Evening Cedar

Ending my long blog break to announce that Evening Cedar was awarded Second Prize in this year's Southwestern Watercolor Society exhibition by juror Ruth Armitage. Thank you, Ruth!

Evening Cedar

watercolor and gouache on gessoed paper

17 x 12.5 inches

This half-bare cedar tree backlit by the sun is another piece that was inspired out in the Big Bend. I can't wait until I go back again. Maybe next year?

Dorgan House Window

Thank you, Vlad Yeliseyev, for selecting this piece for an award in this year's Southwestern Watercolor Society's membership show. Vlad put together a great show, taught a workshop, and gave a demo for our group. I was not able to attend the workshop, but some of my friends who did were very pleased. They said Vlad really put everyone at ease, so that they were really able to absorb the lessons and take on feedback.

Dorgan House is one of the adobe homes that can still be found in Big Bend. What is left of them can still be found, that is. The windows of this house are unique: extra large with arched timbers above the openings. Through the window you can see what the family used to see. I kept the palette extremely limited and the value range narrow to enhance the still and quiet mood.








Dorgan House Window
gouache on gessoed archival paper
14.5 x 10 inches