Geisha

The most literal translation of geisha into English would be "artist" or "performing artist."

Horse

Two grazing horses, I like the head-on view, but the other horse is a failure.

Horse

Two grazing horses in one-half view.

Horse

A one-half view of a horse.

Horse

An agitated horse in one-quarter view.

Horse

A horse in a one-quarter view.

Horse

I tried to show a grazing horse in three-quarters view. However, the placement of hooves on the ground do not conform to the three-quarters view.

Fisherman

This picture of a fisherman casting a net came from a photograph I have misplaced long ago.

Bottles

On August 23, 2009 I posted a sketchbook image that came to me in a dream. I reworked the image into a watercolor painting.

Aloe

The aloe is a genus that contains over four hundred species of flowering succulent plants. Aloes bloom in January in Southern California.

Fountain

A watercolor painting taken from a Drew Bandish photograph taken in Balboa Park.

Statuary

Another Drew Bandish photograph used as the basis of a watercolor.

Potted Flowers

Another painting from a Drew Bandish photograph taken in Balboa Park.

Potted Flowers

This painting came from a photograph taken by my art teacher, Drew Bandish, of potted flowers in the Spanish Village section of Balboa Park.

Still Life

The watercolor was a copy of a still life done by Paul Cezanne.

Calla Lilies

A copy of a watercolor by Raoul Dufy, a French Fauvist painter.

Vine

Another copy of a Vincent Van Gogh. The vine gently fades away into the distance.

Portrait

A copy of a famous Vincent Van Gogh drawing of a French girl.

Landscape

A copy of painting by Vincent Van Gogh showing workers building a road.

Fountain

This garden fountain was done in walnut ink from a study by Vincent Van Gogh.

Freesias

The freesia is native to Southern Africa. Freesias produce a wonderful scent.

Roses

Roses painted in the style of Mario Cooper (1905-1995) as demonstrated in his book "Flower Painting in Watercolor."

Fushsia

The fushsia was named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.

Lupine

A lupine boquet picked from wild lupine growing in La Mesa. California. A large vacant lot at the intersection of Lemon and Bancroft produce wonderful lupine every year, usually in April.

Narcissus

Narcissus flowers painted on location in my backyard.