Category Archives: watercolor

World Watercolor Month – the first week

Not sure what distracted me – I painted but I didn’t post here. Starting with Day one and moving on down to Day Eight. The third and fourth photos are postcards both done on Day Three. Now let’s get back … Continue reading

Posted in clouds, deadline, Do the Work, en plein air, gardens and flowers, In the neighborhood, landscape, taking time to look, watercolor, world watercolor month | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

World Watercolor Month – Day One

Work by definition has to be when you woulda liked to have gone out and painted in the afternoon but by the time you can it’s thundering and lightning and raining. Went anyway. Not my favorite of recent paintings but … Continue reading

Posted in clouds, deadline, Do the Work, en plein air, In the neighborhood, landscape, photography, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor, weather, world watercolor month | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Where did June Go?

Mainly it went in a swirling of brain-drain as I trained and adjusted to doing a new thing while working from home. It has taken really three weeks to go from abject terror to only moments of wondering what-the-heck-am-I-doing, LOL. … Continue reading

Posted in badass-ness, birds and chickens, clouds, coffee and tea, Do the Work, en plein air, gardens and flowers, gratitude, In the neighborhood, life around us, photography, sunsets, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor, work (dayjob), world watercolor month | Comments Off on Where did June Go?

Painting ahead of the rain

Gave myself a challenge because I had a limited time frame to paint in today – try to do somethng with the abundant wild phlox along the roadsides.

Posted in Do the Work, en plein air, gardens and flowers, In the neighborhood, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Painting ahead of the rain

A beautiful day in the neighborhood

I went out because the clouds and sky were glorious but the colors of spring are mysterious and fugitive. Tonight I went out to the car because I’d left my snack out there uneaten. I sat there and ate it, … Continue reading

Posted in clouds, Do the Work, en plein air, food, gardens and flowers, landscape, life around us, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment