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…
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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…
Sea Turtle
I’ve been looking at ripples in water. They fascinate me. Yes, I love waves, sea foam, reflections but ripples… I was trying to imagine how I could paint them. I went online to Unsplash.com and started looking at reference photos.…
Itsy Bitsy Spider
OK, I know this is not a painting of a spider, but I kept looking at it and thinking…”Itsy bitsy spider…” It just turned out that way. I’ve been playing with how to paint ripples and sea foam. It might…
Great Blue Heron
This post is going to be a long one – full of terror and delight. Well, as much as watercolor can be. I haven’t watched a lot of Youtube watercolor tutorials, but I have looked at a few and have…
Mussel in Foam
This painting from 3 years ago came up in my Facebook memories this morning. I looked at it and thought, “Cool! I painted that?” but then immediately saw in my head how I could do it better. I am learning.I…
Pressing Needs
In college, I was taught to “stretch” watercolor paper. You would dunk a sheet in the bathtub, then place it on a large board. It would be taped down with brown “postal” tape. Sometimes, you would reenforce this with thumb…
Crab Redux
I was going through recent paintings and found this one. Now, there is a LOT that I like about this but… since I have improved and learned as a painter, this one just looks a bit pale… washed out. Feeble.…
Yes, another sea shell
Yes, I have painted another sea shell. I used to paint a lot of trees but that was really just a way to play with color, shadow, composition and mood. So now it is shells. Each time, I think of…
In which we end up with a starfish
I don’t know why I wanted to paint a starfish. Maybe I just wanted to play more with the wonderful Daniel Smith Transparent Red Oxide that I recently bought. But there I was in the bathtub drinking coffee when I…