This Years Mother's Day Card

Well guess what? I let Mother's day slip up on me. Had some company. Forgot to paint the cards. What a horrible daughter I am! So I did the only thing I could......make a computer card from a previous painting. I bought some textured printer paper, so it actually looked pretty good. Both mothers seemed pleased, so all is well.

Made In The Shade

Qinacridonered's Anenome, originally uploaded by quinacridonered.

If you're a spider that is! It would be interesting to paint, eh?

Stained Glass Irises

This was a fun, no pressure exercise from the Step-By-Step Guide To Painting Realistic Watercolors by Dawn McLeod Heim. I think this is one of THE best books I've ever purchased for learning watercolors. The photos are great, the info is easy to understand. This painting was a practice in color mixing, controlled washes and charging in color. Unfortunately, this book is out of print, but I found it on half.com.

For my birthday, my son sent me the Possum Palette from Cheap Joes. What a cool idea for not wasting paint! Sometimes, I think my hobby is collecting watercolor paraphernalia, not actually painting.

Be Blessed, Y'all!

Faces To Paint

These are the faces this dog lover wants to paint! Could it be any sweeter? Oh I know all you dog lovers out there think your baby is the cutiest! Actually, as a totally certified dog lover, I do fall in love with every dog I see. Unfortunately, my hubby will only allow me to have 4 dogs. Ain't that sad??? Now, if only I could find a great how to book on painting dogs in watercolor.