Two of my favorite things are gardening and creating art. As a gardener and an artist, I love the colors, the smells, the peace and solitude that my time spent in the garden and in front of a canvas, brings to me. As an artist, I endeavor to express my love of nature in each of my pieces. I try to capture the beauty created by an undeniably talented God.
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

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.









Sunday, July 8, 2012

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.