Husband and father | actuary | watercolorist | writer | musician

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

  • 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…

  • Thursday thought: Fortune and glory

    I’m going to try something here that might be a novel concept: I’m going to write my opinion on the Internet. Isn’t that just what we need right now? Every Thursday*, I am going to share my experience learning to become a painter, and how it relates to the rest of my life. I took…

  • Not working farm, 8×8 watercolor

    Not working farm, 8×8 watercolor

    I spent a whole month working on 8x8s. This is one that didn’t work. It’s probably against the advice of most artists, but I post the paintings I think are failures as well as the ones I end up liking. The foreground just sort of turned out flat in this one. 8×8 – watercolor –…

  • What’s over there, 8×8 watercolor

    What’s over there, 8×8 watercolor

    Another day, another 8×8. I really liked this one but ended up not submitting it. I was really into evening skies this week. I also liked the highlights on the island or headland way in the back. 8×8 – watercolor – Baohong 300gsm rough paper – Collection of the artist

  • Across the lake, 8×8 watercolor

    Across the lake, 8×8 watercolor

    Part of the series for the November 2024 8×8 Lawrence Arts Center exhibition. This one was submitted as one of my ‘top three’ but ultimately wasn’t selected. 8×8 watercolor – Baohong 300gsm rough paper – Collection of the artist