Mushrooms

mushrooms

watercolor and gouache

I painted this this week. I love painting mushrooms. Not sure why. Their organic feel? 

This is mostly transparent watercolor. I added some gouache in the foreground grass and rock. 

The class I am teaching is going well, I think. The students are doing great. The biggest hurdle I see is that they are so hard on themselves! I keep encouraging them. This next week we plan on going to a Mediterranean restaurant to have a meal and sketch while eating. 

2019 brings a new teaching class

Happy New Year! To start this year, I've been asked to teach a watercolor journaling class. I am looking forward to the get togethers and sharing work and techniques. I will post some class work here as it progresses.

Macrons

watercolor in my art journal

I started a new art journal recently and just did this small painting. I am fairly obsessed with the idea of making French Macrons. I will this 2019. I have purchased what I need and have read up on the technique. Now to start! In the meantime, I painted some. 

Happy Painting! 

one of my favorite paintings

I painted this a few years ago and it's one of my favorites. I may paint it again as I sold the original. It is small, 4x4 oil on panel. I took the picture in France in Nice at the flower market. It was a cloudy day and the sun was not out. I love the "French" box the garlic sits upon. I also love how each fruit has complementary colors in them. Nature is amazing like that.

happy painting!

Christmas Cardinal

In my mind, Cardinals and Christmas go together. Not sure why. I painted this this week in gouache on paper in one of my art journals.

Happy painting!

Everyone loves a snowman...

The other night I drew this fun quick sketch and posted it on FB. Wow, did I get a lot of likes and comments! Everyone loves a snowman. I know I do but now I understand a lot of people do!
I drew it in a pencil that acts as a wash when it's wet. Then I added some watercolor.

Happy Painting!

Holly and berries in gouache

A very quick study of holly with berries in gouache. I think it's a little over worked. Learning gouache is a journey. It's very different from transparent watercolors.

I have holly bushes in my front gardens. I love them! This being a fairly new house, they were planted as small babies and have grown quite a bit. This is the first time they now have red berries. So happy! It's the small things in life that make a difference.

Happy painting!

gouache landscape of rocks

landscape

gouache on paper

5x8 journal

Pure fun and experiment with no thought to the outcome. I concentrated on getting the values of the rocks correct. I did this fast and furious. Well, furious for me...lol