Cliff Brown Art
"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." --- Friedrich Nietzsche
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tortoise
A colorized ink drawing from a study done by my art teacher, Drew Bandish.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Rose
A rose painted in watercolor.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Iris
A bearded iris done in watercolor with ink work.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Iris
Another bearded iris done in sumi-e.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Iris
A bearded iris done in
sumi
-e.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Butterflies
A watercolor study of butterflies.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Chestnut Vendor
I painted this watercolor many years ago from a painting by Eliot O'Hara.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Sleepy Cat
Our family cat must sleep twenty hours each day.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tessellation
A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again and covers a surface without any gaps or overlaps.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Cowles Mountain
A watercolor painting with ink work of Cowles Mountain and Lake Murray.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Fountain
A watercolor of the large fountain in Balboa Park with
ornamental
pear trees in bloom.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
New York City
A watercolor of the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Oranges
A crate of oranges painted with a full watercolor palette.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Oranges
A crate of oranges painted in black watercolor.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Van Gogh
A copy of a hospital corridor done by Van
Gogh
.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuscany
A watercolor painting of a Tuscan scene.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Cuckoos
Cuckoos in a maple tree.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Cosmos
A black
sumi
-e ink painting of cosmos.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Hummingbird
Another sumi-e painting of a hummingbird and a hibiscus flower.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Hummingbird
A hummingbird and hibiscus flowers.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Chestnut
Another chestnut painting.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Leaves
An exercise of leaves in various orientations.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Leaves
A large sheet of rice paper painted with
sumi
-e ink.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Leaves
A pile of Fall leaves.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Leaves
Fall leaves painted with liquid inks.
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