SteveGriggsWatercolor
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A good reminder in these days fraught with division.
#watercolor #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #humanity #unity #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #humanity #unity #stevegriggswatercolor
October 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A good reminder in these days fraught with division.
#watercolor #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #humanity #unity #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #humanity #unity #stevegriggswatercolor
Our Pennyworth Painting Sale is ending soon! These are pieces I’ve done in classes/demos, as concepts for larger paintings, or as experiments with color/technique.
The sale runs through October 15. You can find all the Pennyworth Paintings at our website or click the link in my bio.
The sale runs through October 15. You can find all the Pennyworth Paintings at our website or click the link in my bio.
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Our Pennyworth Painting Sale is ending soon! These are pieces I’ve done in classes/demos, as concepts for larger paintings, or as experiments with color/technique.
The sale runs through October 15. You can find all the Pennyworth Paintings at our website or click the link in my bio.
The sale runs through October 15. You can find all the Pennyworth Paintings at our website or click the link in my bio.
We’re having a painting sale! A Pennyworth Painting Sale.
These are pieces I’ve done in classes or demos, or concepts for larger or more complex paintings, or experiments with color and technique.
You can find all the available Pennyworth Paintings at our website or click the link in my bio.
These are pieces I’ve done in classes or demos, or concepts for larger or more complex paintings, or experiments with color and technique.
You can find all the available Pennyworth Paintings at our website or click the link in my bio.
October 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We’re having a painting sale! A Pennyworth Painting Sale.
These are pieces I’ve done in classes or demos, or concepts for larger or more complex paintings, or experiments with color and technique.
You can find all the available Pennyworth Paintings at our website or click the link in my bio.
These are pieces I’ve done in classes or demos, or concepts for larger or more complex paintings, or experiments with color and technique.
You can find all the available Pennyworth Paintings at our website or click the link in my bio.
It is good to look away from the darkness in our world and find peace and rest in beauty. For me, beauty can be found in art. As early autumn emerges, I’m trying to notice and capture the changes I see daily.
Seek out beauty and when you find it….spread it around!
Seek out beauty and when you find it….spread it around!
September 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It is good to look away from the darkness in our world and find peace and rest in beauty. For me, beauty can be found in art. As early autumn emerges, I’m trying to notice and capture the changes I see daily.
Seek out beauty and when you find it….spread it around!
Seek out beauty and when you find it….spread it around!
Paint Along - Autumn Landscapes is coming up soon!
This online class meets on September 9, 16, 23, & 30 from 5:00-6:30 pm MT. It is recorded and you’ll have access to the recording the day after class meets.
You can find the registration link in my bio. I hope you will join us!
This online class meets on September 9, 16, 23, & 30 from 5:00-6:30 pm MT. It is recorded and you’ll have access to the recording the day after class meets.
You can find the registration link in my bio. I hope you will join us!
August 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Paint Along - Autumn Landscapes is coming up soon!
This online class meets on September 9, 16, 23, & 30 from 5:00-6:30 pm MT. It is recorded and you’ll have access to the recording the day after class meets.
You can find the registration link in my bio. I hope you will join us!
This online class meets on September 9, 16, 23, & 30 from 5:00-6:30 pm MT. It is recorded and you’ll have access to the recording the day after class meets.
You can find the registration link in my bio. I hope you will join us!
My goal isn’t to recreate a static landscape scene. Because nature is never static. It is constantly changing. I try to capture the feeling of a scene, not every rock or twig.
If looking at a landscape painting evokes a feeling similar to what you’ve experienced in nature, I’ve done my job!
If looking at a landscape painting evokes a feeling similar to what you’ve experienced in nature, I’ve done my job!
August 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My goal isn’t to recreate a static landscape scene. Because nature is never static. It is constantly changing. I try to capture the feeling of a scene, not every rock or twig.
If looking at a landscape painting evokes a feeling similar to what you’ve experienced in nature, I’ve done my job!
If looking at a landscape painting evokes a feeling similar to what you’ve experienced in nature, I’ve done my job!
One of the most frequently commented on elements of my paintings has to be the way I paint people.
The movement, energy, and mood of the figures is captured with just a few brush strokes but tells a whole story.
#watercolor #loosewatercolor #watercolorpainting #stevegriggswatercolor
The movement, energy, and mood of the figures is captured with just a few brush strokes but tells a whole story.
#watercolor #loosewatercolor #watercolorpainting #stevegriggswatercolor
August 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
One of the most frequently commented on elements of my paintings has to be the way I paint people.
The movement, energy, and mood of the figures is captured with just a few brush strokes but tells a whole story.
#watercolor #loosewatercolor #watercolorpainting #stevegriggswatercolor
The movement, energy, and mood of the figures is captured with just a few brush strokes but tells a whole story.
#watercolor #loosewatercolor #watercolorpainting #stevegriggswatercolor
After a couple of wonderful weeks in Northern Michigan, it is nice to be home and back in the ordinary. Our backyard is in full bloom with flowers (and weeds!), birdsong, and Millie’s fruitless efforts to catch snakes.
#watercolorpainter #watercolorartist #denverartist #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolorpainter #watercolorartist #denverartist #stevegriggswatercolor
June 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
After a couple of wonderful weeks in Northern Michigan, it is nice to be home and back in the ordinary. Our backyard is in full bloom with flowers (and weeds!), birdsong, and Millie’s fruitless efforts to catch snakes.
#watercolorpainter #watercolorartist #denverartist #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolorpainter #watercolorartist #denverartist #stevegriggswatercolor
I’m not tired. You’re tired. 😀
Last full day of Paint Grand Traverse!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting
Last full day of Paint Grand Traverse!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting
June 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I’m not tired. You’re tired. 😀
Last full day of Paint Grand Traverse!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting
Last full day of Paint Grand Traverse!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting
“A Few Moments to Ourselves” won Best of Show in the Small Works Competition of Paint Grand Traverse today!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #bestofshow #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #bestofshow #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #stevegriggswatercolor
June 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“A Few Moments to Ourselves” won Best of Show in the Small Works Competition of Paint Grand Traverse today!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #bestofshow #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #bestofshow #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairpainting #stevegriggswatercolor
A big thank you to Justin Shull who juried the PGT Small Works Competition and awarded my painting Best of Show!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #smallworks #pleinairpainting #pleinair #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #smallworks #pleinairpainting #pleinair #stevegriggswatercolor
June 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A big thank you to Justin Shull who juried the PGT Small Works Competition and awarded my painting Best of Show!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #smallworks #pleinairpainting #pleinair #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorart #smallworks #pleinairpainting #pleinair #stevegriggswatercolor
I’m losing track of my days! I started my day in downtown Traverse City and I’m looking forward to the evening paint-out.
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #cityscape #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #cityscape #stevegriggswatercolor
June 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’m losing track of my days! I started my day in downtown Traverse City and I’m looking forward to the evening paint-out.
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #cityscape #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #cityscape #stevegriggswatercolor
Painting at the beautiful Mari Vineyards on Old Mission Peninsula. I might have to sample their wine while I’m here! 🍷
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #vineyard #northernmichigan #traversecity #oldmissionpeninsula
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #vineyard #northernmichigan #traversecity #oldmissionpeninsula
June 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Painting at the beautiful Mari Vineyards on Old Mission Peninsula. I might have to sample their wine while I’m here! 🍷
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #vineyard #northernmichigan #traversecity #oldmissionpeninsula
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #vineyard #northernmichigan #traversecity #oldmissionpeninsula
My Monday edition of “Where in the World is Steve Griggs?” 😀
It’s a beautiful day in Traverse City!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #pleinairpainting #pleinair #grandtraversebay #traversecity #northernmichigan
It’s a beautiful day in Traverse City!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #pleinairpainting #pleinair #grandtraversebay #traversecity #northernmichigan
June 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My Monday edition of “Where in the World is Steve Griggs?” 😀
It’s a beautiful day in Traverse City!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #pleinairpainting #pleinair #grandtraversebay #traversecity #northernmichigan
It’s a beautiful day in Traverse City!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #pleinairpainting #pleinair #grandtraversebay #traversecity #northernmichigan
Day 1 of Paint Grand Traverse! My soul is happy. 😊
#watercolor #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #pleinairpainting #northernmichigan #grandtraverse #michigan #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #pleinairpainting #northernmichigan #grandtraverse #michigan #stevegriggswatercolor
June 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Day 1 of Paint Grand Traverse! My soul is happy. 😊
#watercolor #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #pleinairpainting #northernmichigan #grandtraverse #michigan #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #pleinair #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #pleinairpainting #northernmichigan #grandtraverse #michigan #stevegriggswatercolor
Paint Grand Traverse starts this weekend! I’m here and ready. If you’re in the area, make sure to find me and say hello. I’ll be posting my locations each day. If you aren’t in the area, I really do wish you were here!!
#pleinairpainting #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #watercolor #watercolorartist
#pleinairpainting #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #watercolor #watercolorartist
June 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Paint Grand Traverse starts this weekend! I’m here and ready. If you’re in the area, make sure to find me and say hello. I’ll be posting my locations each day. If you aren’t in the area, I really do wish you were here!!
#pleinairpainting #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #watercolor #watercolorartist
#pleinairpainting #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #watercolor #watercolorartist
I use my sketchbooks extensively. For planning, for experimenting, for testing out colors…to distract myself from all the noise. These are a few pages from today’s sketchbook practice.
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #sketchbook #sketchbookpages #watercolorsketchbook #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #sketchbook #sketchbookpages #watercolorsketchbook #stevegriggswatercolor
June 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I use my sketchbooks extensively. For planning, for experimenting, for testing out colors…to distract myself from all the noise. These are a few pages from today’s sketchbook practice.
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #sketchbook #sketchbookpages #watercolorsketchbook #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #sketchbook #sketchbookpages #watercolorsketchbook #stevegriggswatercolor
I’ve been working on skies lately and honestly Colorado has been very accommodating when it comes to stormy ones!
#watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #watercolorsky #coloradoartist #coloradoweather #denverartist #stormyskies #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #watercolorsky #coloradoartist #coloradoweather #denverartist #stormyskies #stevegriggswatercolor
June 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’ve been working on skies lately and honestly Colorado has been very accommodating when it comes to stormy ones!
#watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #watercolorsky #coloradoartist #coloradoweather #denverartist #stormyskies #stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #watercolorsky #coloradoartist #coloradoweather #denverartist #stormyskies #stevegriggswatercolor
Join us in Studio 30C on June 20 from 5:30-9:00 for Open Studios. Stop by to say hi, see my studio and paintings, and visit the studios of all the other wonderful artists in the building.
#openstudios #watercolorartist #watercolorart #denverartist #artstudio #stevegriggswatercolor
#openstudios #watercolorartist #watercolorart #denverartist #artstudio #stevegriggswatercolor
June 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Join us in Studio 30C on June 20 from 5:30-9:00 for Open Studios. Stop by to say hi, see my studio and paintings, and visit the studios of all the other wonderful artists in the building.
#openstudios #watercolorartist #watercolorart #denverartist #artstudio #stevegriggswatercolor
#openstudios #watercolorartist #watercolorart #denverartist #artstudio #stevegriggswatercolor
This wildflower and mountain painting was the first from my four-week online class.
It’s hard not to be happy when you’re painting wildflowers!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorlandscape #landscapepaintings #landscape #landscapes #wildflowers #mountains #stevegriggswatercolor
It’s hard not to be happy when you’re painting wildflowers!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorlandscape #landscapepaintings #landscape #landscapes #wildflowers #mountains #stevegriggswatercolor
May 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This wildflower and mountain painting was the first from my four-week online class.
It’s hard not to be happy when you’re painting wildflowers!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorlandscape #landscapepaintings #landscape #landscapes #wildflowers #mountains #stevegriggswatercolor
It’s hard not to be happy when you’re painting wildflowers!
#watercolor #watercolorartist #watercolorlandscape #landscapepaintings #landscape #landscapes #wildflowers #mountains #stevegriggswatercolor
My Paint Along - Wildflower Landscapes class starts tonight. This is the first painting. I’m using landscape reference photos and wildflower reference photos and putting them together. Beautiful Frankenpaintings! 😀
Looking so forward to painting with this group!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting
Looking so forward to painting with this group!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting
May 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My Paint Along - Wildflower Landscapes class starts tonight. This is the first painting. I’m using landscape reference photos and wildflower reference photos and putting them together. Beautiful Frankenpaintings! 😀
Looking so forward to painting with this group!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting
Looking so forward to painting with this group!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting
This starts tomorrow! But there’s still time to sign up!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #watercolorlandscapes
#stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #watercolorlandscapes
#stevegriggswatercolor
May 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This starts tomorrow! But there’s still time to sign up!
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #watercolorlandscapes
#stevegriggswatercolor
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorartist #watercolorlandscapes
#stevegriggswatercolor
Finished up Paint Along - Panoramic Views this week. We painted these four elongated landscape format paintings. It was such a fun class!
My next online Paint Along class starts on May 6.
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorpaintings #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #paintalong
My next online Paint Along class starts on May 6.
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorpaintings #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #paintalong
March 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Finished up Paint Along - Panoramic Views this week. We painted these four elongated landscape format paintings. It was such a fun class!
My next online Paint Along class starts on May 6.
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorpaintings #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #paintalong
My next online Paint Along class starts on May 6.
#watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorpaintings #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #paintalong
These are sad and dark days. It can be hard to create beauty with such chaos and pain.
But we must.
Whether it is painting or poetry, dance or woodworking, whatever your art, the world needs your beauty. Now more than ever.
Keep creating. And know you are not alone.
#art #artists #resist
But we must.
Whether it is painting or poetry, dance or woodworking, whatever your art, the world needs your beauty. Now more than ever.
Keep creating. And know you are not alone.
#art #artists #resist
March 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Preternatural Moment” received an Honorable Mention in the 48th International Watermedia Exhibition yesterday.
I appreciate the recognition of my work so I thought I’d “mention” it here. 😀
#art #artist #watercolor #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #stevegriggswatercolor
I appreciate the recognition of my work so I thought I’d “mention” it here. 😀
#art #artist #watercolor #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #stevegriggswatercolor
March 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Preternatural Moment” received an Honorable Mention in the 48th International Watermedia Exhibition yesterday.
I appreciate the recognition of my work so I thought I’d “mention” it here. 😀
#art #artist #watercolor #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #stevegriggswatercolor
I appreciate the recognition of my work so I thought I’d “mention” it here. 😀
#art #artist #watercolor #watercolorart #loosewatercolor #stevegriggswatercolor