Woman Walking Among Autumn Leaves

Watercolor Illustration - Autumn Scene of Woman Walking  with Fall Leaves

An impressionist-style watercolor of a woman walking along a garden path among the autumn leaves.

1940s Style Retro Bathing Suit

Watercolor Fashion Illustration - 1940s Inspired Bathing Suit and Red Snood

These watercolor fashion figure studies evoke the 1940s with the inspiration of a vintage-style bathing suit and a snood.

A White Summer Hat

Watercolor Fashion Illustration - Big White Hat & Orange Sundress

On this hot July day….a watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in a wide-brimmed white hat, orange sundress and wedge heels.

Floral Bathing Suit, Turban & Sunglasses

Watercolor Fashion Illustration - Bathing Suit, Sunglasses & Turban

In this summer watercolor fashion illustration I tried to convey a sense of  heat by using hot colors – orange, yellow and bright pink.

Woman in an Orange Evening Gown

Fashion Illustration Watercolor - Woman in an Orange Evening Gown

A watercolor fashion illustration of a woman wearing a bright orange evening gown with a black lace single sleeve and feathers in her hair.   Below is my charcoal preparatory sketch.  Before making a watercolor painting I usually begin with a value study in either charcoal or pencil.

Woman in Pink Flowered Skirt

Watercolor Fashion Illustration - Woman in Flowered Skirt

I tried to capture the feeling of spring sunshine in this watercolor fashion illustration of a woman wearing a skirt printed with large pink flowers on a turquoise background.

Inspired by Balenciaga

watercolor fashion illustration

The first in a new series of watercolor fashion illustrations inspired by 20th century fashion design icons.  This one is inspired by a black wool suit designed by Cristobal Balenciaga in 1951.

Woman in a Green Jumpsuit and Mottled Background

Watercolor Fashion Illustration - Woman in a Green Jumpsuit with Mottled Watercolor Background

A fashion illustration made with richly colored inks – an experiment with texture and pattern, and the interplay between subject and background.

Reclining Woman: Yellow-Green, Magenta and Orange

Reclining Figure - Magenta, Green and Orange

A watercolor experiment with a new color scheme, and a combination of solid lines and soft blur on the female figure.

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