Idea House Water Color

Watercolor 3.5" x 7"

Watercolor of the 2009 Southern Living Magazine Idea House located in Port Aransas, TX 78373

My New Website

Hi everyone,

My new website is up and running.  It still has some bugs to work out, but I really hated the old site and uploaded the new one.

The website is www.adamjohnson.us

I will be uploading more art to the blog today as well.

Big Wave Rider on Palm

Acrylics on Palm - 10" x 4"

Surfer on a big wave painted using non-toxic acrylic paint pens.  I have wanted to paint on some palm for a long time and finally have.    I like the way they turned out.  Now to figure out how I am going to display them. I know I can put them in a shadow box, but I also like the informal look of the rough edges with out the framing around it.  Keep checking it out here, I have more of these to post.

Working on my webite

Sorry I have not posted in a few days.  I have been working on reprogramming and designing my personal art website.  I am still doing art everyday.  I will  be uploading the new site probably tomorrow, and I will post a link to it then.  Keep checking this post to see the surf art I am adding today.

Majestic Coral Reef

Coral Reef 15" x 20"

My love for scuba diving is showing again with this piece. This is was made using soft pastels on Canson rough watercolor paper.  Most people ask me why I did pastels on watercolor paper.  Well, it is for that wonderful rough texture.  The texture comes through in the rendering and adds a dimension you don't get with regular pastel paper.  I will say that it does use up more of your pastels and is more time consuming, but to me it is worth it for the finished effect.

Turkey Tails

Turkey Tails 11" x 15" Watercolor

This is a watercolor of turkey tail fungus found on the side of rotting trees.  I know it doesn't sound very nice, but the fungus is actually beautiful.  There are lots of tones of yellow, orange, red and browns.  When you see those colors against a backdrop of green it pops.  This painting is of a set my girlfriend and I saw while hiking in some woods in Pennsylvania.

New Watercolors

I said I would post some recent watercolors once I hooked up my scanner to the laptop.

Well, it is hooked up and here are some new paintings.

Clown Fish Watercolor 3.5" x 5.5"

 

Butterfly Fish Watercolor 3.5" x 3.5"

 

Once again I am in to the tropical fish.  I think I will do some surf paintings now.

The Brown Pelican

Acrylics on canvas board.  8"x 10"

 

I got some new acrylics, and a travel art case as a gift, so I had to try them out.  Here is a brown pelican sitting on Station Street Pier.  The paints had good color and were easy to use.  They had a glossy shine to them that I dont normally have.  They looked more like oils when dried.

Playing in Charcoal

Had some fun playing in charcoal. It is a great way to get loose, and work fast. Charcoal help to work on a composition. More to come soon.

Island Days Sketchbook

Sketchbook Cover - Paint Pens 9"x12"

Ok, I have been wanting to do this for a while, so I finally did it. I painted the front cover of one of my canvas covered sketchbooks. I had a blast doing it, and now every time I see by sketchbook I can't wait to put something in it. I highly suggest everyone do paint the front of their sketchbooks. It is a great way to inspire you when you need and artistic pick me up.

Today's Update:

I went to the sand dunes and did two watercolors. It was nice to be sitting there under an umbrella, listening to the ocean, feeling the salty breeze, and doing artwork. I will be posting today's pieces soon, I just need to hook the laptop to the scanner.

Well, I am off to dinner and then back to work making more art.