I’ve been reading a couple books… well, several actually at the same time. Very unusual for me. Multi-tasking is so not, my forte. My preference is to fully engage, to finish something completely, before beginning any new project or story. Exception. Somehow paintings are different. Having 5-10 on the go at the same time, works beautifully […]
Sage green, so pretty! Surrounded with white and gorgeous Light Red and pops of Indigo….. sage green melts.
Thick, dollops of impasto oil paints. Swirls of jade and emerald and naples yellow merge and rise on the canvas.
abstracts of the sea…. turquoise and aquamarine acrylics on canvas
Both painting (art) and horse riding require specific skill development. And both will require confidence. This takes time. Patience. Persistence…. To build the confidence and develop the boldness; that freedom to just go do it! A Confident Way As I watched the new horse in the arena with my granddaughter […]
It began as a test strip, mixing watercolor blues and greens. Then I just started having fun with it. Abstracts, are Fun! Watercolor Design Points repetition of shapes I’ve used rectangular, cube shapes throughout; with the cube inside the cube repeated 8 times top to bottom weaving the way through […]
Nothing fancy. Just color. Bright pink rose, a pop of magenta and fuschia with hints of warm naples yellow are splattered about on the papers. Add a splash of cobalt teal and Its a Happy Monday for me! Color At Play Just fun. Just mixing. Just Playing. These […]
Testing…. test strips for Watercolor. What’s in it for you? The relevance, the value, The Benefits of having a Test Strip at the ready every time you paint. It may not sound like fun at first but it certainly can be. Watercolor Mixing and Testing Learning Points about Test Strips […]
Such brilliant colors, my words will certainly fail to do justice. The yellow gold raining down as I looked into the branches – captured me. And it was so easy to become lost within the cascade of golden ambers, citrine and topaz. Finding Gold The man watched. Surreptitiously. I stood beneath his […]
Fabulous Fuschia duet! “We can go further than we’d imagined, even within, our fenced enclosures.”