big brush little painting

River Sunset

This was so much fun! Paper soaking wet, brush is 1 inch wide and go to it! I never enjoyed 300 lb paper until this one.

Funny, the brush was almost as big as the paper.

OK, the birds were added with a 6 round when the paper dried :D

largest most delicious local berries

I found the most Perfect Red for my palette...and then I ate it!

Just a little bit of fun before the strawberries are gone.

find some shade at the beach

shady spots

Not likely unless you brought your umbrella to the beach!

A Little Bigger

This poppy portrait is 11 x 15 or a quarter sheet.

Just a little bigger than usual!

This was definitely fun to do so I'm off working on a couple 17 x 22 hoping they will be at least twice the fun.

Give Away?

Skyward This little daisy is catching some rays. An original watercolor ACEO measuring 3.5 x 2.5 inches.

Thanks for visiting my blog...

This mini painting could be yours. Yes, I will give this painting away on July 1st. To enter just post a comment here on my blog. On July 1st, I'll draw a name and that individual will be the new owner of this ACEO.
When I announce the winner, that individual will need to email me with their mailing address.
GOOD LUCK!

SUN two days in a row...

and more california poppies

Now they are open and everywhere! Happy little bits of sun popping up in fields and in the rocks. It's so nice to see them, perks me right up :D

Like a Challenge?

Little Light

It's a new month for the 7 Card Draw Experience on Etsy and the challenge is "light".
Open to any interpretation...

Curious? Come and check it out HERE

Theme Time

Big MOON Light
Nothing like a theme to spark some painting. The ACEO Theme this month is MOON.
Big MOON Light reminds me of summer nights when I was a kid. Running around playing hide and seek with friends by moonlight.





Moon Life
Lets be real. There is no life on the moon. So here is the occasional visitor waiting for takeoff! Yup, the rocket is silver. I spy a tropical storm hanging around Baja. This was a fun thing especially the sparkly parts.





Full Moon
SOLD
No escape! Camp in the middle of nowhere and the moon still finds you.

Bronze cup full of Sun

Icelandic Poppy
All the sunshine in one place, caught in the cup of this poppy.

Rained again today but brightened up this afternoon :D

loves me?

Loves Me...or not!
SOLD

A little Daisy portrait brightens my rainy days!

black eyes are a good thing

Rudbeckia

With all the rainy days we've had, maybe it's time to make my own sunny spots. Black eyed susans remind me of bright, hot, lazy, summer days!
In case you're curious, this is how it went...

Sunny

Poppy Solo

I forget what sunny looks like. We had some sun yesterday but it rained again and wiped that moment out. I did get to see a poppy or two before they closed up again.
This is one!

high rise living

Island Life
Live in a high rise, even on a tropical island!

You'll be ever so grateful when the tide rolls in :D

lots of little houses...

Suburban Life

Lots of houses all arranged in rows, life in a development in the suburbs. Can you spot yours?

WATERcolor

Sun Up

The Challenge this month for Watercolors WetNWild was water, as a liquid. This is my response...although I have a couple more in progress.

Pump it Up

Pump it Up

Just a few steps from my work table this pump hovers over a pot of flowers. Wouldn't it be a great way to water the plant? Well the pump isn't hooked up so the plant needs to be watered like all the rest...

wild thing

Wild Thing
My neighbor has a wild rose that isn't usually noticeable. The sunlight hit it just right and it wouldn't be ignored!

what's down?

Vinca
Covering ground is this periwinkle. It happens to be the one with a variegated leaf and seems to grow "taller" than the plain one. The flower seems larger, too. I love the flowers...

what's up?

in the palms
Just a little light reflected off the palms...yup, I have escaped to warmer weather (in my mind) since it seems to be rainy and cool here.
So many of the things running through my brain have jumped out onto little pieces of paper and are in various stages of "not done" on my table.
Just love having lots of work!
Thanks for stopping by...

dreaming of the simple life?

Country Life

Maybe it got too crowded in the city or you are suffering from sensory overload? Head for some wide open spaces (a few still exist) and enjoy a simpler existence.