Front & Center

If anyone has seen Irish dance, it's amazing. I tried to capture some of what I see with the intricate dresses, bright stage lighting, etc. This pose represents soft-shoe, a graceful and quiet, yet light-looking dance style.

UWS Fall Show

My painting from the last post (actually near Zion, not Moab) was accepted into the Utah Watercolor Society Fall Show at Palmers Gallery. It has been renamed to:
"I thought I Knew This Place"
The show opens October 18 with a reception from 6-9 PM, and it will run until November 16. The Palmers Gallery is located in the Salt Lake Design Center at 378 West Broadway (300 South) SLC.

Near Moab

Amidst painting walls and trim at home, I was also able to finish a painting a couple of weeks ago. I have been practicing skies in a number of ways this year. I thought this one turned out well. It suits the environment and composition, and I am really pleased with the way it turned out.

A lake near Kings Peak

I'm going to have to consult my brother on the name of this lake(EDIT: It's Henry's Fork Lake). On the last day of a watercolor workshop a few months ago, we were asked to bring some reference materials to start a painting of our own, so we could practice some of the techniques we had been learning. I had some photographs from about five years ago when I took a backpacking trip with my dad and brothers to Kings Peak. On one of the days, we hiked over to this lake where it rained on and off. I thought this would be a good subject and did some value sketches based on one of the photos I had taken. I had time to do some of the first washes that day. Upon returning home, I decided that I would like to finish the painting, which I did several weeks later.