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Goodbye San Pancho
An interior scene is an unusual yet fitting final sketch for our two weeks in San Pancho. On our first day here, my sister-in-law received a stunning birthday bouquet from our cousin. It captured my eye the entire time we … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Flowers, Gouache, Mexico, Nayarit, San Pancho, Still Life
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Tuesday Night Still Life
Tuesday night still life painting is back! This one is of flowers from an artist’s garden.
Thinking About The Protestors
As I hide from Coronavirus and paint flowers, I have been thinking a lot this last week about police brutality, economic disparities, opportunity, and school achievement. I remember from the sixties what a difference the civil rights marchers and protesters … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Flowers, Gouache, Marches, Protesters, Sheltering in Place
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More Flowers
Painting flowers has been great while sheltering in place and I have painted more than my share in the past three months. But good news here on the reopening, next week our parks can be used for more than exercise. … Continue reading
Orchids on My Desk 4
With this fourth version of the orchids on my desk, I wanted to capture more of the cloud like, almost floating, feeling that I see in these flowers. I made the flowers very pink, connected the blossoms into a single … Continue reading
Orchid on My Desk 3
It is so easy to just paint something at home when you are busy, and I am so lucky to have these gorgeous orchids on my desk this week. This morning I developed the background more than I have on … Continue reading
Orchids on My Desk, day 2
These orchids have totally captured my attention. I can’t stop thinking about how to paint them better.
Deliberate Sketching 