Day 27 - 30/30 Challenge - White Daisy

White Daisy

Watercolor & Pastel, 6" x 6", $35

(Available in my Etsy shop.)

Some times the easiest things just don't end up being that easy! A simple white daisy on a green background should be simple and fast and I'll get caught up in no time flat - right? No.
Maybe that simple white flower was too simple and the blurry, green, out-of-focus, and the whole thing was sort of...underwhelming.
I started in watercolor, but added pastel in the background just give it more interest and texture, added a couple of tiny little red ladybugs and "made-up" some texture around the yellow center of the flower. And in the end – I think it's pretty nice.

Day 17 & 18! - 30/30 Challenge - Doubling Up Again!

Green Apple

6" x 6", watercolor, $35

Available in my Etsy shop - Just click here!

Susie Sunflower

6" x 6", watercolor, $35

Available in my Etsy shop - just click here

A couple of busy days in a row and more in the future mean: 

• A. the complicated little pastel I was working on, gets pushed to the back of the line, and 
• B. it's time to revisit a couple of tried and true subjects. 

Singly or with other items, in a basket or bowl, or simply on a table top, apples of all sizes, shapes and colors make the old school drill of drawing or painting light and shadow, and color study interesting (and delicious!).

Sunflowers are more complicated - the many radiating petals and the way light get layered through them can get confusing quickly. The foreshortened petals and the twists they can make, add to the difficulty. Much like Van Gogh's Sunflowers, the petals do seem to be moving and changing - there's a shadow and then, maybe there's not! These were given to me by my dear friend Michele (also a fabulous and creative artist) for my birthday. Thank you Mimi!

Hope you enjoy!

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!