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Azaleas with Philodendron
Azaleas mean spring is here again, hooray! And don’t they look great with a philodendron leaf in a blue vase?
Posted in Still Life
Tagged Azaleas, Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, Philodendron, Spring
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Flowers for the Dining Room
I liked the jumble of placemats, flowers, and shadows on the dining room table, so I sat there and quickly sketched it.
Posted in Interior
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Exaggeration, Gouache, Home, In- the- moment, San Diego
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Philodendron and Amaryllis
It is Tuesday, which means it is still-life painting on Zoom. Tonight we painted an amaryllis along with several philodendron leaves. I like a shapely philodendron leaf because its irregular border and empty spaces are so much fun to draw.
Tuesday Night Still-life
Our Tuesday night still-life group met online, and we were quickly engrossed and painting away. The pot was tilted on its side and I spent forever trying to get the angles of the mouth and sides to look right. I … Continue reading
Boulders and Meadows
Saturday, we went out to Lakeside for the monthly paintout with the San Diego Watercolor Society. Shuang Li gave a terrific demo, and then we all painted. It was such a beautiful day, full of irresistible subjects, clouds, boulders, fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Boulders, Colourfix Paper, Gouache, Lakeside, Meadows, San Diego Watercolor Society, Shuang Li, Spring
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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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Sharing a Towel
Today is Constitution Day in Mexico, and the beach here in San Pancho was full of people enjoying the long weekend. A lot was going on, and I had trouble deciding what to sketch. Eventually, I noticed a young couple … Continue reading
Posted in Figures, Plein Air, Telling a Story
Tagged Colourfix Paper, Gouache, Mexico, San Pancho
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