Pastel painting commission of dowtown Saline, Michigan

Pastel painting 18 inches x 24 inches       SOLD

I was so honored when River Gallery notified me that the art consultants for the new wing of the Saint Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital wanted me to create a large pastel commission of downtown Saline. I shot a lot of photo references and we settled on this storefront scene of the area on South Ann Arbor Street. Its a quaint little row of antique stores, barber and coffee shops and always looks picture perfect. I like painting architecture and I LOVE painting local scenes so this was a dream come true! I’m in the process of framing it and when it is done it will hang in the new community room of the hospital.

Watercolor cityscape painting of a building in New York City

Watercolor painting 9 inches x 9 inches       $300

Please contact me if you are interested in similar artwork.

I visited New York City a while back and shot a lot of reference photos of interesting street scenes. I wanted to try some looser architecture watercolor paintings. Sometimes I tend to paint a little tight and I wanted to go for a more abstract approach. This piece was done on yupo, a plastic like paper, which causes the color to pool on the surface instead of sinking in. It forces the artist to be decisive and not overwork the image. If you try to paint over an area, the previous layer of paint tends to come off and you end up with quite the mess. Its a challenging but fun process!