alcohol was involved

Yes, alcohol was involved 

and salt 

No, I didn't paint this while drinking a Margarita 

but it's not a bad idea

A Paint My Photo Challenge

for background.

Thank You 

Suzanne Wallick

for sharing your photo

Loves Me, Loves Me Not

Color...

Paint My Photo  

March Challenge 
Color your World 

From a black and white photo courtesy of Nicola B

 

Fog Value

            Fog for the DPW Challenge this week - Value -  in Indigo watercolor. 4 x 9.75 inches. 

I have been everywhere looking for frames 6 x12 (approximately) to mat and frame a few paintings this size.  I've located 4x12 (not great) and 7x15 (ok but only wall frame not tabletop)  I like the option of placing on a table or in a bookshelf, etc. Any suggestions?

the bank

you lookin' at me?

The DPW Challenge this week is to paint your pig...

I went with the bank :D

Had to dust it first

that's not to say that it's empty

but it's not full either...

Kiss it Good Bye!

Winter Sunset 1

Winter Sunset 2

A challenge from the 7 Card Draw

and hopefully the last of winter.

I am so willing to kiss it good bye...

ZIPpo

This is for the Daily PaintWorks Challenge

It's metal, I couldn't resist.

Very limited palette - burnt sienna, ultramarine blue 

and titanium white.

I don't use white with my watercolors so the paper did that job.

Had fun and Thanks to Theresa Bayer for bringing this Challenge to light!

Day 10 - All for Fun!

 Landscape Bookmark

I've been thinking about painting little strips of paper

and laminating them for bookmarks.

More curious about how they would look 

and how difficult it might be.

Now that everyone has an e-reader 

won't these go the way of 

nice stationery and fountain pens!

 Tulip Bookmark

I still like the feel of paper pages so I can put these to use

or put a magnet on the back and hang them on the fridge.

Watercolor Fun

It's just around the corner

so i'm making a little greeting for my hunny

and playing with watercolor 

wet in wet.

Day 9 - Sunup at Montezuma

 Sunup at Montezuma

Egret at Sunup

It's cold again and the threat of snow looms in the near future.

I was thinking of all the wetland preserves

and wondering how everybirdy is doing...

Escape - Yes it's still Cold! - Day 5

Hibiscus

I will just ignore the continuing cold weather for today!

Day 4 - Freezy Biscuit Weather!

HELP!

I've fallen and I can't get up!

In response to a different challenge to paint a polar bear

and to illustrate just how cold it is

STILL

This little guy "posed" for a portrait.

The truth is he's fallen on the slippery ice

and can't manage to get up and going again.

(his butt is getting numb)

"Freezy Biscuits" is the expression I used 

to let my kids know it was cold out.

(cold enough to freeze your butt off)

Pam , this is what polar bears look like in their natural environment.

Snow and ice everywhere and temperatures that make a fur coat

a requirement for survival.

 

Day 3 Still COLD

Cold Day

It's day 3 and that blank piece of paper and the deep freeze overnight
brought me here!
Still painting :^)

Day 2

Azalea

I've decided to give it a shot!

Laura Trevey's Challenge

to paint every day for this month.

I may not finish a painting each day but if I keep them small...

Northern Lights and the TRUTH behind them REVEALED

 Northern Lights

The challenge this month on The ACEO Challenge is
"Northern Lights"! 

It was a fun day trying to create the effect of the lights in the sky in watercolor.

It is the perfect time to reveal the secret ...

...behind Northern Lights!

It's time to reveal the real TRUTH behind the beautiful lights in the sky!

When Santa's workshop is in full production the light on the top of the North Pole burns 24 hours a day! Today the color is green for a GO on toy production. 

Those poor little elves are working 3 shifts in the factory to keep up with demand.
So now you can see for yourself where the Northern Lights originate!

The Challenge

The latest ACEO Challenge is Long Legs! This painting was created in response to that challenge. "Stilt" or "Does this reflection make me look taller?" is just one response.

If you are interested in participating or would just like to view the other ACEOs check it out HERE !

Limited Palette

Lemon Lime











The Watercolors WNW Challenge for this month involved painting from a selection of photos using no more than 5 different colors; 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow and 2 others (artist's choice).

This painting was completed with Phthalo Blue, Quinacridone Gold, and Quinacridone Red.

It isn't all black and white or a...

Piece of Cake

The Watercolor WNW challenge for January involved choosing items from a selection of black and white photos.

Food being one of my favorite things certainly made the choice easier. Still wishing I had a "real" piece of that chocolate cake!

Different Strokes ...

San Francisco Victorian

Painted in response to the week 21-22 challenge at Different Strokes for Different Folks blog hosted by Karin Jurick .

Image measures 4.5 x 6.5 and is done on a watercolor paper greeting card.