Saturday, May 24, 2025

Elegant Irises

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 Irises are the Queen of the Spring Garden in my opinion.  They rise up colorful and stately providing us with  much beauty. For me that see...

Birches in the Snow

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 The hint of warmth in the sky reflects nicely on the snow making it more appealing.  I'm very fond of birch trees and pines too.  Addin...

Lion King

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  This lion has such soul!  The eyes grabbed me so I had to try and capture that look in paint.

Dripping Pina Colada

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 I was teaching a class on how to paint on Yupo  paper which is synthetic so the paint just lays on  top, takes a long time to dry.  Finishe...

These Boots are made for Workin"

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 I've always wanted to paint cowboy boots.  Decided I didn't want to do the bright  ones with the pointy toes.  More appealing to re...

Great Horned Owl

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 This is a Great Horned Owl.  It spoke to me with it's amazing piercing glare and lovely feathers. I painted it carefully, choosing brig...

Alaskan Starfish

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 I received the opportunity to work from photos  taken of sea life in Alaska.  The starfish in that  area are very bright in color and provi...

Sea Birds

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I painted this scene to give as a donation to a local non-profit whose purpose is to house and protect  abused children, the Hibiscus Shelte...

Elephant Family

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  I really enjoy painting animals and particularly like animal families.  This image caught my eye as it portrays the closeness shown by the...
Monday, December 02, 2019

Reflections

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This is my second "Powder Puff" painting.  It took lots of patience as I dealt (by choice) with using a large floppy brush to cr...
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A Run in the Woods

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Yupo paper paintings are both challenging and rewarding.  This synthetic paper keeps the paint on the surface so it doesn't lose any c...

Just One Poppy

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I have a tendency to begin a painting by first using masking fluid.  This one requires that the daisies and stems are added with the fluid...

Hotel Baudy, Giverny France, home of Monet

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My bucket list included a visit to Giverny to visit Monet's home and gardens.  I have many photo references from the property that is ...

Home Sweet Home

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Only three colors were used to paint this nest:  Antwerp Blue, New Gamboge and Opera.   I usually choose just a few colors to paint a nest...

Bird in the Blossoms

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This is what I call a "break out" painting:  creating art that defies the limited background then breaks out to successfully dr...

Birches in Autumn

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I give watercolor instructions so I am always looking for new ideas to present to my class.   Using India ink to paint freehand on the...

Verona Flower Market

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The Italian city of Verona has a wonderful walking shopping street that opens out into a market square. It was filled with many tents sell...

View from the Hill

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Another powder puff painting.  It's amazing how hard it is to paint an entire watercolor using just a loosey-goosey large brush!  S...
Sunday, December 01, 2019

Soft Focus Reflections

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Feeling the  need to challenge myself,  I once again picked up my puffy old makeup brush and began a painting.  The process of trying to...
Friday, November 29, 2019

A Nest for Rachel

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Playing around with masking fluid I came up with a new way to create a bird's nest. Twigs, grasses, sticks and branches are made wi...
Monday, October 01, 2018

Amber Waves of Grain

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I feel like I channeled one of the Impressionist painters to create this watercolor!  A desire to clean out my rather disorganized makeup...
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Friday, June 01, 2018

Cafe in St. Maxime

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  This traditional cafe was painted from a photo taken in St. Maxime, France. It's located along the French Riviera just on the...

Zebra

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Being in a playful mood I chose unusual colors for this painting which is done on hot press paper. As you can see the paper allows water...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Anticipation

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This painting is a combination of two of my 'besties', chicadees and nests.  It was started with a very free form tree branch and...
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The Little Boat that Could

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Traveling in southeast Italy, (the heel of the boot) I came across this boat in a marina in Ostuno. While it was smaller than most of the...