Watercolor and my Stress-Buster Guest

 Roses and Pears

10x8"watercolor on Yupo

This one has been piddled with for quite a while.

Doing little bits in between doing other things...

like having a lovely friend visit me.

Artist Note.

I have followed the work of Lisa Graham 

for a couple of years now.  I have always been drawn to her 

artwork. They are unique, personal and usually 

tell a story I can connect to.

I loved and admired the way she took care of her mother

who was seriously ill. Over time, some personal

emails were exchanged and the friendship

became a delightful part of my life.
A magic moment happened last Christmas
when Lisa sent me a
glass ball stuffed with bird feathers
(link  feather ball )
I was so excited I painted it in the car
on the long trip to my daughters house

I had already invited Lisa to come, stay 

and paint with me, and, after her 

mother passed on a month ago, she
managed to do just that.

We painted together,  and of course, 

laughed and cried together. I had nursed my mother

so could could relate to much of what she was feeling.

Lisa discovered on her trip that there are 

lots of adobe buildings

and many blue doors in New Mexico

She enjoyed a toboggan type ride

down White Sands steep dunes

before doing 

a plein air painting of this area below.

Then we drove less than an hour to that 

strip of blue mountains ( you can see above)

where the large cloud cast its shadow on this

view from Cloudcroft, NM

9,000ft up and you can see the white strip

of White Sands where we were, in the distance. 

We enjoyed the cooler weather, light rain

and the hospitality of a good friend,

Anne Spier, who baked us choc chip cookies

before we headed back home to Las Cruces,

and more painting days...

Lindy, I thank you for joining us and brilliantly

thinking of adding the trip to Cloudcroft

Lisa bought me a favorite painting

as a house gift. She knows I love birds.

It is to be treasured.

Thank YOU, dear  Lisa

Your trip made me very happy.

To see more of Lisa's work

click here  Lisa Graham