Teahupo, Big Big Wave, Little Canvas

I'm fascinated by this huge wave. And scared just thinking of the pull I would feel sitting on my surf board near the peak. God, I miss the ocean and surfing.

Barton Springs Warm Earth, Cool Cool Water

This is another color study based on Barton Springs.

Ode to light

Last night my daughter and I stood outside in the dark and she said, "I'm dark", she was right.

Blue Sky to Water

I did a few environmental color studies earlier in the blog, maybe you remember the one that went from the earth's core to the ocean's surface. This study is from the sky to the trees to the water.

He Said Hello to his Juice that he dropped

Goodbye

Possible Opener

The Street and Sidewalk

The Kitchen

His Socks

Go Red Sox, his socks have to be red.

Another Version of Grandma

I thought the first one looked a little muddy.

Grandpa in Blue

His Room and Night Light

Hello to his Clock

Hello to Mom when she said Goodnight

Throughout this book, I deliberately tried not to show a lot of the character's faces, hoping that it would help the readers put themselves in the story.

Grandpa and His Fish

My grandpa is one of my favorite people on earth. He has a few shirts he does his yard work in, they inspired this grandpa's shirt, but my pop's shirts are blue. I may have to change this one.

The Horse and His Hay

My family is on a horse movie kick. So this one was easy, I'm clear that my favorite color horses are brown and white.

Barton Springs Austin Texas

I fear running out of water. This spring fed pool makes Austin great. It's a miracle that it exists. I've decided today that if the entire world relied on solar energy maybe we could reverse global warming.

Grandma and Her Garden

Maybe when I'm older I'll have time for a garden.

And Hello to Mommy after she Sneezed

Hello to his mac and Hello to his Cheesse

Back to the kids book, 15 pages to go.

Boggy Creek Farm House, Austin Texas

This was started at a Plein Air Austin paint out.

Finding Comfort with Imperfection II

I've been working on some abstracts and losening my need for straight lines. God help me.

His Socks

He Said Hello to his Blocks

Bears and Stairs

Couch

In real life I like a mustard couch better, but in children's book land I prefer a bright yellow.

Lamp