Husband and father | actuary | watercolorist | writer | musician

I started painting watercolors in 2022. This is my collection of paintings.

  • Deep, 8×8 watercolor

    Deep, 8×8 watercolor

    I thought the purple and warm green made a nice contrast. 8×8 watercolor | Baohong 300gsm rough paper | Collection of the artist

  • Thursday thought: What’s all this for?

    Since painting became a part of my life, I’ve been learning technique, reading books, buying (and buying) art supplies, taking lessons, and painting. It occurred to me to ask: to what end? What’s this all for? What will I actually do what all that knowledge, technique, and experience I’m acquiring? One is that I want…

  • Water’s edge, 8×8 watercolor

    Water’s edge, 8×8 watercolor

    8×8 watercolor | Baohong 300gsm rough paper | Collection of the artist

  • Smoke, 8×8 watercolor

    Smoke, 8×8 watercolor

    This one reminded me of returning back to our cabin at Yosemite in the spring of 2024, driving past sections of forest that had been burned out in recent years. 8×8 watercolor | Baohong 300gsm rough paper | Collection of the artist

  • Two paths, 8×8 watercolor

    Two paths, 8×8 watercolor

    8×8 watercolor | Baohong 300gsm rough paper | Collection of the artist

  • Summer storm, 8×8

    Summer storm, 8×8

    8×8 watercolor – Baohong 300gsm rough paper – Collection of the artist

  • Turning autumn, 8×8 watercolor

    Turning autumn, 8×8 watercolor

    Went crazy with the Kakimori pen again. 8×8 watercolor – Baohong 300gsm rough paper – Collection of the artist

  • Mountain, 8×8 watercolor

    Mountain, 8×8 watercolor

    8×8 watercolor – Baohong 300gsm rough paper – Collection of the artist

  • On the shore, 8×8 watercolor

    On the shore, 8×8 watercolor

    8×8 watercolor – Baohong 300gsm rough paper – Collection of the artist

  • Storms in the hills, 8×8 watercolor

    Storms in the hills, 8×8 watercolor

    The ‘front’ hills ended up looking a bit silly. I got hold of the Kakimori brass dip pen nib and used it as a scoring tool on watercolor that was a bit damp still. Wait too long and it doesn’t work; too early and you get a dark line as we see above. 8×8 watercolor…