Three Sheets to the Wind


Sailing on a catamaran through the British Virgin Islands with friends and family was a fun-filled experience of sun/waves/laughs/cocktails/blistered lips and song-filled nights.   I titled this painting "Three Sheets to the Wind" for obvious reasons.  Let's just say it's easy to end up on your head in the dingy : )!  I hope you enjoy the painting as much as I enjoyed the tilting, rocking, rolling vacation.

  

Japanese Tea Garden II


I was very happy with the result of my first Japanese Tea Garden painting and wanted to try it again, this time focusing solely on the fish.  Like the first Tea Garden, the underpainting contains tea leaves and tea bags.  I extended the length of the canvas to include two more fish; the horizontal expanse draws the eye as if following the path of the koi disappearing off the right border.