Keep forgetting to post new paintings and although I have more to photograph I also have a file with paintings already photographed and unposted.
Tuesday Paintings Backlog
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Tuesday Paintings
This painting is a bit different for me – done in gouache on a panel called “Aquabord” made by Ampersand. I laid out my colors on a wet paper towel on my oil palette/easel so they wouldn’t dry out. Then I used both painting knives and brushes to paint. The nice thing about the gouache is that it can be reworked by rewetting, it dries fast and you can mix watercolors in if you are missing a color. Since painting this I’ve used just white gouache with my watercolors in my sketchbook and really like that effect too.
If you want to frame without glass you can coat with Renaissance wax, an archival sealer.
The location was Shadowood Farm in Palm City, Fl. Its an organic farm and everything is grown in raised beds. [Rabbit prevention] Next time I go there I’ll try to paint the garden but this time I couldn’t resist the pond.
The Red Bridge on Jupiter Island
In the not too distant past, on a Tuesday of course, just before Christmas in fact, a friend and I decided we should go paint the red bridge on Jupiter Island. It was a beautiful day and there were plenty of people passing by. The bridge is located at the end of a bike path and connects the island to another smaller island called Harbor Island, that the local garden club maintains. My inclination is always to paint the bridge even though there are plenty of options over on Harbor Island. The only disappointment was that since the last time I was there, they painted the bridge a duller red than the true red it was for years. I’m hoping that they go back to the old color soon. It’s just not as brilliant as it once was. In spite of that though, my painting was sold before it dried.
So, this all happened 7 years ago. Recently, 2025, I was contacted by the buyer wanting to know if I was still painting. Something happened to the painting, got lost in a move or something. He commissioned me to paint a replacement. It was different, and harder to do because I tried to at least get the same viewpoint. Anyway, he’s happy with the new version of the red bridge.
Tuesday Paintings
As usual I’m behind in posting and photographing my Tuesday paintings. I’ve gone back to using the painting knife more and am more comfortable with the combination of brush and knife now.
This first painting is at Indian Riverside Park in Jensen Beach, FL – kind of a windy day.
On this Tuesday, it started out as a rainy day at the Port St. Lucie Botanical Garden, but it cleared up later.
Bid on Rainy Day here:
Red Flag Again
This summer most of my paintings are cloud-centric and atmospheric. This painting is of the Stuart Beach lifeguard station.
More paintings to follow. Photography required.
Daily Painting
This small watercolor study was up for auction on my Daily Paintworks Gallery page.
It was mostly about the clouds.
The St. Lucie River on a Tuesday
These two plein air paintings of the St. Lucie River were done at the Veterans Memorial Park in Port St. Lucie, FL. One is smaller. I was on a huge boardwalk. Several other people painted from the giant size picnic pavillion. It was a breezy, pleasant day with jumping fish.
Another Tuesday painting
Recently we, my plein air group, went to the Indiantown Marina. I had no idea how interesting it would be since this was my first visit there. The marina is mostly a boat yard, with rows and rows of dry docked boats. The boat I painted was called Topaz. I took pictures of many other boats and hope to paint them in the future.
Pastel Demo and more Tuesday Paintings
Recently I was asked to do a demonstration of my method of painting with watercolor and pastels at a local art club. It was a fun morning and well received. Here is the painting I did for them that I started with a watercolor underpainting.
and here are more plein air Tuesday paintings:
Using All The Crayons 