Watercolor Gift Cards

 Had some fun painting up some little gift cards for

my Etsy shop.

 Fun  pen and ink with watercolors. Reminds me

of how my garden looked this summer. I did 

NOT paint the weeds. LOL

 So many geraniums... so little time.

They are still in full bloom.

My cone flowers are slowly "closing up shop"

for the season.

We finally have had a little rain, though I must say 

a real down pour the other night woke me up. But we really

needed it. Well back to painting and  later  listing

on my Etsy. I love the painting but the writing

up for listing not so much.

Hope your weekend is going great!!!!

Days 7,8,9,10 and 11 of Every Day In May

I am all caught up now. Had a few days

in which to do it as I went to the Drs.

office and discovered I had a case of

 benign positional vertigo. Lovely...

So had to rest up so I drew and painted

and behaved myself, sort of. No heavy

 gardening for a few days. Feeling much

better now. Hope all you mothers have a great

day tomorrow. I shall be having fun with

our son and family.

SNOW oh no......!

Sunday morning woke to see Mt. Si covered in snow. The snow line is just above our house.

I hope it stays there as I am thinking Spring. Was really a dismal looking day, so I painted.

Plus I cooked  some Pulled Pork, following Mary Ann Moss' recipe. Did it on low in the

crock pot for 8 hours. The smells were driving me crazy but I was good and waited.

Well worth the wait. Thanks Mary Ann. She blogs under the title

Dispatch From LA. You would enjoy her posts. Always something lively there.

The Sketching Diet Journal & The Bird Man

I am part of a sketching group  called the Sketching Diet.

It's a bunch of Flickr friends and lots of fun.

For my journal I draw restaurants that I go to or 

recipes I like and use.

It's lots of fun and so many cute drawings by the group.

You can go to my Flickr and it's under The Sketchbook Diet.

Anyway this weekend we met up with our son, did a short walk

by Green Lake. I was intrigued with the "bird man", who brings

food for the birds.  

They were everywhere and what a chorus! Very polite too.
After the short walk as it was sunny but cold we went to
Eddies for dinner. The food was delicious and Eddie was
a joy to chat with.

The Great Blue Heron

About a week ago I went for a walk about the property and well
you can read the rest above. So I started these pages for my journal.
Unfortunately  I've  "been down for the count" as one would say.
No not the flu or cold but very painful stomach pains. After 
rolling about the bed for three days I was "taken" to the doctor.
Tests were run, (many tests) and so far everything is coming
back normal. One more test result to go..... 
Now really I feel fine except for the stomach pains.
 Kinda takes the wind out of my sails so to speak.
But I am still alive and somewhat kicking. Thanks to all
for your concern. YES I wish I had been doing some 
magnificent  thing such as.....mmmmm at a painting class
in Italy, cooking lessons with a famous chef , laying in the sun 
on some far off island, you get the drift. I must say Teddy my 
loyal Bichon stayed by my side every second, starring at me
with those big brown eyes. I swear he took my pulse a couple 
of times. Anyway I don't like writing "non fun" stuff so I shall close
for now. Teddy wants to watch a rerun of Downton Abbey. He's
addicted. Have a great weekend everyone of you.

30 Paintings in 30 Days Collage

Here is a mosaic of all 30 paintings I did in 30 days.

Time for a nap. Then I must clean up the studio.

Have a great weekend everybody.

The sun is out!!!!!

DAY 30 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days "Ta Da!"

Watercolor, pen and ink

"Ta Da"

I can't believe I did it but I did. The house is a mess,some nights

little sleep.trips to the art store more that the grocery store, great

way to lose a few lbs, not answering the ringing phone ( in other words

breaking Pavlov's  theory) and a DH who knew better than to ask why!

I learned a lot about myself. My word for 2013 is "complete" and 

I stuck to it for the 30 days. I even posted things that I wasn't 100%

in love with, but I put myself out there. I thank Leslie Saeta for 

this challenge because of all that I learned about myself.

Who knew at this stage in the game one could still find out

some things about ones self they didn't know. Good grief...

A huge thank you to all who stuck with me and encouraged me

with all your comments. They have meant a lot.

It is not raining so I am out the door for a walk with Teddy.

Can't break that promise.  :-)

Day 29 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Trip to Seattle

Watercolor, pen and ink.

Trip to Seattle

We went into Seattle to have lunch and it was foggy  and rainy,hence

my painting for day 29. Only one day to go. Hard to believe as time just 

seemed to fly by. So I am off to think about my last painting for 

this challenge. See you tomorrow.

Day28 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Poppy

Watercolor with pen and ink

The Poppy

I happen to love poppies and tend to accidentally drop their precious seeds 

here and there and everywhere. This all started when DH pulled out 

some of them claiming they were weeds. So I proceeded to just "accidentally" 

drop seeds here and there and .....

Like I said I love poppies!!!

I am winning this war. I do believe he has given up. :-)

Have a great day everyone.

Day 27 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Down the Lane

Watercolor, pen and ink

Down the Lane

I like this painting as it reminds me of a lane I lived on as a small child.

You knew your neighbors, there was little traffic so you were free to

play up and down the lane. Things were very safe back then, with 

little or no worries.

Three days to go......

People have asked if I will continue to show my paintings. Sure I will

but I will be taking more time. I wouldn't want to bore you all.

Day26 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Lost

Watercolor, pen and ink

Lost

Struggled with this one, not enough 

time as DH was the birthday boy

and that takes priority.

Went out to lunch, saw Lincoln the 

movie and then out to dinner.

Will need to hit the treadmill tomorrow.

Day25 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days The Market

Watercolor, pen and ink

The Market

Seattle has lots of outdoor markets that

are fun to go to, even when the weather

is gloomy.

Day 24 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days The Crow

Watercolor, pen and ink

The Crow

I happen to love crows, yes crows. I think they are very smart.

I could  sit and watch them for hours.

One of the gals in my Friday posse group has a family of

crows she feeds every day. She has named them Ozzie and Harriet

and David and Ricky. They wait for her to bring them crackers

every morning. This is how I came to paint

 a crow today... I guess in honor of the Nelson family!

Good grief this 30 in 30 is getting to my brain.

Hang in there folks it's almost over.

Cloudy, foggy and a little rain.

A gray day for sure.

Day 23 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days The Rooster

Watercolor, pen and ink

A friend of a friend took this photo while in Europe. The photo is wonderful.

Why did this rooster have to be white. It was a challenge for me. But he does have

an attitude doesn't he.

Seven more to go.....will I make it?

Did have some fun today. I headed out with gift certificate in hand to

Daniel Smith . I indulged myself with some new colors,brushes, matts 

and carving tools. It is like a kid in a candy shop for me. But I did

hold back on some items. Yes I did.

Sunny,cloudy and a little rain. 

PS. Thanks for the encouragement you dear friends keep sending my way.

I feel like I am running a marathon. 

Day21 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days Is It Love

Watercolor, pen and ink.

Brain was working on Valentines Day cards and

this is all I could come up with for the 30 challenge.

I guess we all have days where we just hit a blank.

Still cold here. But sunny!

See you tomorrow.

Day 20 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days & The Sketchers Diet

Watercolor,pen and ink

Going to plant lots of these this summer.

My contribution to the Sketchers Diet  Group.

Weather report: Sunny, COLD and fog in areas.

A wee bit warmer today but a long way to go......

Day 19 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days...

Watercolor,pen & ink

Pike Place Market in Seattle on warmer days than we are 

having right now  Sunny but so very cold.  They keep saying

we will be warmer tomorrow but it hasn't happened here.

OK we did rise to a whopping 32 degrees for about 2 hours

but now that fog is settling again and the temps are dropping.

Saw a bobcat and deer going through the woods and they

even looked cold. But I will just keep painting. 

I'll be back...tomorrow with day 20.

Day 18 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Watercolor,pen and ink.

Slowly warming up here. Last night we had freezing fog.

Rather interesting to watch as it swirled about the woods.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Day17 Green Mussels and Red Coral

Watercolor

Dreaming of being somewhere warm. Maybe a 

return to a warm beach with clear blue water.

Dream on girl, dream on...............

Teddy wants to know if we are at day 30 yet.

We have rounded the bend Teddy.Just

hang in there a little longer.

To cold for a walk anyway.

Day 16 Sunflowers for 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Watercolor with pen and ink

Another sunny day with freezing morning temps

and slightly warmer afternoon. Drove over to

another town 25 miles away and they were in the fog.

Really rather spooky looking.

Hope you all are have sunny warm days.

I keep hoping on the warm part....