Every painting is a small act of courage — you load the brush, you touch wet paper, and you trust it not to let you down. Lord, I've spent seventy-nine years learning that trust.
new film · 74 seconds
The Wash — a watercolor's patience
A short documentary on my craft: wet on wet, gum arabic & water, and why I paint to keep a warm second of the South from turning cold.
From the studio
watercolor storytelling
Watercolor Storytelling: A Journey Through Colors and Narratives
How pigment, water, and patience blend into story — my essay on the craft that carried me through a lifetime of workshops.
"A wash is pure patience. Lay the color wet on wet, then let the paper decide where the edges soften."
Kindred spirits in the town
The bones of the medium
Watercolor is a painting technique made from pigment and gum arabic solution, carried to the page by water. What I've learned in all these years is that the medium keeps its own time — the practitioner sets the intention, and the wet wash decides the finish.