Return from Vacation

 Just returned from vacation and I was pretty tired so I tired to paint in a slap-happy way. This is how it ended. Nothing special…just something.

Second day:

First day:

Watercolors practicing light, shadows etc.

 

This is nothing special, more like a beginning painter might do, but its purpose was to practice using watercolor for shadows, light and dark, etc. Might be something to use in a children’s book. Just practice but fun to do. A question my teacher might ask is “From where is the light coming?” One thing about it is it is a bit colorful. 

Garden Vegetables - Watercolor

 

Not only did our neighbor, Lisa, bring a bouquet of flowers the other day, she also brought these vegetables from her garden. I didn’t reposition them but painted them just as they lay on the kitchen counter. By the way, the vegetables were quite delicious!! We ended up with cucumber, onion and tomato salad one night and stuffed peppers another, not to mention the green onions soaked in salt water. 

Plein Air - From the porch

 Today I sat on the porch while the yard work was getting done and painted what I saw in the yard. The sun was hot and paint dried quickly. Without the sunshine on it inside, the painting looked darker. My painter friend, Judy, and I used to paint outside often. I miss that. Here’s my creation.

Next day, picture painted inside.