I’ve been looking forward to the new spring season of flower deliveries from a local flower farm, Boone Fox Farm. The first bouquet of delicate peach and purple flowers arrived this week just in time […]
Tag Archives: watercolor
Gratitude and Hope
As we all know, 2020 has been, and continues to be, a weird and unsettling year. As we approach the American Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, nothing seems to be “normal”. When I look for reasons […]
A Room with a View
Happy Tuesday. I’m a little late with my post this week because I’ve spent most of the last week with my parents in North Carolina. My father has been in the hospital and my mother […]
Fort McAllister
On a recent trip to Fort McAllister State Park in Georgia with a group of artists, I had been under the weather for a few days and didn’t feel like lugging a heavy easel and […]
Quebec City
The second part of Jane LaFazio’s watercolor sketching class was in Quebec City, Canada. After a cool, wet spring, the weather warmed up the week we arrived. The tulips were in full bloom around the […]
Montréal
In last week’s email, I talked about packing an art kit for traveling. I was thinking about that because I was packing for a trip to Montréal and Quebec City, Canada. I went with a […]
Back on the Bus!
Now that I have my travel kit packed, how do I use it? My goal is to record impressions for myself, not to produce finished art. What I remember most about my trips are the […]
Ready, Set, Go!
June is the beginning of travel season for me. Of course, I may travel year-round, but the feeling is a holdover from school days and the excitement of summer vacation. I’ve been cleaning out and […]
Along the Cart Path
After doing some yard cleanup and mulching this week, I was inspired to relax on the deck and paint the view of the perennial garden and golf course in the back. It’s nice to have […]
Spring in My Garden
Last Saturday, the plein air group painted in my garden and had lunch at my house. I didn’t paint because I couldn’t focus on cooking and painting at the same time. Today was a calmer […]