Original watercolor starting bid $30.00.The subject matter is a stall under a large three story barn in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. My father worked here when he was in high school back in the 1940s.I was visually interested in the textures and the value contrasts and the soft color transitions.
Original watercolor bidding starts at $30.00. The vantage point here is the corner of Surrey Lane and Poplar Estates Parkway in Germantown, Tennessee. I was visually attracted to the intense reds, the overlapping highlights on the bushes, the spring greens and the shadows.
This is a much loved place in Greenfield, Tennessee near a cabin where we stay on occasion. This maple trees turn bright yellow in the fall.
This painting is based on a couple of photos I took from my sister's garden. I combined the photos to get some good leaves and background.
Here I tried my hand at a detailed engraving style scratchboard... just to see if I could do it. This is an example of thinking something is impossible for me, until I realize you just have to be slow and careful... and patient.
I found the photo reference on Wikipedia. It is copyright free. Color was added in Photoshop.
This is a variation of a previously sold still life I did several years ago. I tried to highlight the juicy goodness of these berries as best I could.