Two different views of a tropical coast from above.

Palm tree casting a shadow on the tropical blue water.

Tropical forest vs. tropical coast at sunset (gouache paintings on toned paper).

Bright tropical coastline with leaning palm trees, gouache painting.

Exploring some vivid tones to paint a tropical coastline.

Gouache paintings of snowy trees have a sense of magic to them… I can’t put my finger on what it is but I think it has to do with all the lovely dry brush textures.

Tropical gouache paintings

Gouache painting of big snow drifts and houses in the warm evening light.

Gouache painting of heavy snow covering a fence.

Icy waters flowing through the snow. Gouache painting.

closeup of snowy field gouache painting

16/100 of my #100daychallenge. The spring warmth brings so much joy to the forest. Birdsong, flowers, and flowing water from the snow melt. It’s something I miss from living in Colorado, but the memories are still strong.

Colorful snow gouache painting

14/100 of my #100daychallenge. There’s something so fun about painting a snowy field with a fence, especially adding the long shadows. I like to paint the shadow first, visualizing the fence the whole time. It’s a fun game to see if I can anticipate where the shadows should fall.

Using gouache like watercolor – a calligraphy brush and lots of water.

Flowing water in the snow gouache paintings

Gouache painting of snowy pine trees in the fog.

Gouache painting of broken branches in the snow.

Red house in the winter wonderland, gouache painting.

Footsteps in the snow, gouache painting.