A gathering of watercolors: figures and animals painted in loose washes, with the paper left to glow through. Here is the work on the easel now, and below it, pieces gathered through the years.
on the easel now
Current Work
Two pieces from the studio this season: a pale horse and a heron at the water’s edge.
The White Horse · Watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2026
pieces gathered along the way
Through the Years
Earlier studies and finished sheets, arranged as they arrived — animals and figures, one season after another.
Night Heron · Watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2026
Autumn Fox · Watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2025
The Watchful Owl · Watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2024
Profile in Rose · Watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2023
The Stag at Dusk · Watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2023
from Joseph’s portfolio
Selected Works
A selection of drawings and paintings from the studio, most of them on Arches cotton, some shown beside their companion study.
Black and Gold · Graphite and watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2021 Long hair, eyes closed, a faint smile. The pencil drawing lets every wave of hair find its own line; the later sheet, signed 2021, lays black and gold watercolor over the same quiet face.
Black and Gold · Graphite and watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2021 Long hair, eyes closed, a faint smile. The pencil drawing lets every wave of hair find its own line; the later sheet, signed 2021, lays black and gold watercolor over the same quiet face.
Looking Back · Watercolor and ink on Arches Cotton · 2018 A white horse turns to glance behind, mane and tail painted in long, wet strokes of grey, ochre and ink. The paper is left pale so the light can sit along the coat.
Braze Rockin On · Graphite and watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2015 A horse gathers itself mid-stride, dust and turf suggested in loose marks around the hooves. The graphite study finds the muscle and motion first; the watercolor lets bay and cream wash over the same run.
Braze Rockin On · Graphite and watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2015 A horse gathers itself mid-stride, dust and turf suggested in loose marks around the hooves. The graphite study finds the muscle and motion first; the watercolor lets bay and cream wash over the same run.
Turquoise · Watercolor and colored pencil on Arches Cotton · 2016 A close portrait built around a pair of clear turquoise eyes, the hair falling in warm browns against the cream of the Arches sheet. Colored pencil tightens the features after the watercolor has settled.
The Gesture · Graphite and watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2015 A raised hand, a glance away, the line of a strap — the graphite version is all economy of mark. In watercolor the same pose loosens into turquoise and coral, the ink still holding the drawing underneath.
The Gesture · Graphite and watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2015 A raised hand, a glance away, the line of a strap — the graphite version is all economy of mark. In watercolor the same pose loosens into turquoise and coral, the ink still holding the drawing underneath.
Fingers to Lips · Graphite and pastel on Arches Cotton · 2015 The study finds the face in long graphite strokes, the hair drawn as much as it is shaded. In the finished sheet, pastel and charcoal deepen the hair and the dark of the nails, and the look settles toward you.
Fingers to Lips · Graphite and pastel on Arches Cotton · 2015 The study finds the face in long graphite strokes, the hair drawn as much as it is shaded. In the finished sheet, pastel and charcoal deepen the hair and the dark of the nails, and the look settles toward you.
Through the Hair · Graphite on Arches Cotton · 2015 Hair falls across one eye, leaving the other clear and direct. A few deep darks in the neck and a careful mouth do most of the work, signed below in 2015.
Polish Sun · Graphite on Arches Cotton · 2016 The head tips back into the pillow of its own hair, eyes shut, the graphite kept soft at the shoulders. It reads as a moment between breaths, with no need for a finished edge.
North Pole · Watercolor on Arches Cotton · 2016 A caribou drops its head to graze, antlers branching against a pale winter wash. The watercolor is spare — snow suggested more than described — and signed at the lower edge.
Chez Berger, Verchères · Graphite on Arches Cotton · 2015 Chez Berger, a beloved boulangerie in Verchères, Québec, drawn stone by stone in graphite, its sign still out front.
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