Star Gazer Lily

Our Texas summer is in full swing, with 100 degree days, it definetly does a number on our flowers. So last Sunday, I went to a nearby market to find some flowers for my Sunday Watercolor class ladies, to paint. I came out with this fabulous Star Gazer Lily. The ladies did a great job of starting their lilies and we will continue working on them next Sunday, then I will post their starts and fabulous finishes.

However, I just couldn't quit, and have been working on and off on it this week. The Lily had two unopened blooms and one of them opened a couple of days later. It was also unbelievably beautiful. Here is my progress on the Star Gazer, not finished, still have to work on the leaves and the blooms, but it is coming along.

Flowers and Shadows

In our last watercolor class we used a light source to cast exaggerated shadows on our flowers. We then used complementary colors to create our flowers and cast shadows. For the most part we finished up, but still had a little work to do on some. Once again the ladies did a fantastic job.

Flowers and Eight Panes

What fun we have been having in our watercolor classes the last couple of Sundays. These ladies can paint, no matter what they say. We have been spending a lot of time on flowers, they are just so beautiful in my front and side yard. Cone flowers, sunflowers, day lilies, zinnias oh my! We also created an eight pane window using complimentary colors, turning cone flowers into sunflowers. We didn’t quit finish, but what a great start.

Art Journaling "Ode to Birds"

This is a journal I started, dedicated to birds, at least for the first three pages. These three pages are mixed media, using acrylics, watercolors, image transfer, drawing, painting, stamping letters and more. I had such fun creating them and them coming up with what was being said after reflecting on the finished images. What fun!

Flowers, Flowers and More Flowers in Watercolor

Had such fun at Sundays Watercolor class, everyone did such a great job with the flowers in my front yard, love the color, the flow, the explosion of these beauties!

Finally a New Blog Entry

No excuses, I just haven't been posting my work to my blog. I have however been working on my art and my art journals. Consequently I have created lots of journal pages and I've decided that I need to get back into posting some of them here, hopefully I'll be better about it. Time will tell.

I took a great class from Junelle called "The Art of Wild Abandonment", loved it. The class inspired me to create some watercolor journal pages with permanent ink doodles. Birds of a Feather, Cone Flowers, and Two Peas In a Pod.