the best, and I mean the very best and most beautiful fall aspens that you can find anywhere in Colorado. I painted this painting from a photo I took in our campground a couple of years ago and pulled it out to take with me to a little workshop I took on Wednesday with an artist by the name of John DeFrancesco. The workshop was strictly about "miniatures", full of information, and John was fabulous, sharing instructor. For this painting I drew and painted the painting upside down....literally!! The exercise is to help you see only the shapes and not get too crazy with the detail.....loved the exercise and the painting turned out loose and simple; which I really like. Thanks for looking! Oh, and if you want to look up John DeFrancesco his website is http://www.johndefrancesco.com/ ..I think he is just getting this site up and going, so check back often.

HEADING FOR THE BARN

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Title: Heading for the Barn
Medium: Oil on gessoed board
Size: 5”7”
Available at: $75.00 unframed + $5.00 s/h in U.S.
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

I will never tire of the pasture scenes all around the area where we live. I don't know, but there is just something to those wide open spaces, gently rolling hills, and the animals. I know, I know, it's really "the prairie" , but I think it is pretty. The wind blows here like the prairie, that I could do without...but I love the scenery. Every summer, around the middle of May, somebody brings a small heard of cattle and their babies to spend the rest of the summer in the pasture behind us. They hang out at our back fence, usually early in the morning and later in the afternoon. The young cows do an awful lot of staring at our chickens back there....I don't think they have ever seen a chicken and it's sort of funny to watch them all checking each other out. Of course, I have to get out my camera and take pictures. Thanks for looking today!

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP

Title: Baa Baa Black Sheep
Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Arches 140# watercolor paper
Size: 12"x16"
Available at: $250.00 unframed + $5.00 s/h in U.S.
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

I had a lot of fun working on this painting. The technique is interesting and I think the results are great. I guess you would technically call this watercolor with ink resist. The sheep looks a little "graphic" and I love how the colors in the fur look. I've tried ink resist with other subject matter and seem to always get a really nice painting. Thank you for looking and let me know how you like this.

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING SOLD

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Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10"x13"
Available at: NFS Commissioned Home Portrait
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

I haven't been writing too much lately because I have been busier than a one-armed paper hanger!! Who ever thought up that little saying; it always gives me such a visual..lol! If you have ever done wallpaper before you have to get a visual with that cause I would think that it would be pretty much an impossible task....anywho, been way too busy with the rendering business. It's definitely talking away from the miles I want to be putting on the oil painting brushes! This rendering is of a little courtyard of an apartment complex in Denver right down by the Capitol Building. Kinda fun to do a really different perspective for this one. It was gated and looked like a fun place to live if you have to live in downtown Denver, Colorado!! Thank you for looking today!

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING SOLD

Title: Architectural Rendering
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10”x13”
Available at: NFS Commissioned Home Portrait
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

Title:
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10”x13”
Available at: NFS/Commissioned Home Portrait
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING SOLD

Title:
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10”x13”
Available at: NFS Commissioned Home Portrait
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING SOLD

Title: Architectural Rendering
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10”x13”
Available at: Commissioned Home Portrait
CharArtist@msn.com

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING SOLD

Title: Architectural Rendering
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10”x13”
How to Purchase: NFS Commissioned Home Portrait

MIXED MEDIA ABSTRACT

Title: Mixed Media Abstract
Medium: Mixed Media on paper
Size: 5”x7”
Available at: NOT AVAILABLE
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This kind of artwork sometimes serves as a little break from doing the technical renderings. Sometimes I have to just stop with the small brush stuff and have a little fun! I used inks, encaustics and acrylics. Can't believe how interesting this came out, so much texture and little nuances to the little piece of art.Somehow, this painting reminds me of our old pond. I really enjoy all of the surprises with this kind of work, actually it's kind of addictive! My daughter loved this so it belongs to her now! Thanks for looking.

LITTLE FAT ROBIN SOLD

Title: Little Fat Robin
Medium: Oil on masonite
Size: 5”x5”
Available at: $75.00 unframed + $5.00 s/h in U.S. How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

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What a sign of Spring! These little guys flew into our neighborhood by the dozens today. I spend half the day chasing them around with my camera. Not really sure why this little guy came out so fat and chubby, but he's kinda cute. A friend came by and said "I'll take it", so it's sold and drying. What a fun day. Thanks for looking

TULIP GARDEN 2

Title: Tulip Garden 2
Medium: Oil on masonite
Size: 5”x5”
Available at: $75.00 unframed + $5.00 s/h in U.S. How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

Tulips again today with a different composition. This is a little more dramatic because the background is a really dark value. It is interesting to play around with different colors and see how they affect the painting. Thanks for looking.

TULIP GARDEN

Title: Tulip Garden
Medium: Oil on masonite
Size: 5"x7"
Available at: $100.00 unframed + $5.00 s/h in U.S. How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com



I was going through reference photos of my garden from my previous home. I forgot how fun tulips are to paint. Bright colors, pretty stems and leaves......fun little shapes. Our tulips are not blooming yet this year; and I only planted a few bulbs last year so I really don't know what they will be like. I'm hoping for beautiful tulips and spring flowers so I can paint en plein air in my own backyard. Thanks for looking

SHEEP IN THE PASTURE

Title: Sheep in the Pasture
Medium: Oil on gessoed masonite
Size: 5"x5"
Available at: $75.00 unframed + $5.00 s/h in U.S.
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

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Spring and sheep, they go together. I couldn't go down to my neighbor's house to take pictures of their new baby sheep because we got 6-7 inches of new snow today. This is spring in Colorado. The wind is blowing so hard; I don't even think could take a picture without being blown over or away! So I stayed nice and cozy in the house an painted this sweet little pastoral scene. The painting has very rich tones; one of my favorite things is the sky, it's a wonderful rich magenta..very different. I do enjoy daily small paintings for the opportunity to experiment with different colors, compositions, subjects.....oh, all of it. Have a great day.

WATER LILIES

Water Lilies
Medium: Oil on canvas board
Size: 9"x6"
Available at: $90.00 unframed + $5.00 s/h in the U.S.
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

This painting is from a photo I took at the Denver Botanic Gardens. The water lilies there are amazing when they are in bloom. Some of the flowers stand really tall above the lily pads, some are almost floating on the water with hardly any stem. Last year I visited a water garden pond in Littleton, Colorado, and the waterlily pads were as big as I have ever seen, maybe three feet across. The flowers were also huge as you can imagine. I think the pads and the flowers are so amazing and beautiful.

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING SOLD

Architectural Rendering
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10"x13"
Commissioned Home Portrait

I love these little Denver City homes. Some of them have been completely re-done and are really quite nice; I think this is still "an original" though, but still cute as a bug. I also never tire of painting the huge trees growing in these neighborhoods all around Denver; they are nothing short of majestic. I know my job is to put the "leaves" on the trees but I am so fascinated by the craggy, crooked, thick, knobby and interesting branching; someday I am going to paint just the branches...... Busy time of year for me...thank you for looking.

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING - SOLD

Architectural Rendering
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10"x13"
Commissioned Home Portrait

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING SOLD

Architectural Rendering

Medium: Watercolor

Size: 10"x13"

Commissioned Home Portrait

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This was a really huge house even thought it doesn't look like it in the photo. The client wanted the house painted "straight on" huh.....and wanted it to look like it was on the corner. Sometimes my instructions are a little strange but I like the way this turned out. You know what is really hard right now is painting all the spring green grass and all the beautiful flowers in the yard right now....Spring won't come fast enough!! Thanks for looking.

ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING SOLD

Architectural Rendering
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 10"x13"
Commissioned Home Portrait

Cute little house; almost makes me want to move right in. I painted with my "Friday friends" today and I had to do "work" painting while they all did fun paintings!! I do have fun with my renderings but sometime I just want to splash in the paint, be a little more crazy and creative. Oh, how lucky I am to be a full-time working artist....no complaints! Thanks for looking.

HELLO SHEEP - DETAIL

Detail of HELLO SHEEP

HELLO SHEEP

Hello Sheep
Media: Oil on gessoed board
Size: 5"x5"
Available at: $75.00 unframed, +$5.oo s/h in the U.S.
How to purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

I just had to try this little guy again, actually I like both now. The first sheep looks like he/she has a little personality and the second painting reminds me of what I saw when I took the pictures.....the sheep sort of all turned their heads or looked up; watching me as much as I was watching them. I love the sort of impressionistic realism look and think i captured that here. I'm attracted to art that doesn't show every little detail; letting the viewer fill that in. I like to know what the painting is, but don't want to paint a photograph. I would call that "impressionistic realism" Thanks for looking.

MEEKER ASPEN

Meeker Aspen
Media: Oil on gessoed board
Size: 5"x7"
Available at: $75.00 unframed, +$5.00 shipping U.S.
How to Purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

This little impressionistic landscape is from a photo taken when we were up camping last year near Meeker, Colorado. We stayed in our camper for nine days.With miles and miles of 4-wheel trails; we saw some of the most beautiful "landscapes" and I took hundreds of pictures We took one trail up the mountain seventeen miles and about half way up the trail turned into the sloppiest mud trail ever. By the time we reached the top, we were all absolutely covered with thick yucky mud. The views from the top were worth it though..I took so many beautiful pictures; just can't resist the beauty of those gold Colorado Aspens.

SHEEP

Sheep

Media: Oil on gessoed board

Size: 5"x7"

Available at: $75.00 unframed +$5.00 s/h in U.S.

How to purchase: Contact the artist CharArtist@msn.com

My neighbor called yesterday and invited me to come over and take pictures of his new baby sheep; seventeen new babies. Still expecting two more to be born any day now. I couldn't make it there today, but I thought it might be a good idea to brush up (hehe!) on my sheep painting skills. I tried this one from photos I took up near Steamboat last year. It turned out to be one of those days when I should have "stopped" when I loved it....oh no, I had to keep at it until who knows what happens. I still like the little guys personality, and do you see that there is another sheep right behind him? Tomorrow, I may try it again.