joshua tree artist's residency . . .

2008: Artist's Residency, Joshua Tree Highlands House, Joshua Tree California

  • Joshua Tree Morning

    view of joshua tree national park
    studio painting, july 2008
    chroma acrylic on gessoed hardboard
    6 x 12 inches
    collection of joshua tree highlands house
  • View of Joshua Tree National Park

    drawn and painted on location: 4-7 p.m., tuesday july 8, 2008
    transparent watercolor on 140 lb portofino watercolor paper
    about 3 x 8 7/8 inches

    field notes:smoke haze from forest fires low in sky, no breeze, all very still and quiet in the intense, baking july heat.
  • Joshua Tree National Park, View to South

    drawn and painted on location: drawing 8-10:30 a.m. tuesday (forgot my paints!), painted 8:00-9:30 a.m. wednesday july ... 2008
    transparent watercolor on 140 lb portofino watercolor paper
    about 3 x 8 7/8 inches

    field notes:heat haze starting to rise from sandy ground, creating quiver in air to half way up trees; slight breeze, warm. quiet. grasshoppers, lizard scurrying under easel and hawk spiraling above, calling.
  • Senna armata, spiny senna in bloom

    drawn and painted on location, july 2008
    transparent watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper
  • Joshua Tree National Park, Rocks in the Morning

    drawn and painted on location, 8 am to 1 p.m. friday july 11, 2008
    transparent watercolor and gouache on watercolor board
    5 x 15 inches

    field notes:cloudy and damp, slight breeze. paper slow to dry in the humid air. birds active in brush and grasses around me.
  • Damp Morning in Joshua Tree National Park

    drawn and painted on location: 9:30-11:30 am, saturday july 12, 2008
    transparent watercolor on 140 lb portofino watercolor paper
  • Evening View of the Pinto Basin

    drawn and painted on location: finished about 7:15 p.m., monday july 14, 2008
    transparent watercolor on smoother back side of 140 lb cold-pressed watercolor paper
    3 x 16 3/4 inches

    field notes:hot, slight breeze. roadrunner passes then lurks in the shade of a creosote bush. evening view to the east in the pinto basin from near silver bell mine. shadows and light painted about 6:20, finished about 7:15.
  • Sunset on the Eastern Hills, Joshua Tree

    drawn and painted on location, wednesday july 16, 2008
    transparent watercolor on 140 lb hot-pressed watercolor paper
    9 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches

    field notes:from highlands house backyard, towards east at sunset. drawn 4-6:00, painted 6-7:45; finished in the studio. sounds of coyotes and quail; cooling air dampening from sundown and distant storms.
  • Dalea spinosa, smoke tree or pea-tree in bloom

    drawn and painted on location, july 2008
    transparent watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper
  • Ocotillo, Afternoon in Joshua Tree National Park

    drawn and painted on location: some very hot afternoon in july 2008
    transparent watercolor on 140 lb watercolor paper
    4 5/8 x 9 inches
  • View from Hill House, Joshua tree Highlands

    drawn and painted on location, july 2008
    transparent watercolor on watercolor paper
    about 5 x 20 inches
 

example sketchbook pages from joshua tree residency

  • Sheriff's Office, Pioneer Town

    sketchbook page
    sumi ink on cream paper
    about 5 1/4 x 8 inches
    notes: drawn on site, painted in the studio due to heat. post office should be to the left
  • Hidden Valley Rocks, Joshua Tree

    sketchbook page
    graphite and watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: drawn and painted on site, hidden valley picnic area joshua tree national park, june 30 2008 monday. from table under scrub oak. 102 degrees in the shade at 11 am, gusty breeze keeps flies away but not the bees who are attracted by the paint and water. distant calling of ravens in the rocks i am painting . . . when the face appeared and the bees hit double digits, I called it a day. 10:30-11:30 drawing, sky at 11:30, stopped about 1:30. didn't check the temperature.
  • Joshua Tree Sunset, 1

    sketchbook page
    painted on location july 2008
    watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: sunsets from backyard of highlands house, joshua tree
  • Joshua Tree Sunset, 2

    sketchbook page
    painted on location july 2008
    watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: sunsets from backyard of highlands house, joshua tree
  • Joshua Tree Sunset, 3

    sketchbook page
    painted on location july 2008
    watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: sunsets from backyard of highlands house, joshua tree
  • Joshua Tree Sunset, 4

    sketchbook page
    painted on location july 2008
    watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: sunsets from backyard of highlands house, joshua tree
  • Joshua Tree Sunset, 5

    sketchbook page
    painted on location july 2008
    watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: sunsets from backyard of highlands house, joshua tree
  • Joshua Tree Sunset, 6

    sketchbook page
    painted on location july 2008
    watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: sunsets from backyard of highlands house, joshua tree
  • Joshua Tree Sunset, 7

    sketchbook page
    painted on location july 2008
    watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: sunsets from backyard of highlands house, joshua tree
  • Joshua Tree Sunset, 8

    sketchbook page
    graphite and watercolor on kilimanjaro watercolor paper sketchbook, 140 lb
    about 5 1/2 x 10 inches

    field notes: drawn and painted on site, hidden valley picnic area joshua tree national park, june 30 2008 monday. from table under scrub oak. 102 degrees in the shade at 11 am, gusty breeze keeps flies away but not the bees who are attracted by the paint and water. distant calling of ravens in the rocks i am painting . . . the the face appeared and the bees hit the double digits, I called it a day. 10:30-11:30 drawing, sky at 11:30, stopped about 1:30. didn't check the temperature.
  • Puppy shadowcat sleeping

    sketchbook
    july 14, 2008
    graphite
  • Puppy shadowcat sleeping

    sketchbook
    july 14, 2008
    graphite