Lately I’ve been doing a lot more “wishy-washy” watercolors…for lack of a better term. What I mean, of course, are…
Something Feathery
Since we’re celebrating our feathered friends today for Draw-a-Bird-in-July day, I painted a rather whimsical winged creation. I wanted to…
Something Borrowed
I saw a lovely watercolor painting in a Wet Canvas forum tutorial, and since it combined many of the things…
Something Stormy
I did two watercolors today, and in a continuation of yesterday’s doldrums, I wasn’t completely satisfied with either. Of the…
Something Simple
Despite it being a holiday, today has not been a good day. Lately, life seems to be filled with more…
For the First Time
Some of you — my Facebook friends — may have already seen this watercolor. I like it well enough that…
Something Different
As we go through the month of July and I’m doing watercolor each day, I’ll be trying a lot of…
A Happy Accident
We’ve all heard it said. Watercolor often leads to happy accidents, those unplanned things that take us by surprise when…
A Disappointing Start
World Watercolor Month is here, and I’m looking forward to doing a watercolor each day. I actually started a day…
It’s About to Begin!
Yes! World Watercolor Month kicks off tomorrow, and I’m excited to be part of the event. Thank you, Charlie O’Shields…
An Art of Balance – Henri Matisse
“What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject-matter, an…
Inka-Dinka-Doo Day
I never said it would be pretty. I only said it would be fun…and yes, I had a lot of…
Sunsets
Everyone loves watching the sun set, I think. The colors of the sky are always gorgeous. So when I wanted…
More Scheming
I’m having a bit of fun with different color schemes. Instead of doing another practice exercise, I went back to…
ICKY
No, I’m not saying my painting is “icky” — a word we used back in my high school days usually…
Scheming
Scheming is a fun little word. The dictionary definition says “given to or involved in making secret and underhanded plans” and…
Brushing Up
Of all the things I’ve learned and read and done — or tried — over the last year as a…
Inka-Dinka-Doo
Recently my husband made a comment about Jimmy Durante. Yeah, it came about while he was looking at my wonky…
Whatever Works
As artists, we each have our own approach to drawing, painting, and other forms of expression. We have our own…
Johnny One Note
Many, many years ago, Rodgers and Hart wrote the score for Words and Music, a movie experience that told the…