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Book?
I’ve been toying with the idea of a book for quite some time. I wrote “Becoming A Painter In Only 45 Years” several years ago, ending it with a couple of gouache paintings. I… more →
Ralph Parker, Artist
Book?
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been toying with the idea of a book for quite some time. I wrote “Becoming A Paint … more →
Traveling and Painting
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wrote 9 months ago: Booth at Dan Emmett Festival, August 2012 We had a booth at the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival … more →
"Studio" Work
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wrote 1 year ago: Flowers on Pleasant Valley Road, 8×10, Gouache Trying to get back to some little studio paintin … more →
Old Blue
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wrote 1 year ago: Old Blue House, 8x10, Gouache Last Friday morning, while waiting for kids to come in from Austin, Ne … more →
Demo in Hideaway, Texas
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wrote 1 year ago: Demo painting, 16x20, Gouache Prepare as best you can. Then wing it. The first time I did a gouache … more →
A Train On a Siding and A Greenhouse
wrote 1 year ago: I had forgotten that my son-in-law Scott discovered we had an extension to the dinette table. You p … more →
Exercises...
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wrote 1 year ago: This is a little 5×7 invented river scene. I did a very quick pencil sketch directly onto cold … more →
Back to my painting roots
wrote 1 year ago: My painting roots only go back four years, but they are strong roots, based on an exploration of the … more →
Head Studies
wrote 1 year ago: I spent the day doing a series of head studies. I’ve used sketchy, scrubby brushwork. Part o … more →
Secret Bridge (Step-by-step)
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wrote 2 years ago: While in Ohio this summer, my wife and sister-in-law were invited to visit a lady’s garden to … more →
The Flower Garden Series
wrote 2 years ago: Flower Garden week was interesting… It essentially made me find different ways to portray the … more →
Flower Garden Series #1, 2 & 3
wrote 2 years ago: This week’s subject is Flower Gardens. Some may be English style, or country gardens, simply … more →
The "People" Series
wrote 2 years ago: The subject this week was “people”. It was a challenge all the way. Most of them, as w … more →
"Out of Service" ~ with details
wrote 2 years ago: This wonderful old barn is on the property where my neice Cathy and her husband, Billy keep a few ho … more →
The dark side of gouache
wrote 2 years ago: One of the beauties of gouache is that one can paint lights over darks. But one also has to contend … more →
Williford House ~ Fairfield, Texas
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wrote 3 years ago: (NOTE: Little did I know when I did this painting – or when I wrote the article below - that … more →
First Saturday, May 1st, Recap
wrote 3 years ago: The heat… the humidity… what a day in Houston this past Saturday. We did the First Sat … more →
First Place, Plano 125 Show
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wrote 3 years ago: I’m delighted to report that my little painting “Reflections” won First Place in t … more →
125 Show, Plano, TX
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wrote 3 years ago: Reflections, 9x12, Gouache I’m really pleased that this piece has been accepted into the Plano … more →
