I've really been at a loss for something I want to paint lately. I'd really like some flowers around. This cactus, which I've painted before (seems like I've painted everything around the house at least once ) seemed a little more interesting than most things. I first drew with pencil then painted the green with watercolor followed by the spines with gouache. Then I outlined with a silver Jelly Roll pen. I painted a Mexican sort of design pot which looked goofy, then glued over it wit a piece of paper that I had previously painted and stamped. It was fun.
Monday mornings are busy... I work at the local second hand store until 12 or 1. Today, I took my paints with me, intent on going somewhere afterward to paint, and ended up at the Wing's building at the airport, got a sandwich and prepared to paint the trees and mountains from the window, then Doc came and parked the snowplow right in front of the window and came in and talked while I managed to draw part of the plow above the railing, even while 3 other guys joined us all talking guy talk.
I got tagged by
R. Gerriot who is a fabulous painter and who has a great blog with information about photoshop that you can go to by clicking
here. The result of being tagged is that I am suppose to list 7 unusual things about myself. So, here's my list.
1. I cut with scissors backwards... I'm left handed and cut with the scissors pointing towards me rather than away. Always have, dispite numerous gifts of left handed scissors.
2. My first trip ever out of Florida where I grew up was when I was 20 and went to California on a Greyhound and worked at Yosemite for the summer.
3. I lived without electricty for most of 8 years.
4. I lived on a one acre island for 3 years.
5. I live in Alaska and never voted for Sarah Palin.... and I always vote.
6. I never voted for Ted Stevens or Don Young either.
7. I've never eaten a Twinkie.
Now I'm suppose to send this to 7 bloggers. But since most all of the blogs I read have already done this I'm just going to list 7 here that I like to read, and hope you will check them out too.
http://lindablondheimartnotes.blogspot.com/http://makingamark.blogspot.com/http://pharmwife.blogspot.com/http://ninajohansson.blogspot.com/http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/http://rozwoundup.typepad.com/roz_wound_up/http://foxyartstudio.blogspot.com/
I did this one today too...same view on Arches 140# cold press, the paper I must often use.
I started using this book today for painting my postcards. I bought it in Florence last year at Il Torchio Legatoria Artigiana It was handmade there with beautiful Fabriano watercolor paper.
It was a low energy day after playing dominoes and cards late last night. After working at the library this afternoon, I drove down to the beach to paint from the car again. Sun was above the clouds and shining brightly, but behind the cloud when I painted. Colder than yesterday, in the high 20s.
I never tire of painting these trees at the beach. It was another mostly sunny day, so I once more headed to the beach in the car and was able to pull of the road and paint this and another one of the same view in gouache that needs some more work.
I made a dress for my grand daughter, Alyssa, today. It was the first garment I've made in years.... my sewing for the last few years has been on quilts and mending. I think I'll paint this arrangement again, and put some pins in the cushion.
I've really been at a loss for something I want to paint lately. I'd really like some flowers around. This cactus, which I've painted before (seems like I've painted everything around the house at least once ) seemed a little more interesting than most things. I first drew with pencil then painted the green with watercolor followed by the spines with gouache. Then I outlined with a silver Jelly Roll pen. I painted a Mexican sort of design pot which looked goofy, then glued over it wit a piece of paper that I had previously painted and stamped. It was fun.
Monday mornings are busy... I work at the local second hand store until 12 or 1. Today, I took my paints with me, intent on going somewhere afterward to paint, and ended up at the Wing's building at the airport, got a sandwich and prepared to paint the trees and mountains from the window, then Doc came and parked the snowplow right in front of the window and came in and talked while I managed to draw part of the plow above the railing, even while 3 other guys joined us all talking guy talk.
Its been a busy week and I've been derelict with my blogging duties. I spent most of the last week making a woodblock print for the Baren Forum Year of the Ox exchange. You can read more about it on my other blog here. Also derelict in painting on Wednesday, but since each of the 70+ prints were printed by painting on the block with watercolor, I guess I can get by with a print counting as my post card for Wednesday. 
I painted these yesterday..... brush and the baren used in my woodblock printing.
It was quite windy today, from the west. A bit of sunshine and more snow.
