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Watercolor of koi in progress

One of these days

I started out with hope. I will figure this out. I told myself So yes, another koi. Doing small fish amongst the lily pads is so not working for me so I decided to try something I have done recently…

Finished painting

You might think…

After all these failures and learning lessons that it could only get better from here. You might think so. I might hope so. But no. Little steps after little steps. So I am getting better at figuring out how to…

Finished painting

Another Try

At this point, I decided that I really needed to learn how to paint a koi fish. I know. I had just painted them 5-6 times and this just occurred to me. However, it helps if you know the anatomy…

Watercolor of koi fish

Baby steps and stumbles

It’s easy to ask, why do you keep painting something you are so bad at? I don’t know. Curiosity? The challenge? The urge to learn? I think the truth is… cussedness. Being ornery. And pride. I have to admit pride.…

Watercolor of Koi

Just one more

Just one more and I can master painting koi, I told myself. One problem with all these stumbles and pretty crappy paintings is that it has pretty much ceased to be fun. And I do this for fun! Yes, it…

At the show

At the Art Show

Yesterday, I did a small art show & sale with a community group. There were about 12 artists there of different skill levels. One of the first visitors there was a young lady who asked me how I did a…

Ebbing Tide

Some people might be thinking, “She sure does have a thing about crabs” but really, I have a thing about color. Crabs, shells, trees, etc are just a vehicle for playing with color… I think how wonderful violet and sienna…

Finished watercolor

Gray Day

When I was younger, all I wanted to do was paint with oils. I kinda thought they were the only “real” way to paint. But oils are expensive and time consuming. Living in San Francisco, I had to work a…