Annual Review

One of my habits this time of year is review of past work. Sometimes the review focuses on work completed in recent months or perhaps the last year of two, but many times the review dives deep into older and often unseen folders. This time it's been the latter result. Many older works came to light. These two are watercolor sketches made in the Pacific Northwest more than a decade ago. In each case the colors and techniques were explorations and didn't lead to any major changes in materials or methods.

"Sunrise, Redmond," watercolor on paper 9x5

"On Puget Sound," watercolor on paper, 5x12

Reviewing older materials provides the chance to revisit places, techniques, ideas and a lot more.

Here's my favorite plein air oil from the past year: Whiterock Morning.

"Whiterock Morning," oil on panel. 9x12

And here's another older work, this time in casein, done to study light and also the medium. Casein is an infrequently used medium made from milk protein. 

"Shellac," casein on panel, 8x6