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watercolor snapdragon
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In July I will paint one watercolor painting every day. My theme will be the Year of the Dragon. I will be painting snapdragons, dragonflies, and anything else with a dragon in it.
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Bee and Blackberry Blossom
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Dry brush: This stroke is used to create a textured effect. To create a dry brush stroke, load your brush with a small amount of paint and dab it onto the paper. In “The Path to Buckhorn Cove” painting (in progress, yet to be finished), I used dry brush to apply green apatite genuine to create…
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What is your mission? Watercolor painting inspiration and techniques for achieving expressive paintings. Brushstrokes- finding confidence in how you move your brush Shapes-seeing the shapes in the world around you Values- from white to black in 10 values Color- building your palette In creating this hibiscus I used the tip and side of my brush…
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Which version of the amaryllis do you like the traditional, looser one, or more abstract one? I am experimenting with different styles this year to become more expressive in my painting. #watercolor #amaryllis Abstracted Amaryllis
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Did you get an amaryllis this holiday season? I created this original watercolor of an amaryllis yesterday and today. It is 15 inches tall, 22 inches wide on Arches watercolor paper, and right now is unframed. I was looking back at my art goals for 2023 and found that of the six goals I had,…
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This is an original watercolor I painted of Jouluupukki, In Finland, Santa is called Joulupukki. This literally means ‘Christmas Goat’ (Joulu means Christmas and Pukki means goat (or buck) as it was traditional in Finland that there was a Yule Goat who was scary and asked people for presents – and certainly didn’t give any…
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I haven’t blogged since the beginning of the pandemic. Now I am going to post again. The most interesting thing from 2023 was my participation in the MOPO in Mendocino, CA, part of the Mendocino Art Centers programs. This one encouraged me to try plein air painting along the coast of northern California. Two of…
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These acorn woodpeckers live the oak trees that surround our home. They are very active and inquisitive. We put out water for them and they enjoy daily baths too!
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