Watercolor Pleasure

Trio

6in x6in gouache on Aquabord 

Painted just for me!

Artist Note.

From my nest collection... 

a little jewel 

with a turquoise strand 

woven through it

 adds a touch of color

against the neutral 

grasses and twigs.

I added Chinese White  

to my watercolors to add 

the body I like.

Aquabord is perfect for 

this, and takes a protective

wax finish beautifully.

My daughter and a friend 

are in to help celebrate

my birthday so I will be

having too much fun

to reply to any comments!

I know you understand.

Yellowstone - Waterfall Near Sylvan Pass.

Yellowstone
Near Sylvan Pass.
8"x 6" oil on canvas panel  $135. SOLD

Artist Note
Another one of the
many waterfalls
at Yellowstone.
I can see where the name
YellowStone
came from. Some of the rocks
have a definite yellow
color in the sunlight.
I find them very interesting
and am fascinated by the
different colors in the water.

Bouquet

Bouquet.  

8x6 oil on canvas panel $135. SOLD

Artist Note.

A bit of color on a gloomy day.

Things sure are changing 

in the world.

I wish us all Peace.

Life Force.

Life Force

6x6 oil on canvas panel $110. SOLD

Artist Note.

I know...

I know...

 I thought my 

water paintings

were finished,

 but there is still 

a compulsion inside me

 to do more.

Loved painting it!

Roses From A Friend

Roses From A Friend

8x6 in oil on canvas panel  SOLD

Artist Note

A friend from the Guild grows these 

Peppermint Candy Roses. 

This has to be the fourth time she has 

brought them in for me to paint.

Not easy...

I have had the hardest time 

painting them.

Imagine - multiple petals and 

stripes on some and not others.

I finally got one that I liked

and fortunately she did too.

Thanks for your patience, Joann.

Floating Dahlias.

Floating Dahlias

Work in Progress

Artist Note

(yup...still painting water!!!)

I saw these wonderful floating 

dahlia flower heads 

in September when I was 

 visiting the 

Nedra Matteucci Gallery

in Santa Fe.

 I fell in love.

I tried painting them in 

watercolor first, and found it 

waaay too busy to include 

the bird bath. Easy decision

to paint only the 

flowers, but it presented

a whole new set of problems.

In our culture we are only 

used to seeing the waterlily

floating on water, and 

they have many petals too.

How to make sense of 

floating flowers? 

How to make them 

appear to be in water.

Finally arriving at...

does it matter if they look 

like  another flower 

or in water?

Nope. What matters is 

painting something

close in my heart.

I went a little larger than my 

usual blogging size... 

because 10"x8"

 is a far easier size 

to work out 

problems.

Start.

Transparent washes of colors

 then fracture or disturb

the surface

The stage below is 

my personal favorite. 

basic and very abstract.

I am going to be exploring this

theme further

in several different ways.

Rain Puddles And Red Chili.

Rain Puddles

6x8in oil on canvas panel $135. SOLD

Artist Note.

A sight not often seen

here in early November.

This was during the two days 

of rain we got. 

This view of the chili fields

looks totally different 

than in the full sun. 

Far more muted.

Red chili is harvested 

later than the green chili. 

Left on the vine to turn red,

 it is picked and spread on

roofs and similar surfaces

to dry in the sun -

the traditional way.

I LOVE chili

green or red.

This may conclude my water series.

Notice the "may."

I have enjoyed it.

Stormy Day

Stormy Day

6x8in oil on canvas $135.
Purchase HERE

Artist Note.

We really need rain due to 

the severe drought we have been 

having in New Mexico, so

it is hard to complain about 

a couple of days of really

hard rains.

I had been hoping to paint a

special spot

on the way home
after visiting our son,
 but when we got there

this is all I saw

out of the window.

I did a small sketch

(below) in watercolor

 to get the basic values 

and shapes.
(courtesy of the 

windshield wipers

helping out and 

hubby softly snoring 

as he took a nap, sweet guy!)

The only light areas were
in the sky and water.
The vertical sides of the bushes
and hills were very
dark by comparison.

The sketch came in handy
when I was
back in the studio today.
It helped me recall the
actual structure of the dam.
Using artistic license
I made the falls less wide,
and eliminated a building
that was there.

The sky was still magnificent 

as we got closer to home.

Today is sunny and bright.

Not a cloud in the sky.

Am grateful our ground has

collected some 

much needed moisture.

BUT I am only too aware

of the devastation caused by

too much rain in other

 parts of the country.

I am truly sympathetic,

and cannot imagine the 

strength needed to 

restore and carry on.

Blessings to all.