Brazil – Jean Krueger Fine Art

Philodendron

Philodendron, 12×9″, watercolor on 140# HP paper If you are a philodendron, the Tropic of Capricorn is where you want to live, not in the upper latitudes clinging to life in an office planter, overwatered, underfed, starved for daylight. Here the size and variety of this species is vast. Plants which are scrawny potted slipsContinue reading “Philodendron “

Flamboyant

Tropical Sun and Shade

Tropical Sun and Shade, 140# h0t press watercolor paper A couple years ago when I decided to paint with watercolors I found a book by Tom Hoffaman, Watercolor Painting, 2012, http://hoffmannwatercolors.com. I got a digital copy of it and refer to it frequently. Tom put out a post today about his upcoming teaching schedule for this andContinue reading “Tropical Sun and Shade”

Humidity and the Tropic of Capricorn

Humidity is often high along the imaginary circular line which is the Tropic of Capricorn . As I write it is 86% humidity in Campinas, Brazil. In Phoenix, AZ, where I was a week ago humidity is just 27%. Why should I notice or care about the difference? I notice and care because the paperContinue reading “Humidity and the Tropic of Capricorn”

The Tropic of Capricorn is on the move

Most folks probably know this already but the Tropic of Capricorn (TofC) moves about 15 meters north every blessed year, just when I’d started to think some things are constant. This fact has something to do with earth’s tilt as it orbits the sun…it’s really far beyond my reckoning. These seeds and pods were on theContinue reading “The Tropic of Capricorn is on the move”