Author mike malloy
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Sticky postA final watercolor is always preceded by a smaller format full color study. These studies can be 9″x12″, 10″x14″ or 11″x15″. I have many onhand so I decided to reactivate my Etsy page and offer them for sale at the… Continue Reading →
Two of my watercolor paintings have been selected by the juror to be included in the 2026 Central Florida Watercolor Society’s Annual Juried Show. This show will be on display at the SOBO Gallery in Winter Garden, Florida, March 2-30,… Continue Reading →
I am offering selected 10 x 14 watercolors from my files for $40 each. Chose from 10 paintings now posted.These works were created as studies of subjects and stand on their own as finished work. They ship unframed. They are… Continue Reading →
‘Tuscan Discovery’ A mashup of a few images taken on a trip. The interesting thing is that the figures were generated with AI . Chosen from AI results of asking for ‘figures hiking with backpacks’, I used one of the… Continue Reading →
‘Plein Air Distraction’ entered into the ’24 Central Florida Watercolor Annual Juried Show. 14”x20”, watercolor on Saunders WATERFORD paper.
The challenge was the rendering of the live ‘tumbleweeds.’ I was drawn to the subject by the warm vs. cool colors in the sandstone and foliage along with the long dawn or sunset shadows – you decide.
Using a photo taken in summer, I imagined how it might look on a winter’s day.
Tried this painting on a hot press paper, milled by Saunders. Hot press paper is very smooth. It is milled with smooth hot rollers and the process seals the surface and allows for exceptional color hold out.
View from the Marseilles harbor to the bridge.
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This painting has sold
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View from the Marseilles harbor to the bridge. . This painting has sold .
Playing with shapes and colors with this rural scene. Splattered some resist over the first washes and continued. The higihlights, I tried conte white crayon and liked the result. Reflected light on buildings by rewetting and dropping like color from… Continue Reading →