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 […]
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 […]
Fabulous Fuschia duet! “We can go further than we’d imagined, even within, our fenced enclosures.”
This is a 22 x30 inch full sheet of Fabriano soft press paper I had stashed. Its a minimalist abstract watercolor that I have just done quickly. This morning. Watercolor Abstract inspirations No labored multitude of brushstrokes. Quiet. With a very large amount of white space. My thoughts were […]
Watercolors – a river scene in warm golden umbers draws us in. Its lovely simplicity adds to the charm, to my eye. I used my imagination. I used my memories of strolls from the past, to create this watercolor. Watercolor Landscape Choosing not to replicate ….. a photo. But to search myself, […]
Quest for quiet time, in the rose garden. Roses ….. gorgeously divine and all mine!
A zen kind of day. Contentedness…. in the calm. There is a lovely balance found here; out in this soft delicacy and peacefulness. Its not too quiet, no. I don’t think so. Not at all. I Steal Time. I sneak away. To find hidden places within this city’s […]
Impressionist, with nearly all soft and loose edges…. just like the morning haze. So long ago. Forest Morning Haze This quick, loose watercolor study was painted from sheer memory. Done in under 10 minutes, there was no laboring or fussing about. Just expressing that time – keeping it simple. I no longer […]
The water lily Just …. Magnificent. Gorgeous Things of the Water After my short zen stroll yesterday, splashing dancing in the water fountain, I’ve ended up with quite a few new nature photographs. I can’t wait to share. Water lilies are one of my favorite flowers. I never can resist, as they’re […]
Exuberance, bursting with life and excitement! How many of us secretly wish, to do something a little bit daring, something …. just for Fun?! Dancing…with life Doing something new, fun, silly, something daring. Something we haven’t done before. I don’t mean way out or extreme…. We don’t have to go to Monte Carlo […]