Archive for January, 2007
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Breakwater - Approx 10.5″ x 5.5″ - Watercolor on paper
Sometimes, instead of drawing something from life or a photo, I just like to start painting and see what emerges. This little sketch began with some large juicy strokes of dark colors, applied with a large flat brush. I leaned back and it looked like rocks […]
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Saturday, January 27th, 2007
Salt Marsh 5.5″ x 8″ - oil on canvas, mounted on hardboard
Oh my, it’s 11:30 pm and although I’ve spent part of today finishing up homework for my watercolor class, I didn’t get a complete painting finished yet, so I went to Wet Canvas.com and selected one of […]
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Thursday, January 25th, 2007
“Two sweets” 5 1/8″ x 7 1/8″
Oil on canvas mounted on hardboard. Available.
While I finish up my larger painting, here’s a little one for today - two chocolates from Trader Joes. They were presented as pralines, but they are actually milk chocolate. The red ones have an amaretto flavor, […]
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Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Hilltop Haven - 2.5″ x 3.5″ watercolor on illustration board with watercolor pencil accents
I like painting these miniature scenes of rural peace. The small size forces me to simplify the message.
I spent the remainder of my painting time yesterday working on a bigger oil painting 11 x 14, which I hope will […]
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Twin Oranges - 6.25 x 8.25 - oil on canvas panel, mounted on hardboard
A few days ago Pamela asked me when I was going to paint some oranges, and that got me thinking. I had been wondering about these two little oranges and how they fared in the Great Freeze of […]
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Sunday, January 14th, 2007
Camellia Study - 7.5″ x 6″ - watercolor on paper
It’s camellia season at Descanso Gardens again. Here’s a quick study I did of one of the countless blooms in the massive camellia forest.
Yesterday we went to the Irvine Museum to see the last day of the exhibit “Majestic California.” The museum will […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007
“Squeaky Clean” - 5″ x 7″ - oil on canvasboard
Fresh off the easel … this is our upstairs bathroom soapdish, lathered up to give it a little more interest. I think it’s Irish Spring but I couldn’t be sure. The words had worn off.
I thought the bubbles were going to be […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Young Hare - 4″ x 4″ watercolor on Arches paper
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I had a lot of fun with this one - painting layer upon layer of very transparent glazes to build up the suggestion of fur.
Many years ago, my husband and I read Watership Down at the same time, […]
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
I was away for a long weekend of movies, art and photography in Palm Springs and environs. New art coming up soon, please check back later Monday after I get some things scanned. Thanks, Karen.
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