Tucker

I caught Tucker listening to someone. My intent was to make some kind of Christmas card with this look ... maybe getting into mischief under a tree ...

I ended up just painting him as is. Sometimes you just have to paint for fun.

No. California Vacation

Here are some pictures from our vacation. We started in Lake Tahoe and worked our way around through Downieville, Nevada City and finished in San Francisco. With the weather in the 90's in So. Ca., it was nice to be in the mountains. Because many schools already started this week, there were hardly any tourists. The girls would have like more excitement, but we finally started to relax toward the end of our trip.

No Boundaries

Two neighborhood boys caught horsing around. This painting was selected for San Diego Watercolor Exhibit last summer.

"Antique Egg Prints"

Sorry I've been away so long... too many things going on besides our scanner finally giving up. I hated that thing. I would get a million error messages and then finally it would scan. My hubby brought home an old scanner from work and it still scans beautifully. So, woo hoo I'm back.

Here's a fun project I've always wanted to do. Did you ever admire the antique egg prints? I found a blog (I forgot to save her name) and she suggested printing from the New York Public Library digital archive. It took a little time but I found the egg prints.

Then, I printed some for shape only and did my watercolor thing. I did take some artistic license. It's really fun. I used 2 different watercolor papers and I think it made a difference. The first pair is on 150 archers. The second pair is on 140 lanaquarelle.

The Glass Castle

Did you ever read a book and keep thinking about afterwards? This is how I feel about "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls. She tells the story of her life growing up with two irresponsible parents who should not have had children. It's amazing she made something out of her life with the start she had. She tells her story with love and I enjoyed it immensely.

New Shell Grouping

My friend will be giving a group of my shell paintings to her mom and dad for their anniversary. Before I gave them to her, I copied them first and made a few changes to my next grouping (shown above). I really loved to paint the egg shell. I used a Q-tip to speckle the shell. There's always a moment of panic when I think I've blown it -- but then it eventually works out.

Lilly Pond

Thinking of my mom at Mother's Day--this was painted from a picture we took at a park in Tenafly when we visited her in New Jersey some years ago. At the time, it was a big accomplishment for me so I framed it and gave it to her. She loves lilly pads.