Lighthouse - New Watercolor

For my parents' Christmas gift this year, I painted a watercolor of the Gay Head Light in Aquinnah, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard, for them.  The actual watercolor painting measures approximately 10" x 16".

The Gay Head Light is the only red brick lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard. All of the other lighthouses are white with black trim.  It was first built in 1799 as a wooden tower on the top of the clay cliffs in Aquinnah.  The current brick lighthouse structure was built in 1856.  At one point in its history, the lighthouse was actually moved back from the edge of the cliffs to prevent it from falling, as the clay cliffs have been subject to erosion over the years.  You can read more about the Gay Head Light right here on Wikipedia.

A second watercolor painting that I made this summer of the Gay Head Light and the clay cliffs of Aquinnah can be seen right here in my blog.

Prints of this painting are available in my Society6 Shop. In addition to art prints, the painting is also for sale on phone cases, pillows, greeting cards, tote bags, and more!

The White Tree

With the first film for The Hobbit coming out soon, I've been on a big Tolkien kick.  Today I painted this watercolor version of The White Tree of Gondor.  The painting measures 11" x 14".

Some new options have been added to my Society6 shop that I wanted to play around with.  For example, you can now purchase my art on throw pillows!  The White Tree is ready and waiting to decorate your couch or bed (and makes a perfect holiday gift for your favorite Tolkien fan).  The painting is also available on greeting cards, iPhone cases, iPod skins, and laptop skins.  Click here to visit my shop.

Sketchbook Page - Jellyfish

The other night I drew a couple of jellyfish in my sketchbook using Sharpie marker and watercolor paint. I've been wanting to do some kind of a painting of jellyfish ever since I took a few interesting photos of them at the National Aquarium in Baltimore in their Jellies Invasion exhibit last summer.  I haven't been able to decide between acrylic or watercolor paint, so I was using sketchbook experimentation to try and decide.  

The idea of being stung by jellyfish definitely freaks me out a bit, but there is no denying that I find them beautiful in an almost hypnotic way when they are swimming.

Page and Plant - available at Society6

Feel like adding some classic rock style to your wardrobe? My painting "Page and Plant" is now available on t-shirts, hoodies, and tote bags! Nothing like a little custom Led Zeppelin artwork to spruce up a t-shirt or tote bag.  Click here to see color options in the shop.

Weekend Print Shop Promo

Today is the last day of a Special Weekend Promotion in my print shop! Free Shipping when you order one or more products through my Society6 shop - including t-shirts and tote bags! If you've had your eye on something, now is the time to snap it up.

Make sure you click this link to have the free shipping applied.

Promotion expires October 14, 2012 at Midnight Pacific Time. Offer excludes Framed Art Prints and Stretched Canvases.

James Dean - Block Print

This block print portrait of James Dean is based on a pen and ink illustration that I made years ago.  I actually like it better as a block print, with the slightly rougher lines from carving and the texture from the printing block.  I'm thinking of going back and turning some of those other Hollywood ink portraits that I drew in to block prints.  

This artwork is also available through my society6 shop.  

Green Tiger - now on T-shirts! Hoodies! Tote bags!

My Green Tiger painting is now available on t-shirts through Society 6! Click here to see the options.

It is also available on hoodies and on canvas tote bags.


Is there a particular piece of my art that you would like see available as a t-shirt, hoodie, or tote bag?  Just leave a comment and let me know!

Sunset at the Spanish Steps

One evening we walked up to the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome to enjoy the view and take photos as the sun was setting.  The colors were beautiful, and I absolutely loved the silhouettes of the the umbrella pine trees against the sky.