Landscapes

I'm working on some watercolor landscapes right now. I have been inspired by my many walks in the woods, one painting is already done and I'm pretty pleased but alas I'm getting ready to drive five hours for a Thanksgiving vacation with family. That said I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Since I'm not cooking the whole meal ( I may make a pumpkin pie ) I will probably be painting and reading. 

On a quick and slightly unrelated tangent, my walks in the woods have taught me a few things (please note: I was born and raised in Florida). First, there is nothing more peaceful than being alone in the woods with a book or a sketch pad. Second, somedays the further you walk the more eerie each shuffle of leaves becomes. Third, hunting season is not the time to wear your pretty brown coat, of course I doubt I was in any real danger but I could hear guns going off. Fourth I will never get tired of suddenly running into a deer, that is as long as I'm not in my car. 

Hope to be back with some new paintings! Until then take care. 

Bulbs.

  I'm working on a new series of watercolors, the subject matter is flower bulbs. I'm hoping to do several larger pieces but also a ton of little ones. Some like the work in progress below is earmarked for the show in August, but the little ones I think will mostly be sold on etsy. I really love the textures I'm getting in these pieces. In some ways they remind me of my beloved cabbage paintings. Although the cabbages are so much more work intensive and a lot less spontaneous. So if anyone knows of any funky bulbs that would be fun to paint let me know! 

    I may also be working on more fish paintings, very large ones, but I'm still researching paper sources. 

And on a completely different note:

     Yesterday my computer started acting up, so much so that I thought that surely the end was nigh. But I called apple support (this is how you know it was bad because I hate calling strangers) and they assured me that my powerbook was not doomed. I was so relieved. 

Corner of the Studio