Today the weather was so gorgeous I had the back porch sliding door open. I could hear the birds sing and crunch on the sunflower seeds. Ditto the squirrels silly things. They made me quite happy today as did listening to Danny’s soothing voice.
Of course I forgot to draw Zoe!! She and I snuggled up in the sofa for a nap after mopping and scrubbing all the downstairs floors dusting the house and changing the sheets. Now it’s tie. For a good nite sleep.
Margaret Xoxoxox
Stops around here. Took another paintalong with Vlad Yesileyev. 
Maybe I will like this better tomorrow.
Vlads. Better pic on Fb tomorrow.
For some reason I seem determined to cross every t and dot every eye though I have known from freshman art that’s a no no.
My value study.
Loved his explanations that surround it.
First wash now that it’s been thinned out. 
is Vlads.
Eat a large chocolate bar. It will keep you up most of the night. But oh was it good.
I took another photo of The Farm using my Ott light to light it up. Much more accurate photo. Can’t wait til Saturday for the next class.
Drawing with Koosje. A corner of the living room really my den.
Lamy Stillman and Birn Alpha.
We drew masks with Danny at noon. Now we have to pick one out and make a paper bag mask. 
I had to write down what I thought they were saying. That was fun. Can you find the Covid monster?! Lamy Safari Stillman and Birn Alpha. Only five spreads left but I got a new one from Amazon. Hurrah.
Sweet Ilaina. Missing my painting peeps.
Digging around for my 140 # rough press Fabriano I found this. Always liked it. Still have the photo to finish it. Full sheet on Waterman cold press I think.
Got some decent pics of the Downy that hit the window this am. So pretty.
Not sure what he is but cute. A sparrow?! Where’s the bird book?!
Loves this female cardinal on the thistle feeder. Adoreable.
Distancing in SC
Margaret ready for bed despite my excellent afternoon nap while watching Mary Berry at Highclere Castle on YouTube. Zzzz
Xoxoxox😘
Margaret xoxoxo
Something fun for Easter. Hope yours was Hoppy. I do enjoy doing these little tiny snapshots.
Did u find Zoe and the Easter candy?! Lamy Ef Noodlers eelskin Ink.
This am.
Finally got pics of the Downy on the suet. Was afraid he would fly away if dived for my camera so I used my iPhone.
Margaret who cooked all afternoon again. Not sure why. Pork chops oven brown rice cauliflower and coconut cream pie. Yummm Xoxoxox
Amazing how busy you can stay doing nothing important. I got up before 8 to draw with Koosje on Instagram but couldn’t find her soooo I drew this:
The corner of the den and out the den window.
Then who popped up on my phone Koosje sooo I drew this.
Part of the shelf in the den. Kinda fun and lots easier than the first one.
So I was ready for Danny at noon in between a little cleaning sheet washing dog chasing cat feeding and you know important things. NOT. He wasn’t on til 1. What?! Then I found Mary Berry she of the British Baking Show fame. Who knew she’s been well known in England for years and years. So I watched one while waiting for Danny. She’s so charming. So utterly British.
And darned if we weren’t drawing a plant with Danny. Too lazy to find a new plant I drew the white amaryllis again. Hohum is the way I feel about this version.
What next?! Watched Mary Berry while waiting for sheets to dry and walked. A lot. In front of the tv. 
And I thought this recipe sounded tasty. I do love a good Eggs Benedict. So of course I wrote it down and illustrated it.
Out my window this evening. Sun came out. Oh yeah. Meant I had to fill the pool since there we got zero of the predicted rain.
Margaret about ready for bed. Zero face masks made. Maybe tomorrow?! Xoxoxox
The back porch models posing for me. Sepia fine Pitt pen
I decided to use the pentel brush pen stillman and birn Zeta. Did NOT go as well. My fav is the little bird on left second one down and the big red cardinal. The brush pen can have a mind of its own drawing tiny bird legs beaks and eyes.
I drew the red cardinal with my watercolor pencils. A set of 24 will give u all the colors you need. Xoxoxo
Su nset on the rivah
Margaret busy watching Gov Kemp talk about what’s going on in Ga. be safe. Xoxoxox
The view out our backporch. Love that tree. Probably my fav tree. My amaryllis are really white but I thought red so much more attractive.
The backporch crew is gobbling the sunflower seeds wildly. Can u find them in the painting.
Handprint journal – micro uniball pen.
Last nights baking. Oatmeal bread from kingarthur.com. Love my kitchen aide.
A gift for you all. In case u need a mask scientifically tested fabrics to use for one. Please read. It could save your life.
Margaret knitting and listening to GPTV shows. No kiddy shows this week. Hurrah. So far I have learned about the history of discovering the planets, the invention of flying-fascinating, and now Louisa May Alcott bio. Next up Little Women.
Hugs and stay safe!! Xoxoxox
All this drizzly rain is making the thought of steaming hot Key West wonderful right now though I will say NO more trips to Two Friends. First time we went it was wonderful. Second time worst food I have eaten anywhere. Fried shrimp lost in thick nasty batter. 
To add insult to injury the two chickens got on another table to scavenge leftover food. Understandable when they roam freely and are protected BUT what wasn’t good was the table was not wiped down before the next couple sat down. Yuckkkk.
The chickens also raced around the restaurant vying for a piece of lettuce. Who knew it was so tasty?!!
Now I meant to chronicle our trials on the background of this page but right now liking the painting so much might want to leave it alone.
Fealin Lin PaLeTTe colors in a Stillman and Birn Zeta. Lamy Joy pen with Noodlers eelskin Ink.
Margaret settling in for a midwinters nap before she finishes her sock. One more inch!! Xoxoxo
Is what I think of when I think of a chickadee. Even it’s name is adoreable. Such a tiny little thing. And busy. Usually darting in and out of the feeder.
This one was picky. It kept tossing the seed on the deck til it got the one it wanted. Four times til it was happy. 
This is the whole spread. Can I please have a pet chickadee??! Please please. Or maybe a gold finch or a Carolina wren. All just sooo sweet.
Margaret who needs to go exercise!! Xoxoxo
Her way to cheer someone up. I started her with watercolor pencils but shifted to regular watercolor. Pen is sepia Pitt pen on 140 Fluid cold press paper.
Colors used yellow ochre Burnt sienna burnt umber ultramarine.
Margaret ready to put on her jammies and warm up at her house. Xoxoxo
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 