With spring blossoms in full force, I was inspired to make this watercolor fashion painting with a background pattern of poppies. I painted the figure and the floral background on separate sheets of paper, then combined them in Photoshop. This painting is for sale as framed or canvas prints in my shop and to license [...]
This lush, sexy, feminine watercolor painting features the back view of a woman wearing pink and black lingere against a diaphanous pink watercolor background. It is available to purchase as an art print or to license. To see more of my paintings of women for sale, please click on the tag: women.
This watercolor shoe illustration was inspired by the happy colors and nature-inspired patterns of this season’s spring shoes. It was also an experiment in Photoshop – I scanned four original watercolor paintings and combined them into one panoramic image.
An experiment in painting the fashion figure directly over a colored background.
In anticipation of spring I made this little watercolor painting of pink cherry blossoms against a blue sky.
I love using watercolor for its soft, atmospheric quality, as in this illustration of an evening dress.
A dreamy, romantic watercolor painting of a woman in a black dress with pink roses and a big pink rose hair ornament.
I love to experiment with painting the way we actually see, with different elements moving in and out of focus.
A fresh, summery, watercolor illustration of high heeled pumps printed with a floral pattern against a bright green background.
In this summer watercolor fashion illustration I tried to convey a sense of heat by using hot colors – orange, yellow and bright pink.
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.
From my series of watercolor fashion illustrations inspired by iconic fashion designers of the 20th century, this was inspired by a dress designed in 1912 by the wildly original and theatrical Paul Poiret.
A fashion illustration made with richly colored inks – an experiment with texture and pattern, and the interplay between subject and background.
A loose, impressionist-style fashion illustration made with colored inks. The inks dry very quickly and the brush strokes have more texture compared with painting with watercolors.
An experiment in fashion illustration using richly colored inks instead of my usual watercolor paints.
A watercolor fashion image from my “On the Street” series.
A loose, dreamy, watercolor figure study made on a rough-textured paper.
A watercolor experiment with a new color scheme, and a combination of solid lines and soft blur on the female figure.
Three watercolor female figure studies, laid out on one page, in shades of dark pink and blue.
These fantasy butterfly watercolor paintings were inspired by nature and my imagination:
