Day 2058 I 40 West of Asheville

May 9, 2019May 9, 20192 Comments

Is this very nice red barn set in a field. I think I have painted in three times. Sometimes it’s fall sometimes it’s spring or summer.

Maybe I need to try it again on my HP arches. What do you think?!!

This is on 140# cp Kilimanjaro from Cheap Joes aka their watercolor paper. Runs about $100 for 25 Sheets. I think I still have a few sheets of it left. NICE paper.

LUCKY I DONT live in Asheville. There’s a Cheap Joes 10 minutes from moms house. Sooo dangerous. Love all the Cheap Joes stores and the Asheville one is killer.

Margaret trying to finish her David Baldacci book. Xoxoxox and cook dinner. I never cook dinner aka salad is moi.

Day 2057 Along the Savannah

May 9, 20192 Comments

Another not quite so old watercolor I did of the view out my back door – Along the Savannah. I painted this about 6 years ago.

12×18″ on Montvale Canson cp. NOT great paper. I got rid of it.

Margaret back to visiting with mom. Xoxoxox

Day 2056 Flashback

May 8, 2019Leave a comment

An acrylic painting I did of my grandmother years and years ago.

Margaret visiting with her mom in Asheville. Xoxoxoxo

Day 2055 Off to the Mountains

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019Leave a comment

Of Asheville to see my 92 year old mom.

A foot sketch while I caught up the latest episode of Game of Thrones. NO spoilers allowed!!

All Watercolor pencil. Hahnemuhle sketch book.

Margaret on the road again. Hmm might be my middle name. Xoxoxox

Day 2054 Being Lazy

May 6, 2019Leave a comment

Another Decatur urban sketch. The gazebo downtown. I think the proportions are right. And of course none of the people were there at the same time.

And what was I thinking dropping the one girl smack in the middle. She walked by and I drew her right where she was. Oopsey.

Margaret baking cookies. Xoxoxo

Day 2054

May 4, 20191 Comment

Stones at Parafugel Spain on the Mediterranean. Did I go?! NOPE from a photo of Vlads. I didn’t even like the photo just couldn’t make up my mind what I wanted to paint that I had a photo of. Sketch on 140 lb cp rough Fabriano.

Sky wash. Cerulean w a dab of MIXED neutral tint. NOT about a tube of neutral tint but a mix of burnt sienna indigo and dioxzine purple.

I blotted the clouds w Kleenex and dabbed in some of the neutral tint for shadows.

Warm wash over all the rocks.

Moving along with step 2- 50 color/50 water. Really hate it. Especially rocks in middle foreground.

And here’s how I left it. Green tree in background IS distracting guess I will fogk it up. Rofl. Manana.

Margaret ready for bed. Xoxoxox Up early in search of THE photo.

Day 2053 it’s a bird

May 4, 2019Leave a comment

No it’s a thrasher. The Georgia state bird. Evidently kills smaller birds. Bad bird. Have a big one 11″ or very leggy at the back porch feeders. Never bothers anyone. Maybe mine is a lady thrasher. Lol

Remember my grandson said I could sell these for $3 rofl.

Watercolor pencil Kilimanjaro cp.

Margaret whose putting her feet up. Xoxoxox

Day 2052 More Decatur Square

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019Leave a comment

These guys were great.

These guys were great especially the violinist. He played an amazing electric violin. I told him that if I played violin like he did I might still be playing it.

You can buy his music on his website. Oh my gosh and he makes crocheted art too with old plastic bags made into plarn. WOW!! And yes he sells them. Way cool.