I Am The Diva - Challenge 188: National Coming Out Day

The Diva's Challenge is to recognize National Coming Out Day...she received this nice note from a young man:

 "I think it would be a good way to further inspire tanglers and raise awareness if you considered a challenge to somehow put some aspect of LGBT in a tile. Perhaps using the colors of the rainbow, or using tangles that start with L, G, B, and T, or using those letters as a string? "

So - this is my answer to the challenge - lots of color representing the rainbow and an abstract-type of rainbow over the color.  I used Arches cold-pressed watercolor paper 8" x 2" and used transparent watercolors and Micron-pigma black pens.

Abandoned House with Trees

I finally finished this painting today.  It is 12" x 9" and is painted on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper with Qor watercolor from Golden.

The painting is taken from a source photo from Pamela Baker (www.bakercreekdesigns.com), a good friend and excellent photographer.  We are going to do another "Side by Side" show, and this is the first painting in that new series.  Thank you, Pamela, for sharing your wonderful work with me.

Still Life with Apples

I painted this still life today for day 13 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  I am also going to use it for my intermediate watercolor class at Riverside Art Center in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

The painting is 9" x 12" and is painted on Canson 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper with Golden's QoR watercolors.  I love them - the pigments are so intense and keep the intensity as they dry, unlike a lot of other watercolors.