Original Watercolor and Ink Painting California Mission

San Juan Capistrano Basilica

San Juan Capistrano is a lovely town in Southern California that has a rich history with beautiful buildings that provides lots of inspiration. 

Original Watercolor Painting Watercolor and Ink Ocean Painting Dana Point Seascape SFA

"Dana Fun"

Time slips away sometime, it's time to post a new work.  

Original Watercolor Ink Aceo Landscape and Experiments

“Purple Tree Fantasy”

 

ACEO Chinese Ink Paintings

 

The first image is my fantasy impressionistic tree in a summer cloud burst on 140lb. watercolor paper with watercolor and ink.   This miniature work is a combination imagination and enjoyment of color.   Well it’s not a total fantasy, I often see a tree this shape near a park I travel.  Smaller paintings can stand alone or are the basis for larger work.

The second image is ACEO’s I had painted in the past on thin rice paper with sumi ink and bamboo brushes. I appreciate calligraphy and sumi paintings so I gave it a try.   The works on rice paper were mounted to a backing paper with glue in order to smooth out the edges and bring out the color of the work. 

What I enjoy about the smaller format efforts is the ability to experiment with different tools, processes, mediums and genres.    Sometimes my experiments don’t work but at the very least I’ve learned about a new product, art form, and had a little (2 ½” X 3 ½”) art adventure.

 If you want to experiment or collect art, ACEO miniature artworks are a wonderful way to start.

Two Eyes, Two Ears, and a Mouth (Portraits)

This Fine Art Friday collection celebrates contemporary portraits.  What I enjoy is the diversity of genre, size, and medium.  Each one of these artists had an idea regarding a portrait/face and made it their own creative statement.


Updates and News:
I found an art team on Etsy that celebrates small format art.  An SFA is no larger than 14" square but carries a visual punch.  You can see some examples in the above collection


A couple of new followers, thanks so much for the support, here are their links to see their latest work:


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