Painting of NC State Capitol for the Downtown Raleigh Alliance
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Painting of NC State Capitol for the Downtown Raleigh Alliance

Last week, I was invited by Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) to paint at their annual meeting. The meeting with art theme was held at the Raleigh Convention Center. I painted 16×20 watercolor of the NC State Capitol. I decided on this view since it seems to be painted less than the other views. I had…

Drybrush Watercolor Painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist
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Drybrush Watercolor Painting by Raleigh NC Fine Artist

One of my largest drybrush paintings. I saw this driftwood on the Hilton Head beach earlier this year. Ideal subject for drybrush painting. I started this painting before Christmas and then got real sick so had to wait almost a week before I could finish it. I used limited palette of just 4-5 colors on…

Watercolor paintings of Wake Forest – by Raleigh NC Fine Artist
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Watercolor paintings of Wake Forest – by Raleigh NC Fine Artist

I live close to Wake Forest where I have had couple of art shows. The Cotton Company will be hosting another one in January, 2013. Earlier, I had posted recent paintings of Joyner Park in Wake Forest. I also love Seminary. Here are two paintings from area around the Seminary. I have always wanted to…

Raleigh Downtown at Christmas – A watercolor painting by NC Fine Artist
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Raleigh Downtown at Christmas – A watercolor painting by NC Fine Artist

This is the view of Raleigh Downtown from NC State Capitol. Painted on a tinted paper with both watercolor and gouache. Gouache was used for creating lights and accents in the painting. This is one of my several paintings of Raleigh downtown. I often paint there en plein air. I did a sketch yesterday evening…

Secret Creek Autumn – A gouache panting by Raleigh NC fine artist
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Secret Creek Autumn – A gouache panting by Raleigh NC fine artist

This painting was inspired by Thomas Moran! Thomas Moran is one of my favorite artists. I am amazed by his watercolor and gouache paintings. His oil landscapes are simply beautiful! One of his oil landscape is in the collection of NC Museum of Art. Sadly, NC Museum of Art does not have a single watercolor…