Watercolor Class Explores Abstraction

 Back: Cindy Staples; Molly Kohut; Dave McNeal; Front: Misty Steinke; Janice Belgiovane

Back: Lea; Terry Nelson; Elaine Mikesell; Sandy Davis; Rose Hawkins;

Last night, my watercolor class worked in abstraction.  The subject was a water lily and as you can see, there are not any two alike.  I think they had a lot of fun...we plan to finish next week.  I am so lucky...this is such a great group!

My Lemonade Pitcher with Pears

This is the latest  project painting that I have prepared for my watercolor class at Riverside Art Center in Wapakoneta, Ohio.  The subject is a lemonade pitcher which my husband and I bought several years ago in West Virginia along with 6 hand thrown clay cups. I added 2 Bosc pears to the still life before photographing.  The painting is approx 9" x 12" and is transparent watercolor with black acrylic background.  It is painted on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Tea for One

Back row: Dave McNeal; Terry Nelson; Misty Steinke;  Front row: Rose Hawkins; Cindy Staples; Bridget Weller.

 Tonight, my watercolor class worked on a still life from a Google image. It was an exercise in layering watercolor washes and they have a really strong start - we will finish next week

Yes! Another Truck!!! Log Cabin and Vintage Red Truck

This is a recent painting I have prepared for my class at Riverside Art Center in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

I cut and pasted several images to achieve this composition.  The painting is 8 1/2 x 11 inches and is painted on Fabriano Artistico cold-pressed 140 lb.watercolor paper.  I used a lot of burnt sienna, dragon's blood and sepia watercolors.

Fall Still Life for Class

This is my entry into the October pumpkin painting project for the Watercolor Workshop Group. I used the drawing that Susie Short provided for the project  because I was in some hurry. I Also made some changes and additions. I enjoyed painting this very much.  The painting is 8 1/2 x 11 inches and is painted on Fabriano cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Birthday Celebrations

I was blessed with two birthday cakes this year; the first was a delicious mandarin orange cake which I posted on my Facebook page, and the second was this delicious harlequin/checkerboard chocolate and yellow cake baked by my dear friend Rose for our Muses Thursday afternoon arts gathering.  It was truly delicious and we had a lot of fun finding out how Rose did this.  Turning 77 hasn't been as traumatic as I thought it would be.

"Fink's"

This is the latest painting I have prepared for my class,  Riverside Art Center Watercolorists!

I told them recently that they have graduated from Intermediate.

This painting is done from a clipping one of my students brought home from Delaware (the state, not the city.)  She knows that I love vintage trucks and the class enjoys painting them too.  It is 9" x 12" and is painted on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold-pressed watercolor paper and is totally transparent watercolor.