Day 16 - 30/30 Challenge - Life is a Bowl of Tomatoes

Cherry Tomatoes in a Blue Enamel Bowl

6" x 6", watercolor, $35

Available in my Etsy shop - Just Click Here!

Day 16 and I need to take it a little easy on myself in terms of subject matter. I've got a busy week and I know that I'll be spending most of the week trying to keep up. 

I love these shiny red cherry tomatoes in the blue enamel bowl. 

I wasn't terribly diligent with my garden this year - got started too late, then July was an inferno. I didn't plant cucumbers or cayenne peppers or radishes or beans like I usually to and I didn't pay enough attention to my tomatoes - which are my favorite part. Every couple of days though, I did manage to collect a few handfuls, and they are ALWAYS sweeter and tastier than anything in a grocery store!

Day 14 - 30/30 Challenge - Bike Ride & Painting

Clearing Skies Over Oyster Bay

6" x 6" watercolor, $45
WOO HOO - SOLD!

I went out for a bike ride and I brought my little to-go painting kit in my pack. The sky seemed so clear and the weather was perfect. However, as I looked back to the west - WOW! Some crazy clouds were coming my way. I stopped to take some pictures, got a phone call from a friend who said that it was pouring in Glen Cove. 

Then it rained, but not hard. I braved it out for a 

while. There was even a rainbow!

I love the colors of the marsh and water! There's so much going on there!

Day 11 - 30/30 Challenge - Still Virtually Visiting Monhegan

Monhegan Lighthouse Buildings, Sunrise

6" x 6", pastel, $35

Available in my Etsy shop - just click here!

Monhegan Lighthouse is such a "photogenic" lighthouse. With commanding views of Mañana Island as well as the coast of Maine (on a clear day), this is one of the most popular places to paint and photograph on the island. The light and shadows on the angles of the buildings - the walls and the roofs, the sky – are just fabulous. I love the blue of the sky, the red roofs, the weather worn white buildings and the green, green grass. 

 I could probably paint on this hill for a month. Just delicious.

Day 6 of 30/30 Challenge - I'm Late!!

Blue on Blue, 6" x 6", watercolor, $35 

SOLD!

Getting back in the real world, means I got a bit behind in the challenge! I need a day (or two) to catch up! But I am determined, so I picked something simple - or so I thought.

This little dingy is in New Harbor, Maine. There were some interesting boats there and the water was very calm. In my mind, I thought the water was so much darker - then I realized that it wasn't. I tried to pull out the color and lighten it up, but it wasn't working. My solution was to use white and pale blue pastel and wet them a bit to smooth them out. I think it ads a nice texture and depth to the painting.

OK, now to catch up with days 7 & 8 ! EEEK!