Watercolors by Ian Todreas

Nov 22, 2015

Reclining Nude

Here’s another figure from that same session. I followed the same process as the last one, sketching, painting, revisiting, applying bolder lines and colors. As I have mentioned before, I find backgrounds to be most challenging, and I am pleased with how this treatment — bold colors contrasting with…

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Sep 29, 2013

The devilish details

I painted this old world neighborhood corner in three sittings over the course of a day. Homer’s version really shows the deterioration and decay of the buildings, with exposed brick, crumbling plaster, etc. Following his lead, I went a little crazy with my small brush (has about the…

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Dec 14, 2014

Artwork on Display

I have a few pieces on display at the Belmont Art Gallery this month. If you are in the neighborhood, my three watercolors are in the back room. Two images of mine made it onto the publicity flier. Can you spot them?

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Jan 2, 2017

Sunsets from the 2016 Desktop Series

These landscapes are all part of my 2016 Desktop Series. They all show mountains, water, dramatic cloudscapes, and reflected colors from a sunset or sunrise, which are all among my favorite subjects to paint. I used a lot of wet-on-wet technique in each scene…

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Nov 17, 2013

Meta Art

My daughter Nina wove these bracelets from small rubber bands, and then she arranged that art into this meta art form. Pretty neat!

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May 15, 2016

Transparency in Action

This painting is currently on display and for sale at the Belmont Beech Street Center. It’s roughly 6x8" — relatively small. It is hung on a far wall away from the entrance, and yet at the opening it was clearly a crowd favorite.

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Jun 1, 2015

You’re Invited to the #updoggallery iParty!

You’re invited to my #updoggallery iParty! Here’s how it works.

On June 10, 2015, I invite you to:

- Post any painting you like from www.updoggallery.com or that I have posted on FaceBook onto your Instagram, Facebook, Twitter…

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Oct 11, 2015

Goblins of the Valley

We stopped for an afternoon in Goblin Valley State Park, UT, which is home to hundreds of macabre sandstone formations (Goblins) that are 12–15' tall and populate the whole crater-like floor of the park. We loved walking among them, through them, on them, and around them, looking at them…

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Aug 28, 2016

Updog Blog: Cover Art

I am very honored and excited to share this news! One of my paintings was selected to be featured on the cover of Arlington Community Education’s catalog. Here’s the painting and cover in question taking from the web:

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Mar 22, 2015

Farewell, Winter

It was a winter for the record books, but back in December, it didn’t seem like it would turn out that way. We went skiing in New Hampshire, and there wasn’t all that much snow.

During that trip, I snapped a photo from the top of Loon Mountain, and I later painted this…

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