Anyone For Postcards

I belong to a SWAP group who are swapping postcards.  During the next year we will create 24 small postcard paintings.  There are 24 members in the group and I will send 2 postcards a month to 2 members so that at the end of the year each member will have received 24 postcards and created 24 postcards.  What fun

Because I am temporarily confined to a wheel chair for 5 weeks, I am currently doing mine in watercolor pencil (Prismacolor), on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper.

The Cafe Verandah

Hello to all...I haven't been posting for some time because I have been wheel chair bound for 2 weeks.  I have been eperiencing a lot of back pain for some time and the specialist told me yesterday that I have spinal stenosis and will have to have surgery - not a fun time.

I have been able to do a little painting and have finished this watercolor for my Christmas card.  This is a painting of a successful restaurant in my town, the Cafe Verandah in Jackson Center, Ohio.  the painting is 8" x 10" and is on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper.

Bird Sanctuary

I finished this painting last night ... it is from the "all paint from one photo" November project for Watercolor Workshop.  This painting is approx. 8" x 10" and is painted on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper.

McCullough Lake, Northwoods, Wisconsin

I included my photograph tonight for this painting - I wanted you all to know that the colors really are as intense as I am painting them.  This painting is 12"x8" and is painted on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper.

View from the Bridge (in the style of Z.L. Feng

This is my version of the northwoods photo from Wisconsin in the style of Z.L. Feng.  This painting is 12" x 9" and is painted on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold-pressed watercolor paper.  It turns out that it is more my style than Feng's - Oh Well!

Autumn Study in the Style of Z.L. Feng

When I received the August issue of Watercolor Artist magazine, I was immediately fascinated with the work of Z.L. Feng.  One of her paintings was on the cover and caught my attention and the article and photographs of her works sealed the deal!  I am a fan of Z.L. Feng.  In this particular painting I used the cover photo as my inspiration.  The painting is 10" x 8" and is painted on 140 lb. cold-pressed Fabriano-Artistico watercolor paper.  I am now ready to use a reference photo I took this fall in Wisconsin and attempt this style of painting again - I'll let you know how things work out!

Still Life with Apples and Pear II

I finally was able to do some painting!  I have been so busy doing some commissions and have neglected my own art.

This painting was done from a photo I took last summer in my kitchen - in fact I took a series of pictures that day, so you will be seeing more of this subject. 

This painting is 9" x 12" and is painted on 140 lb. Fabriano/Artistico cold-pressed watercolor paper. 

I pushed up the saturation in the photo and tried to paint the more intense colors - it was  a lot of fun!