Still life

I had so much fun painting this still life! I found the reference photo on Wet Canvas.

It has been along time!

Oh my how time flies! I apologize for being gone so long! I will be updating my blog in the next few days.

Early Summer started out with a lot of garden work. My garden is my other pallet. My flowers are my pigments. The soil my medium. My flowers are my soul and inspiration.

However a very painful injury to my shoulder knocked me down for weeks! My right arm was all but useless. So frustrating! All better now. I just can't run out and work as hard as I did 30 years ago it seems!

After some issues with our Mothers' health my husband and I have just been playing catch up with life. Getting a few small and large projects marked off my never ending list.

Gave my kitchen a little updating. So pretty now. I'll post after pictures soon.

Pictures of the garden also. Got a little behind on it.. Every year I say I must cut back and edit my plants. Then I dig, divide, transplant and find something new....

I will start my blogging promise with a picture of one of my lilies, "Vemeer" Enjoy!

Be back soon!
Lois

Watercolor, Teasing Brother

This is a recent watercolor I completed a few months ago. I entered it in the 52nd Juried Spring Exhibition at the Morris Graves Museum of Art.

I was thrilled it was juried into the show and that it received "Best Portrait" It feels so good to have my art recognized!

I am so grateful for the photographer, Nina de Villeneuve, for graciously giving me me permission to use her photo as a reference! I just had to paint these children!

New Watercolors

Remembering Spring and Summer

I love the Clematis! I have several most willing to take turns showing off! This is an older one, name long forgotten that has spent the last ten years blooming in a weeping plum tree.

My new peony bloomed for the first time last spring and graciously posed for me!

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Before you eat your veggies...Paint them!

Verde, Rojo y Caliente!

I'm always exploring different subjects to paint! I browse the produce isle and pick items that would make a good composition! I'm sure many artists look at food this way!

Painting of Grandaughters

My Grandaughters, Madilyn at 6, Alivia at 7. I am working on my portait painting.

To get where I want to be I have a lot of hard work ahead of me. Especially I need to get better references!

Here is a slideshow of the day I took the reference for this one!

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My cat Sherman

This is Sherman. Besides sleeping, napping, resting, relaxing this is his favorite activity!

The Comunication

Watercolor 11x16

I enjoyed a photoshoot last spring at a horsemanship clinic by a very knowledgable trainer.

He communicated both with horse and rider.

There will be more paintings of this man and horses.