Soft Summer Pinks & Reds
August 8, 2024
The inspiration for this painting was a fresh bouquet of coneflowers, daisies and dusty miller buds that I picked from our garden. more »
Posts Tagged “Watercolor”
Still Life with Red Vase
June 27, 2024
This is a painting of my still life setup which included a flamingo plant, a round red vase, and some small bottles on a patterned blue fabric. more »
Sugar & Spice
June 6, 2024
Still lifes are my main subject matter. I love the casualness and placement of these objects -- the Oregon sunflowers sit on the countertop, along with the mugs and bag of sugar. more »
Larkspurs & Sunflowers
April 26, 2024
This is another in my floral garden series. I am attracted by the soft blue, delicate flower shapes of the larkspurs next to the contrasting, bold sunflowers. more »
Summertime
March 14, 2024
This watercolor painting was inspired by my garden flowers that I picked for a table bouquet. It is my favorite subject to paint; I love the colors and freshness of the flowers. more »
Night Time Irises
February 8, 2024
This painting was inspired by my garden irises. I love gardens and find them a restful place to enjoy the solitude of each day and admire nature in all its glory. I am drawn by the shapes and brilliant colors of flowers. more »
Winter Solstice
January 4, 2024
To commemorate the longest day of the year, my inspiration for this floral watercolor was the bright red seasonal poinsettia flower and the Christmas amaryllis. more »
Elliott
December 7, 2023
This is a commissioned watercolor pet portrait done for a friend. I created this portrait of Elliott from a provided photo. more »
Pumpkins & Daisies
November 30, 2023
This watercolor painting was the beginning of my "Daily Painting" series I began at the start of November. After setting up a still life with the miniature pumpkins and Shasta daisies, I lightly sketched the design on the smooth, hot press paper. more »
Dahlias, Creamer & Brushes
October 4, 2023
This watercolor was designed with a number of elements I have in my collection to set up still lifes. The elements I chose were a fresh dahlia from the garden, a red Carnival glass creamer, a dark green bowl with my art brushes, and a midnight-blue bottle, and I arranged them on a decoration black and white fabric. more »