Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Copperplate Flourishes


These flourishes were done in W&N Imitation Gold Gouache with a pointed pen.  It has a nice shine and flows very smoothly through the pen.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Snowy Clothesline

Beautiful storm here in the high desert.  Time to snowshoe, feed the birds, bake cookies, and cozy up to the wood stove.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Vintage Wedding















This couple used the brocade pattern from the bride's dress for the canopy on their Wedding Certificate.  The design was filled in with pastels of their wedding colors.  Their rings formed the focus between their signatures.

Congratulations, Guth and Jess!!!!

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Wedding Blessing Gifts

Allison and Jim gave these personalized framed blessings to their very special guests at their wedding.  Each was hand lettered in archival paint on heavy paper.  Congratulations, Allison and Jim!

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Anniversary Love Poem

Friends of this couple had me create this anniversary certificate for them using a poem meaningful to the couple. I used gouache with brush florals and italic lettering.  The gold shine is W&N Imitation Gold Gouache.
Congratulations, Mike and Ellajean!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Student Watercolor Landscapes


I taught a short watercolor class at Orme School.
Here are a couple cloud studies the students created. 

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Wedding Name Cards

These little cards were ordered by the bride and groom and used as gift tags for their special guests' favors.  Done on cream-colored archival cards with Italic lettering in a deep sienna.