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  • Julie’s Sycamore

    Julies Sycamore Originally uploaded by 730N. The painting is finished, signed, framed and delivered to Pittsburgh. I’m pleased with it and think it was a success. Sycamores are massive and quite beautiful. The bark is typically lighter than most trees and the leaves have a yellowish tinge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_sycamore Native Americans used Platanus occidentalis for a…

  • The Point at Which the Stream Emerges (Nine Mile Run)

    Come see it tomorrow night at the Phipps Botanical Garden in Pittsburgh PA.  6pm and a lovely buffet spread.  The work will be displayed in the entrance hallway. If for any reason you aren’t able to see it, leave a comment here and let me know what you think. technorati tags:painting, watercolor, environment

  • Throwback in the Self-Referential Sense.

    In the spirit of 1998… I present a little watercolor piece called “Dance with the Devil in the Pale Moonlight.” This came out of a watercolor class I was in Connecticut where I was the only male, and the only person under 50 I believe. There were a lot of flowers and soft pastel colored…

  • Art Face off…

    I found this website yesterday called Artfaceoff.com There tagline is “A grassroots project bringing democracy to the world of art.” Lofty goal indeed, but an interesting concept. You put a maximum of 24 images up on their site, and your work is rated on a 10 point scale. I like “distributed feedback” that could result…

  • Spit upFelix brings me enjoyment. 🙂