Watercolor painting of a large barn structure in disrepair in Hinesburg, Vermont. A slope Ng steel roof - white from weather and some unmelted snow - is on the left above a wooden barn, its slats orange and gray from age. Thin entryways lead to dark empty interiors, the only window still seen has missing panes in various places. In the foreground is an old, unhitched horse trailer, slightly reflecting back the mid-day sun against its metal exterior. Behind it, another roof covered in rust rests below a bright blue sky. In the foreground is unkept grasses and debris just awakening from winter's thaw in ochres, browns and greens. A tire rests, partly upright on the left.

Derelict Barn, Hinesburg. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of large buildings along Rue Saint-Jean in downtown Quebec City. Two blocky, multi-story buildings set side by side above a wet and snow laden street. The building on the right is blanketed in cold purple shadow from a building across the street and out of view; a road sign, drenched in sunlight, shines before the dark shadow. The building to the left is painted in powder blue with yellow trim and has a small storefront lining the bottom floor, its windows reflecting back the morning sun, highlighting wares and fliers. Dormers on both buildings peep out from snow collecting on the roofs. Chimneys rise to the baby blue, cloudless sky.

Morning on Rue Saint-Jean, Quebec City. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a large, three-story apartment building along Summit Avenue in the Corey Hill district of Brookline, Massachusetts. Piles of snow melt between parked cars in the bright morning sun of Spring. An angular apartment building stands behind the street and parking lot, with a narrow facade facing the viewer before turning one corner toward the sun on the left, and another corner toward the cool shade on the right, flowing down the street with electric poles poking out here and there to catch sun on their upper tips. A tall, thin electrical pole rises in the right center, directing wires left and right in swooping motions. A sun drenched tree stands to the left, obscuring another row of apartments behind.

Thaw on Corey Hill. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a parish church in Brookline, Massachusetts. A snow-piled parking lot in the right foreground leads to a side entrance of a church whose peaked facade is covered in shadow as it hides from the early morning. The bright sun from above left falls upon several smaller parts of the church, slender arched windows punched into its brick and stone facade. A chimney rising from the shadows to catch the light in the center.

Parish, Side Entrance. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of clapboard houses along State Street in downtown Rutland, Vermont. Two houses with street level storefronts and second level apartments are separated by a thin alley, collecting wood pallets and trash. The house on the left is painted in a light pastel purple and has a large storefront window reflecting back sun-faded wares and fliers. Before it stands a tall electrical pole, casting a thick vertical shadow up its facade. The house on the right is painted in pastel green with yellow trim surrounding its recessed street-level store entry. In the foreground is a pile of snow, picking up grime from the street it rests on.

Along State Street, Rutland. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a residence in Troy, New Hampshire. A snow covered driveway, with wheel marks revealing gravel and ground, winds up to the right in front of a large wooden garage. To the left is a pastel yellow clapboard house covered in warm sunlight. A cool, dark angular shadow runs across the face of the wooden garage underneath a peak and weathervane, smattered in bright snow.

Troy Residence. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Figurative watercolor of a reclining male figure, seen from a three-quarter front view. Bare torso, legs folded to the left, head turned facing the viewer. Expressive strokes in purple, magenta, blue and earth tones build the surroundings and pillows. Background washed in grey-blue. Loose technique, without defined outlines.

Same rule here— no pencil, just watercolor. @Raul_hg_bcn shifted the pose, opened the body, held the gaze. Thinking before every brushstroke.
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Figurative watercolor of a male figure seated on the floor, seen from a three-quarter profile. Bare torso, right leg raised with the arm resting on the knee, gaze directed to the left. Expressive strokes in purple, magenta and earth tones structure the clothing and surroundings. White paper background. Loose technique, without defined outlines.

Figure life drawing painting in direct watercolor, without prior pencil drawing. @Raul_hg_bnc chose a pose that was already painting itself He decides the pose, I interpret it. Surrendering control is also part of the process. #lifedrawing #directwatercolor #wetonwet #watercolorfigure #queerart

Watercolor painting of the side of a church along Public Alley 435 in downtown Boston. A stone facade in yellow ochre stone presents a sun-drenched rose window below a steep, angled roof. To the left is an extension in red brick and slender windows lining its second story. The ground floor has an arched window and entry. A dark purple shadow from the building on the other side of the alley - behind the viewer - occupies the lower half of the scene, covering part of the facades and snow piled along the alley and empty parking. A bright orange, slender chimney rises in the center.

Church on Public Alley 435, Boston. Direct Watercolor, 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

Output from a two hour demo I gave at the Guild of Boston Artists yesterday. Lovely time with a lovely crowd.

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Watercolor painting of an intersection along Discesa dei Giudici in Palermo, Sicily. The scene overlooks a corner cafe in old town, Palermo. Towering concrete buildings huddle over shorter, old cement buildings, blanketed in cool purple and blue shadows from the late afternoon sun and heat. A canopy sheet extends over an entrance to the right, above patrons. Rounding the corner to the left, people sit and children play as spots of sun cast bright whites on clothing. The buildings above are carved in stark white and yellow against a blue sky.

Discesa dei Giudici, Palermo. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of the backside of the Battell Block residences and businesses in downtown Middlebury, VT. A large, red brick facade with ground level wooden panels - painted white - fills the entire scene. Various windows in white and cream trim run along the top two floors, while doors and windows line the bottom floor above basement level paneling and storage. A large, blocky shadow is cast in Cold blue against the building from another building behind the viewer. Dappled light illuminates from windows caught behind the shadow, some reflecting onto the pavement of a parking lot in the foreground.

Behind Battell Block, Middlebury. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of an open air hat storage barn along Burpee Road in Bristol, Vermont. Stacks of weathered hay bales are stacked by the left front interior of an open air hay storage barn constructed of aging lumber. Wooden slates run horizontally along the back of the storage behind the bales and small sacks of grain piled to the right. In the background are other wooden structures, led to by the bright snowy ground below a blueish purple, cloudless morning sky.

Hay Storage, Bristol. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a cafe on the platform area of the Haarlem Centraal train station in Haarlem, Netherlands. A large stone building sets along a platform below a bright gray sky, exposing structural beams. On the left of the building is a gated, Arches entry to the old 3rd class seating area - the upstairs windows darked and lightly reflecting back the sky. To the right is a wooden and glass encased facade to a cafe. Arched dark mahogany windows and doors open to a brightly lit interior in orange and yellow, its upper windows are bright in reflection of the gray sky. Before the blue and gray stone facade is a tiled, purple and dark gray platform for travelers to stand.

Wachtkamer, Haarlem Centraal. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb. Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a derelict garage along Route 7 in Ferrisburgh, VT. Boards from the skeleton of an unfinished roof hold down a dark tarp covering up a decrepit garage. A tattered blue tarp hangs in the wind before the metal slatted facade, with scaffolding peaking out and running along the middle band. To the right is a rusting, white storage unit with "NO" spray painted on its side. Above the garage creep leafless limbs of trees from the left under a pale gray sky, the kind that brings light snow, like that which runs in the foreground mixing with dirt and mud.

Derelict Garage, Ferrisburgh. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a large brick building along East Allen Street in downtown Williston, VT. A two story orange brick building residing on the right takes up most of the scene with second floor apartments and ground level storefronts. An imposing and cool shadow is cast from buildings behind the viewer, cutting angularly from the right along the street and sidewalk and midway up the ground floor. Rectangular boxes of shadow and illuminated fliers in the storefronts echo the panes of the windows along the second floor. To the right is a lower, single story shop under a blue sky.

East Allen Street Afternoon, Williston. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of large storefront windows of a deli, brightly illuminated in yellows and oranges under the pall of evening, in downtown Middlebury, VT. A dark, angular awning to a deli hangs above a lit up interior, dotted with rectangular dark cutouts of songs and fliers attached to the window and capturing the onset of evening. To the right is a series of telephone poles leading to the distance behind the deli, as cars reflect their headlights in damp streets.

Detail of the watercolor painting showing the lit up interior of a deli, displaying signs and fliers reflecting back the encroaching blue of evening. Lettering on signage is non-descriptive, as are the wares inside.

Early Evening Deli. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

Been really into trying my hand at nocturnes, but "success" (read: didn't crumple up paper in frustration) rate is near 10%.

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Watercolor painting of Wetterhorn mountain in Grindelwald, Switzerland. The late afternoon sun hits the upper snowy peaks of the mountain leading to blue purple shadows blanketing the base and town, playing hide and seek with orange lights throughout the valley. The white snow with a slight yellow tinge below a darkening blue sky tells of day's end.

Late Afternoon on Wetterhorn. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of an overlook of Lisbon, Portugal, from a downward staircase in the old part of Lisbon town. A purple and pink sunrise illuminates the sky above the city in mutes blue and orange. Street lamps fight with morning light to cast light and shadow on buildings flanking a staircase in blue light in the foreground down toward the center of the scene.

Lisbon Dawn. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

This scene means a lot to me. After the second wash I was ready to trash it... then I thought I couldn't ruin it any more. I see some good parts.

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Watercolor painting of a scene in the old part of Sintra, Portugal. People set upon benches outside of the Sintra National Palace which towers in the background in white. The right side of the palace, above an angled step in line, is covered in blue-purple shadow. To the left is an open Arches entryway - the interior covered in cool shadows. The upper stories of the palace have several slender windows and doors, closed and dark against the bright sun.

Palace Coffee Break, Sintra. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a mountain range in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Loose brush strokes build from a wide base up through the treeline, marked by round shapes leading to crevasses at peaks slightly below a wintery blue sky.

Grindelwald, Switzerland. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

Loose fun with a long liner, mop and hake.

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Watercolor painting of shops in downtown Mystic, CT. An alley, leading to a dock swathed in purple blue, separates two buildings with ground level stores and upper level apartments. Oranges and yellows are cast in arcs across the buildings from spotlights as the day fades into evening. The sidewalk and street in the foreground are wet from winter rain.

Early Evening Shop, Mystic. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a sunrise on a fish shop on the corner of a building along Aert van der Goesstraag in The Hague, Netherlands.

Morning Fish Shop on Aert van der Goesstraag, The Hague. Direct Watercolor. 12"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a home blanketed in nautical twilight in downtown Middlebury, VT. Dark blues and purples hang in the winter air above a home with ground floor exterior lighting, glowing orange against its clapboard facade and bed of snow in the foreground. Interior lighting peeks out from second story windows, while the side of a car, in the driveway, catches the light on its side.

Nautical Twilight, in Town. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of storefronts covered the early morning light in downtown Mystic, CT. A bright sun drenches the top of buildings separated by a single floor entry with a steep, sloping roof. A large, cool shadow runs from the foreground sidewalk up the buildings, abruptly stopping mid-way. The building on the right has a large storefront window with bright interior lighting as they ready the store for shoppers.

Early Morning, Mystic. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a dweller ng along the Ashuelot River in Hinsdale, NH. The side of a building encompasses the scene - an angular, clapboard facade painted in red rests on top of a two-story stone foundation. Chimneys drenched in afternoon sun rise upwards from the roofs while a dark purple shadows tells of buildings behind the viewer. Snow lumps around stairs and on a stone wall to the right while blanketing the foreground. Shadowy trees break the blue grey sky behind.

Winter Afternoon on Ashuelot. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a convenience store in Belmont, MA. A brick storefront just out to center stage with a red canopy above storefront windows and entries smothered on fliers and sunlight. An advert sign is scaffolded above the store to the right, while apartments with an angled roof and yellow clapboards presides behind the business.

LC's Variety & Lottery, Belmont. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a tall brick building in a marina in Mystic, CT. A three story building with large windows dominates the entire scene, dwarfing a small wooden, yellow clapboard building in the lower left. In the foreground is a thin boat, with its masts rising above to the right. A large, cool blue shadow from another building, behind the viewer in the right blankets the building, making the features of the boat and windows indescribable.

Marina Windows. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

Been in a bit of a watercolor funk lately, but this one is the first in a couple weeks I haven't tossed in disgust...

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Watercolor painting of a butcher shop in the Duinoord section of The Hague, Netherlands. As evening sets in, a blue tinge covers a blocky apartment building with a ground level butcher shop. Warm yellows and oranges emanate from the interior of the shop and are reflected in the wet street of the foreground. The large storefront window sits below a dark canopy with a set of windows on the second floor, reflecting back the close of the day.

Closing Time. Butcher Shop, The Hague. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of large buildings along Parliament Street during the evening in London, England. Bright orange interior lighting from an establishment spills out into the cold street and mixes with exterior lighting from lampposts casting yellow light and alternating warm and cool shadows along the buildings. In the upper right is a cool blue evening sky hanging above the city.

Evening on Parliament Street, London. Direct Watercolor. 20"x16",140lb Arches Cold Press.

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Watercolor painting of a side street off Oude Burg in Bruges, Belgium. A dusk sky in cool blue-purple is suspended above a cobbled stoned alley lit by bright yellow street lamps lining the buildings on the right. The light is cast against the facades lining the street and falling lightly on a parked car sitting cozily on the sidewalk. The building in the background has an arched garage below a set of windows.

Dusk on Loppemstraat, Bruges. Direct Watercolor. 12"x9", 140lb Arches Cold Press.

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