Peachtober day 21: Greenhouse
[image description: a black and white watercolor painting of a greenhouse at night. it is illuminated from the inside, and three large ghosts are floating up from its roof into a dark background. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 20: Rest
[image description: a watercolor painting of a paved road lined with trees and telephone wires; it is close to sunset and the tops of the trees are illuminated by both the sun and the bright orange autumn hues. there is a giant person lying on their side, asleep, across the landscape. they are outlined in black pen but otherwise transparent, so the colors of the road and trees around them also show through their body. /end i.d]
Peachtober day 19: Crocodile
[image description: a black and white watercolor and pen illustration of a crocodile skull on a black background. there are two blank white speech bubbles coming from its open jaw. /end i.d.]
Peachtober days 17 & 18: Slow & Fast
[image descriptions: two watercolor paintings of pink and blue sunsets. the first is a soft sky with a small crescent moon over silhouetted houses, trees, and telephone wires. warm yellow light shines from the houses' windows.
the second painting is of a road lit by headlights, with the glow of sunset in the distance. the road is lined with silhouetted trees and telephone wires as well. the brushstrokes are slightly blurred and rushed to create a sense of movement.
/end i.d.]
Peachtober day 16: Owl
[image description: a black and white watercolor illustration with pen outlines, of a barn owl perched in a hollow inside an abstract white human torso. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 15: Lamp
[image description: a black and white watercolor illustration with pen outlines, of an old fashioned lantern. instead of a lightbulb or candle in the center, there is a small ghost that is emitting a soft glow into the dark background. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 14: Burrow
[image description: a black and white watercolor and pen illustration of two tabby cats curled up asleep together. they are nestled in an abstrated underground burrow. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 13: Cape
Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth ME
[image description: a watercolor painting of a lighthouse, viewed at a distance from a fenced-in path. the lighthouse's beam cuts a long white triangle of light through a brightly colored sunset, which also reflects in oranges and pinks through the water below. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 12: Earth
[image description: a black and white watercolor illustration with pen outlines, of several bugs and critters. from top to bottom: a spider, wooly bear caterpillar, potato beetle, fly, slug, millipede, ladybug, grub, ant, and worm. there is a dark border outlining the shapes of the bugs closest to the edges of the page. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 11: Wheel
[image description: a black and white watercolor painting of a large Ferris wheel, shown from a low angle as if looking up at it. silhouettes of ghosts are visible in the windows of some of the closest carriages. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 10: Pixel
[image description: a black and white watercolor illustration with pen outlines, of an old fashioned iMac computer with an attached keyboard and mouse. there are four ghosts made of pixels floating across the screen, up, and out the top of the computer, and disappearing off the page. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 9: Apricot
[image description: a watercolor painting of a box of apricots, depicted from above - looking directly down into the box, which fills the entire frame. the apricots are painted in bright oranges and reds, with deep blue shadows. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 8: River
[image description: a painting of an aerial view of a river, winding through vivid fall foliage. the foliage is abstracted in bright watercolors: yellows, oranges, reds, and greens. the river snakes through the middle of the page in thin black pen lines. several small boxy houses are dotted around both sides of the river, outlined in pen, and left white apart from the windows, which are filled in to reflect the surrounding colors. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 7: Bud
(a bud for a bud!)
[image description: a black and white watercolor painting of a small girl in a dark forest. she wears a dark poofy ponytail and a sweater, and is holding a white flower bud above her head with both hands. a giant ghostly, snakelike creature curves down from above her, out of the shadowy trees, to sniff the flower. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 6: Sketch
[image description: a pencil drawing with a gray watercolor wash overlay, of a giant pair of hands. a tiny person drawn with sketchy pencil outlines is sitting in the palm of one of the hands; the other hand holds a pencil and is drawing a line down the person's shoulder. they have short hair and are wearing a t-shirt, shorts and sneakers. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 5: Fawn
[image description: a black and white watercolor painting with pen outlines, of several fawns with glowing blank white eyes. there are enough of them to fill the page, all looking forward at the viewer, and their legs and bodies fade into the black background. /end i.d.]
Peachtober day 4: Sky
[image description: a watercolor painting of a vivid sunset in oranges and purples, over a paved road that curves off into the distance. the road is lined with silhouetted trees on either side, and the sky is crisscrossed with telephone wires. /end i.d.]