mixed bag

 beach greetings

 shadow being

 texture 

summer camp 

swimmingly

How's it going? 

Lost a card 

that had to be in the mail right away

fired up the hair dryer and painted this 

and got it in the mail 

want to bet that the lost card turns up? 

weather or not

Swallowtail Lighthouse

maybe fog rolling in

Fall Greetings

Turning

5x7

watercolor greeting

welcome changes

Wish you were here?

Greetings from the Pacific NW

original painting 

4x9 greeting card with envelope

blank inside

for your personal sentiments

Art in the mail? 

14 = lakeside

a little virtual visit to the finger lakes in NY

Thanks to Leslie Seata's Challenge

I hope to paint every day this month!

13 - need a hero?

a little pack of super heroes

Thanks to Leslie Seata's Challenge

I hope to paint every day this month!

Snow Way!

you're kidding!

Right?

it's always fun to play with new stuff

 Here's the little color chart

for the Cretacolor Aqua Monoliths

I also did a large one with 3 different applications of the colors

dry , water brush and wet paper.

Had a little fun and did a greeting card for my sister in law.

I can see I'll be enjoying these for a quite awhile - the creamy texture is wonderful 

and they are mostly transparent.

I painted over the numbers on the chart  ;^)

Day 11 - Birthday Greetings

Daisy Greetings

More Birthdays coming up
thought I'd get a Daisy card
ready for the Big Event!

Just GOLDEN

Hovering over a field of California Poppies, it's just Golden!
A watercolor greeting card for any occasion. initialed on the front, signed and titled on the back of the image. Blank inside so you can add your sentiment.

By the Sea

Well it used to be!

Now it's part of my collection.

It doesn't remind me of the Bahamas and the sun and sand and coral but it does make me yearn for conch fritters!

Sun setting even now

It isn't raining at this moment and the sun is going down. Just over an hour of day left, wishful thinking? Sure!
Bad news for all you guys back east...weather headed your way and I heard the "S" word!

What's the story?

Yes it is...Morning Glory! Yet another watercolor greeting card, measuring 5x7 and blank inside. Mail it to a flower lover or mat and frame and keep it for yourself.

How Soon?

It rained again today. That can only mean one thing, there's snow falling in higher elevations.

How soon will it look like this?

Another 5x7 greeting card suitable for framing or sending to someone special.

On the way

Ready to open and ready to close, poppies on a greeting card ready to go.

Fall Greetings

So many sunflowers are hanging their heavy heads. Another sign of the season, loaded with seeds and tempting all the birds.

Back in greeting card mode and getting ready for a show.

Boys and their toys...

Back to greeting card mode and they seem to get a little more involved. Little boys grow into big boys and are looking at big toys.

Not sure what the deal is with a 57 vette now. I sure thought they were great when I was a kid and actually like them better than what goes for a vette now.

Closest I got was a 65 corvair with treacherous dual carb. White with red interior and tons of fun to drive.





Wasn't sure I'd get these done in time...

Everything was going nicely...

I was on a roll...painting greeting cards and managing to do more keepers than throw aways.
Perfect season to do a little grape still life. I bought 5 lbs of them because they were so beautiful and tasty, too.

I just plunked a small bunch on my table to draw and paint. Everything was going quite nicely until I got a little hungry.

So, the bunch got a little smaller.

I put the first wash on and the bunch got a little smaller.

Well, I had them pictured in my mind so I didn't really need them all to finish the painting.

The bunch got really small and the pile of the little bits of stem got bigger.

As I finished the painting, I looked for the grapes and they were gone! Good thing I captured them in a little painting.

Just Hanging Around

Here's a still life...why not? The acorns have been plunking all over the deck and bouncing on the roof luring the squirrels. As long as they're just hanging around I might as well use them for a greeting card.

One more down and still more to go.

Thanks for stopping by, see you later!