Well it's been almost a year since my last post. A lot has changed in my life. My husband and I relocated to Cape Cod just a few months ago. So since about last November I have not a had a studio space. I have kept going with mixed media and journal entries, but I am anxious to begin painting in a new place. I am working on a quirky little project that I will post soon. It's all most finished. Here's a picture of our new home. Looking forward to exploring the new landscape this fall.

Water Lilies 9 x 12" oil

 I love the dream like quality that water lilies have. don't you just wonder what's going on underneath them?

Two for the Price of One

This is another 6" x 8" oil painting from a photo I took in Vermont. I cropped the picture to do a different view without the shack, so I could concentrate on the sky this time. Below is the first painting done about a year ago. I've been working on my larger painting this week and hope to be able to post about that soon.

Buoys

I liked this collection of buoys hanging on a pole in Maine near a great restaurant (which I have forgotten the name of), but I do remember the great fried haddock and blueberry pie.

Turquoise Protector

Shot of the pool at Greenville Arms Inn

There were several of these tables with really nice umbrellas. I just loved the turquoise stripes.

Distractions

This is a painting of one of my fellow workshop attendees. Instead of listening to the the teacher, I was snapping pictures of stuff I thought might make a good painting. Shame on me! But I really did love this hat and white blouse. They were super fun to paint.

All week I've been teaching at the local YMCA outdoor art camp. We have about 75 students 6-12 years old. It's always fun, hot, tiring and challenging. It's Friday - and I've been in my pjs since I got home and showered at 4:30pm. The ac was like heaven when I walked in the door- and my bed looks REALLY inviting.

This is a grouping of several of the paper paintings I did. I used liquid watercolors by Dick Blick. I put the water colors into spray bottles and used stencils to create the paper. A Cherry on Top online website has a great selection of the Crafter's Workshop Templates, which I really like. Make sure to wear gloves if you give this a try. The liquid watercolors are very intense and are usually diluted 4-1. I find this to be a really fun diversion from painting.