Let It Happpen

 

An 11x14 watercolor.

Kiwi & Pear (Watercolor Practice)

 

Strawberry and Apple (Watercolor Practice)

 

Parrot and Feather (Watercolor Practice)

 

Envelope and Pencil (Watercolor Practice)

 

More pages in the practice book. 

Things to Eat (Watercolor)

 

Today I used my practice book to do a couple exercises, one of a piece of berry pie and the other, a chocolate chip cookie. 

Snake Plant Practice

 

Snake plant in watercolor. Colors: Burnt Umber, Sap Green, Permanent Rose, Lemon Yellow and Indigo.

It’s Peony Time - An Arrangement by my neighbor, Lisa

 

This is my attempt at replicating the beautiful flower arrangement that my neighbor, Lisa, shared with me this spring. Peonies are so beautiful and only last for such a short time. This is an 11 x 14 watercolor.

An Old Cellar Building down near the Farm

 

An old cellar house down near the farm in Harriettsville. 11 x 14 watercolor.

The Old Ullmann Farm

This is a watercolor taken form a recent picture of the old Ullmann Farm. Watercolor. Size 11 x 14. 

The Old Smokehouse at the Farm

 

This is the old smokehouse at the Ullmann Farm. Watercolor. Size 11 x 24.

A Trough Made from a Hollowed Tree at the Ullmann Farm (Watercolor)

 This painting is from a picture of the inside of the smoke house at the Ullmann farm. The big object is a hollowed out tree made into a trough. Watercolor. 11 x 14

Relaxing Watercolor

 This is a painting I did for relaxation. Playing with watercolor. 11 x 14

Side View of Our House

 

 

A sideview of our house in watercolor. 11 x 14

Backview of Our House

 This is an 11 x 14 watercolor.

Watercolor Flowers

 

This painting is size 11 x 14 done in watercolor.

View from My Front Porch

 

View from Our House to the West

 

Eloise, the Biker

 

This is my attempt at painting our little Eloise (Ellie) who will be two May 11. (She’s a great-granddaughter.) It was a cool spring day on this ride for she is bundled up in her winter attire. She’s quite a biker!! The painting is 11 x 14 in watercolor.

Out My Window This Morning

 This was the view from my window this morning. It is the spirea (we called it wedding veil) that we brought from the farm several years ago. It is covering a wagon wheel that was also brought from the farm. There are redbuds blooming in the woods thought the trees are not yet green…just starting to sprout. There are also a couple birds there. One is a robin. This is an 11 x 14 watercolor. 

Deer in Our Yard

 

This is an 11 x 14 watercolor or deer in our yard. 

Lottie & Ellie Planting Posies

 

The great-granddaughters originally were helping their daddy dig for grubs in the yard but for the painting I thought a flower was more appropriate. Their ages are 3 1/2 and almost 2. Love them so much!

Blue Spring Flowers

 

Loving working with watercolor. This spring flower is an example. It’s 11 x 14. Always available.

Hanging Basket - Watercolor practice

 

Single White Daffodil

 

This painting is from a photo taken by Jim Wharton on one of his walks. 

Hen House and Chickens

 My sister asked me to paint this chicken house and chickens for a friend of hers who is getting rid of her chickens after many years of having them. It’s a watercolor.

Easter Duckling

 

An Easter picture of a duckling done in watercolor.

Easter Chick and Eggs

 

I didn’t need to get out my Easter decorations this year. Rather I just painted some new ones. Watercolor.

Early Spring Flowers

 As I was looking out the living room window I saw this spring flower that had emerged despite the cold weather. This is watercolor.

Robin

 

I don’t know whether this is the one or not but a bird has been pecking on the house quite regularly lately. This one is done in watercolor and is 11 x 14. 

Easter Bunny

 

This watercolor of the Easter Bunny is an 11 x 14. I think he is pretty cute. 

Dandelions from the Yard

 

This is an 11 x 14 acrylic of the dandelions in our yard in March. It is a tie of year when the frost still comes to bite them. 

Western Scene

 

This is a 16 x 20 stretched canvas painted in acrylic gouache of a scene from a trip to the western states of the US. 

A Scene from the West

 

This is an 18 x 29 stretched canvas painted in acrylic gouache. 

At Abraham Lincoln’s Home

 

This is a 9 x 12 acrylic on canvas board. 

Attempt #2 of Watercolor

 

Easter Egg Tree

 

Watercolor

 

Watercolor Bird

 

Teddy Bear (Practice)

 

Watercolors used: Yellow Ochre; Burnt Umber: Ivory Black; and a mixture of Burnt Umber and a little Indigo.

Balloon Trio (Practice)

 

A watercolor practice using Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, a mix of Windsor Blue and Lemon and a mix of Permanent Rose and Burnt Umber.

Watercolor Cake (A Practice)

 

The title says it all! Colors used: Burnt Umber, a mix of Burnt Umber and Indigo, a mix of Permanent Rose and Burnt Umber and a mixture of sap green and a little permanent rose.

View from Hotel Window in Phoenix, AZ

 

This was an attempt to use watercolor to paint from a reference picture my daughter sent to e while traveling in Phoenix AZ. It was just an attempt!

Watercolor Barn & Field

 

Watercolor barn in a snowy field. 11 x 14 with mat. 

A Real Winter

An 11 x 14 Winter Scene during the big snow o 2026. Watercolor

Silly Practice Page

 

I told you it was silly!

Lower Salem Church

I forgot to take a picture of the finished painting before it was framed. This is the Lower Salem Church in Lower Salem, Ohio. It is done in watercolor.

Creighton Ridge Church in Monroe County Ohio

 

 

This is a watercolor painting on watercolor paper of Creighton Ridge Church of Christ in Monroe County OH. The size is 11 x 14.

Practice Book - Train

 

I’m still playing with watercolor.

Practice Book - Rocker on Porch

 

It is lots of fun to practice with watercolor and learn how it works. I find the study of watercolor to be a long session! Anyway, I had fun painting this in my practice book.

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