Cezanne

A watercolor study from a painting by Paul Cezanne.

Dufy

A watercolor study of a painting by Raoul Dufy.

Life Drawing

Another colorized life drawing.

Life Drawing

Two poses from the same model and colorized with watercolor.

Pampas Grass

In California the pampas grass is regarded as an invasive weed.

Bamboo

Even more bamboo.

Clam Pot

The form of the clams is contrasted with the form of the pot.

Clams and Shrimp

Two forms together.

Crawdad Soup

A runaway crawdad.

Shrimp

More shrimp.

Shrimp

Red shrimp painted in sumi-e.

Fish

A red snapper painted with yellow color.

Fish Fry

A second painting of a red snapper in a fry pan.

Fish Fry

Red snapper in a fry pan.

Panda

The panda is an endangered species due to loss of habitat and a very low birthrate.

Panda

Estimates of the number of living pandas range from 1500 to 3000.

Panda

An adult panda needs to eat 20 to 30 pounds of bamboo each day.

Pandas

The only natural range of the panda is a few mountains in central China.

Panda

The panda's diet is 99 percent bamboo.

Panda

The panda is one of the most popular subjects for sumi-e painting.

Fox Tail Agave

The fox tail agave is also known as the lion's tail or swan's neck agave. because of its unusual curved flower stem. The fox tail agave originally came from the highlands of Mexico.

Wave

A wave painted in sum-e ink using orchid strokes.

Tug Boat

A tug boat painted with sumi-e orchid strokes.

Orchids

Two orchids painted in sumi-e.

orchids

Two intertwined orchids painted in sumi-e.

Orchid

These orchids was painted on very absorbent paper.

Orchid

One feature of composing an orchid in sumi-e is the phoenix eye. The phoenix eye is the negative space formed when two leaves of the orchid cross.

Orchid

The orchid is one of the four gentlemen of Japanese sumi-e painting. The four gentlemen are four basic forms that contain brush strokes that are used over and over in sumi-e painting.

Orchid

Many orchids that grow in the tropics are anchored to trees. Orchids that grow in temperate climates are usually terrestrial. Temperate orchids are often found in rocks or rocky soil.