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Month: June 2020

Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park

Posted on June 22, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

River with rocks, trees, moss, and yellow autumn leaves

Sol Duc River, Olympic National Park.

Watercolor on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged landscape, Pacific Northwest, watercolors

Glow #1, #2, and #3 (triptych)

Posted on June 17, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

Sunset behind mountains with sky reflected in river and grass in foreground

Sunset with stars reflected in lake or pond, with silhouetted trees in background

Moonlit ocean with shadowy dunes in foreground

Glow #1, #2, and #3 (triptych).

Watercolor on paper.

Abstract landscapes painted without a reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged from imagination, landscape, watercolors

This Here is Tex

Posted on June 13, 2020December 4, 2020 by Nell

Longhorn bull being followed cowgirl on horse in front of barn with red roof

“This Here is Tex.” George Ranch Historical Park outside Houston, TX.

Watercolor and pen on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Gift for Megan Cohen.

Posted in PaintingsTagged animals, figure, landscape, pen, watercolors

Reclining on Harstine Island, South Puget Sound

Posted on June 11, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

Closeup of feet wearing hiking shoes resting on large driftwood log, with bay and trees in background
Reclining on Harstine Island, South Puget Sound, Washington.

Watercolor on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged landscape, Pacific Northwest, watercolors

Footpath gate on the Dartmoor Way, Ashburton, Devon, England

Posted on June 4, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

Wooden gate in stone wall with shadowy trees beyond

Footpath gate on the Dartmoor Way, Ashburton, Devon, England.

Watercolor on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged Britain, landscape, watercolors

Picnicking at the Marin French Cheese Company, Petaluma, CA

Posted on June 1, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

Pond surrounded by grass, with a row of trees and distant rolling hills against a blue sky with streaks of white clouds

Picnicking at the Marin French Cheese Company, Petaluma, CA.

Watercolor on paper.

Drawn from original photo reference.

Gift for Deborah Cohen.

Posted in PaintingsTagged California, landscape, watercolors

View of Haytor from the Dartmoor Way, Dartmoor National Park

Posted on June 1, 2020October 20, 2020 by Nell

View of English farmland with tor in distance and gorse and grasses in foreground

View of Haytor from the Dartmoor Way, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England.

Watercolor on paper.

Painted from original photo reference.

Posted in PaintingsTagged Britain, landscape, watercolors

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