Packing up my colored pencil drawings and one watercolor for this weekend's art show.

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Close up of my watercolor titled "Little Blue"

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This is an extreme close up of the damselfly from my watercolor titled "Little Blue". (19x 27 inches) The much publicized photo of the "dragonfly" contaminated with oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout is actually a damselfly.

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The Judge

Just about done with my latest lighthouse in watercolor. It is painted on Fredrix Watercolor Canvas.


A waiting Suzy's opinion.

Will let it sit for a while and look at it again. If it's acceptable, I will sign, mat and frame it.

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My First Dragonfly

I finally uploaded the first dragonfly watercolor I painted to my online gallery at ImageKind.com


Out On a Limb

It is of the more popular paintings I have completed.

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Lighthouse D

Have been piddling around with the background of Lighthouse D since I began this painting several months ago. Think the sky is about complete. Here is a bit of the painting:


On watercolor canvas.

Once I'm satisfied with the mountains and hills I will again tackle the cliffs and water.

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Something New, Something Frustrating

Mañana will be in the nineties. I hope to be in the studio early trying to salvage several disasters. Several weeks ago I began two ill conceived oils and one watercolor of the same subject.







Since I don't apply what I have, or was supposed to have, learned, I spend a lot of time fixing instead of painting. Guess by slopping on paint and doing a lot of correcting I "learn" something new. Painting is very frustrating at times, because I don't like reading instructions and just jump right in. But when it works it's enjoyable. Unfortunately, it does work that often.

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Excuses...

I didn't do much painting in June. Mainly, no inspiration. There were some very hot days when I puttered away the cool morning hours instead of painting and astonishingly found it too hot to paint after lunch. Hmm... I made extra time to play with Suzy, groom her and do her nails. Then to my "dismay", I found several very interesting books I just had to read. And of course there was the gardening to be done.

Near the end of June I attended one oil painting class hoping that would kick start something in the artistic vane. I had to quickly come up with something on canvas before the class. That proved to be a disaster. Forcing something like that didn't help my malaise but the following week I came up with a subject I hope I can develop into something interesting. I have begun two oils and a watercolor of the same idea. Will see what happens.

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A Few Note Cards

At our last Arts and Crafts Show/Sale, I offered several different note cards for sale. They were based on several of my watercolor paintings and an water-soluble oil painting.



I was pleased with the results. Sold all but one.



They may be nice for gifts but if I want to sell more, I've got to get my price down.

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