Shenandoah Wedding Venue, watercolor

Buddy Repperton, pastel

hot air ballons, watercolor

beta fish, watercolor and pen

sand dollar, watercolor

seashell, watercolor

nautilus seashell

feather, watercolor

peacock in profile, watercolor and pen

peacock, watercolor

dancers roygbiv, watercolor

dancers in yellow, watercolor

dancers in green, watercolor

young giraffe, watercolor

old paintings, prose

My recent trip home gave me a chance to look back at some old paintings from a few years ago. At first I was a little disappointed: these are pretty good--have I not improved at all? But upon closer inspection I can see where my techniques have ameliorated and I could certainly do better versions of these paintings now. In fact, I have done better versions of the hot air balloons and butterflies, which I guess means my subject matter is cyclical. The following five paintings (below) were in my closet at my parents' house, and now they're here to show a more complete progression.

learning to walk, watercolor

first hot air balloons, watercolor

tree, watercolor brush painting

sketch of trees, watercolor

Original Butterflies, watercolor