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Trying to get ready for masters week which means lots of sales at Art on Broad. The visitors love Augusta landmarks. I am sure there are 100 of them if I look and talk to my friend Robbie Harrell.
The Cotton Exchange 300lb 11×15″
I never can leave well enough alone. Should have stopped here I think. Now I have to do something to it. 
I think I am going to have to paint the tree on the left. I will splatter it first then see. 
I also drew it in my sketchbook. 
Since I filled the page it didnt leave that big blank spot on the left. I can crop it out still. Probably the easy way out.
Colors used cobalt blue for shadows and windows w burnt sienna and quin sienna. Building is cad red burnt sienna and alizarin and a touch of cobalt. Roof is DS green from Kim’s class and cerulean. Sky cerulean.
Cropped.
Cotton Exchange story. At one time more cotton was sold around the world from this building than another place except the cotton exchange in I think Savannah. Cotton lined Reynolds street stacked 6 8 feet high for blocks in the early 1900s. And the warehouses surrounding it were full of more cotton that was shipped by train and down the Savannah River.
Did a lot of urban sketching yesterday since the sunlight was gorgeous.
St Paul’s Dome a block farther down the street. 
Holy Trinity I
Holy Trinity II
After I drew the first one I realized it would make a great double long spread. That said the sky will be gouache when I get done.
Maybe I will get these painted sometime soon. Gouache required for the messed up skies.
My new BFF I am calling Dot. An alpaca that lives in a field about a mile from my house. I finally took pics of him yesterday on my way home when I noticed he was near the fence. So cute. Now I want one.
Hoping I don’t kill all his pretty wispy curls.
Margaret off to shower and dress. Company coming. Xoxoxox
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Roof trees are manganese and quin sienna. Trees have a dab of burnt umber as does the fence. Manganese sky. A bit of alizarin crimson for the pinks added while wet. And some brilliant purple for the iris.
The start. This is a really slow process. It’s like bringing the ghost out into the light. LOTs of water. Ultramarine blue and quin sienna. And probably some dioxzine purple.
It’s the length of full sheet watercolor paper about 30 inches. Kim started doing it to use up scraps. I haven’t tried this yet. I was too busy painting the chickens. But this is definitely on my to do list.
Kim starts by drawing the birds lightly on the paper. Her long bird paintings with LOTS of splashes and splatters which all by themselves are too much fun to do. She’s using a blue a red and a yellow in this case a yellow orange. Could be a perfect spot to try out the Bob Burridge color wheel combos.
Also painted this charming papillon.
posing the dogs in the early morning light this am. Scootch was all about getting the four day old chic fil a waffle fry.
and so was Honey. Don’t ask where it came from.
early this am. I decided to lighten up and nearly indicate the third female chicken
Is done. 
earlier today.
Noah’s Monocle cobra. Noah is three and loves snakes so I have been painting some for him. His sister thinks it looks like a bunny lol.
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 