Its All Green ~
The Challenge Welcome to a retrospective of paintings in green! Why? My friend and artist Ethel Forsberg from Visby, Sweden, challenged me to participate in the "Art Relay Race" on Facebook.
Watercolor
Lithia Park – Paintings From A Different View
The Park Lithia Park is an historic place Ashland, Oregon. Its a beautiful park designed by the same person who designed Golden Gate Park. It has lots of varieties of trees. A creek runs through it. Rhododendrons and azaleas bloom profusely in spring. There are two duck ponds. But, I chose a different viewpoint – looking down
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Still Life With Toy Pony – Three Watercolors & A Drawing
Toy Pony Series On day three, its three paintings and a drawing from my "Still Life With Toy Pony" series. Day three refers to the "three paintings a day for five days" challenge being carried out on Facebook. Artist and friend Myrna Wacknov invited me to join in on the fun.
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Three Lighthouses – Watercolor Paintings
The Challenge Lighthouses are my theme for Day Two. This is part of the art tag challenge on facebook: Three Paintings a Day for Five Days. (My thanks to artist Myrna Wacknov for inviting me to participate in this challenge).
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Greetings! Christmas Bunny on a Box or Two
…Christmas Bunny? Just a little holiday greeting! To all my friends, I hope you have a wonderful, peaceful holiday. I’d like to share a couple of watercolor cards I created for my Mom and Aunt Mary. Why a bunny? It just popped in my head…sort of the Christmas Bunny of Happiness.
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Watercolor: Pepper, No Salt
I’m doing watercolor studies of my pepper mills these days. Pepper and salt seem to go together like peas in a pod. When you see one, you see the other. So where is the salt? Off paper, in the cupboard.
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Volunteering
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge I joined the “30 Paintings in 30 Days” challenge sponsored by Leslie Saeta even though I had projects coming up that might prevent me from finishing the challenge. Why take on the challenge? I thought it was worth the start and good practice. Even if I don’t post, its
Thank You Stillman & Birn
About the Stillman & Birn Sketchbook This past February, I won a Stillman & Birn Beta Series sketchbook in an online “giveaway” sponsored by Stillman & Birn. I thought I’d share my thoughts on the sketchbook now that I’ve had it for a couple of months. I chose the Beta Series because of the heavy paper
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Drawing. A Mental Meander on the Word “Drawing”
Drawing and Quartering. Hah! Bet you thought it ought to be “drawn and quartered”, and you’d be right. However, it didn’t quite fit with this discussion on drawing and I don’t intend to draw and quarter anybody. I have been thinking all day about what to say about my watercolor drawing of the neighbor’s big
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Awnings and Lamp Posts – Candlewood Park Watercolor Study
When I sat down to do a watercolor study in my neighborhood, I was immediately attracted to the array of awnings and lamp posts, hence the title.
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