The next Imaginary Trip to England will be leaving promptly at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1st! We'll be visiting the Queen's palace guards as well as the wilder side of England. This trip shows the different sides of a country that are often overlooked. And don't forget we leave for an Imaginary Trip to New Orleans on Friday, March 11th! This is...
...I thought y'all might benefit as well, especially if you've been as distracted this week as I have: 1st Note: When filling waterbrush with the black stopper thingie, do NOT do it over the garbage disposal side of the sink. 1st Sub-Note: Cease eye-rolling and sighing immediately. They are no help. 2nd Note: The time to think about cleaning the garbage...
I succeeded in getting lost in a world of color yesterday though it was purely unintentional! After the disaster with the sap green in Monday's post, I decided life was too short to waste time painting with icky paint. I went in search of another half pan of sap green that I was fairly certain I owned. I just had to find it....And...
Watercolor, gel medium, gesso, and tissue paper in Handbook Watercolor Sketchbook This is one of the worse watercolors I've done in a really long time. It doesn't show so much in the scan, but the paint would not dissolve, so there are little clumps of paint everywhere. This particular paper doesn't allow for layers as all the paint sits on the surface. Blah,...
Watercolor in Pineapple Journal 5 x 5 inches May your love be rich and deep, may your sweets be the sweetest, may your heart be all aflutterfor 'tisSt. Valentine's Day! P.S. Florida strawberries are at their peak—yummy goodness and good for you(especially when dipped in chocolate!)!!Yummmmmmmm! ...
I am positive that the mother of creativity is "necessity." And the father is "oops." Think about it. It's when we create an "oops" or make a mistake (gasp!) and we're pushed waaaaaay out of our comfort zones that we seem to learn the most! We're beginning to see tulips in the stores here in Florida and I decided I wanted to capture...
I love the meaning behind Valentine's Day, but not the pressure from slick advertising that makes us think we have to give the "most perfect/most expense/most romantic" gift or else.....we're slackers! So here's a quick and fun way to recognize the blessings in your heart and life....and put them on display—just in time for the big day. (This can be a great activity...
Watercolor of ceramic bird 2 x 3 inches Pineapple Journal Click to enlarge Every once in a while I see a figurine that catches my eye and fires up my imagination. This little guy is the result of that spark. Bluebird of happiness? Hmmm, maybe. It sure made me happy to stop for a few minutes today and to sketch out the idea...
Memory Sketch of Lake Davis Park Bald Cypress Watercolor and acrylic 3.5 x 8.5 inches Handbook Watercolor Sketchbook Actually, not naked, just bald. As in the Bald Cypress or Taxodium distichum....I think I prefer bald. Anyway, out at Lake Davis again, I saw this tree with the large, dark back drop of green scrub oaks. Slightly in front, stood the cypress and the...
