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Category Archives: Paintings
Iris
I painted these iris n March 30th, Van Gogh’s birthday. You can see from this photo that I wasn’t exaggerating any of the colors! I used liquid watercolors for the base painting and brought in crayons and charcoal after that … Continue reading
Posted in flowers, Paintings, studies
Tagged floral, flowers, iris, mixed media, painting
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California Poppy Day
April 6th is California Poppy Day. Continue reading
Posted in flowers, Paintings, studies
Tagged california poppy, floral, flowers, mixed media, painting, poppy, spring
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Stepping out in Spring
Are you, like me, starting to draw outside more than you did in the last year? Any challenges that come up from a practice that may have been dormant for a while? Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, flowers, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley
Tagged almaden, california poppy, landscape, location drawings, poppies, sketchbook, urban sketch
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Hope and Flowers
Moody Flowers for a day of fleeting feelings. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, flowers, Paintings, studies, watercolor
Tagged election, florals, flowers, watercolor
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Redwoods: Three Impressions
Painting the Redwoods on the coast near Mendocino. Continue reading
Posted in california, Paintings, Supplies and Materials, watercolor
Tagged location drawings, mendocino, nature, redwoods, tools, urbansketching, usk, watercolor
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Poppies, Poppies and more Poppies!
Last week was poppy week. I taught a workshop based on a request to share this “loose and free” approach to flowers. What I loved most of all is that even though we all followed the same process and worked … Continue reading
Posted in Paintings, studies, teaching, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged fall, floral, halloween, painting, poppies, pumpkin, skull, watercolor, watercolor painting
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Day 18 and 19: Direct Watercolor Challenge
Day 7-13: Direct Watercolor Challenge. Chugging along. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, India, Paintings, watercolor
Tagged 30x30directwatercolor2019, direct watercolor, dog, portrait, small paintings, watercolor
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Day 14-17: Direct Watercolor Challenge
Day 7-13: Direct Watercolor Challenge. Chugging along. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, India, Paintings, watercolor
Tagged 30x30directwatercolor2019, cafe, chinatown, coffee, direct watercolor, jacaranda, small paintings, traffic, watercolor
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Day 7-13: Direct Watercolor Challenge
Day 7-13: Direct Watercolor Challenge. Chugging along. Continue reading
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, India, Paintings, watercolor
Tagged 30x30directwatercolor2019, cat, direct watercolor, small paintings, watercolor
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A day in paradise at Maison du Lac
A day in paradise at Maison du Lac, Santa Cruz Continue reading
Posted in california, Close to home, Paintings, san jose, Silicon Valley, teaching, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged botanical art, flowers, location drawing, maison du lac, nature drawing, negative painting, poppies
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