I was so excited to have this painting chosen for the Casselberry Rotary Club Calendar for next year.  The inspiration for the painting was a photo of my brother from his fishing trip in Alaska a few months ago.  Actually sold him the original, but had a number of giclee copies made first.

I started this painting by drawing in pen and ink followed with a wash of blues and reds to establish shadowed areas in the scene.

Next I added the local color, enhanced areas of interest and developed paths of lights and darks for the eye to follow through the painting.  The photograph I used for reference was taken at the Cherry Pockets restaurant and fish camp near Lake Wales, Florida.  I had a number of giclee prints made of this painting that I can sell for less than what I charge for an original.

MBF

Here is my painting that was selected for this year's Central Florida Watercolor annual show.  I called it "MBF" with an attempt to shorten a lengthy but descriptive title.  It is of course from a photo of our lovable dog, Sherlock Holmes.  The inspiration for the color scheme was from an article I read about selecting three primaries and working only with them throughout.  I like doing that as it pretty well insures a degree of "unity" in the work.