BLUE NOCTURNE

Pursuing landscape in saturated tones to express the sweeping expanse of sky outside my window!

Start of with Blue pastel paper for a blue nocturne

A few strokes of colors to indicate the sunset

Painted Ferns

 Nature's abundant glories...from my garden to my studio. The tiny ferns call for some detail brushwork.

The wonder of it all!

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN SCENE

Another typical scene of the Catskill Mountain. Black & White nestled quietly among the green texture of trees & meadows. 

I started off with a watercolor rendering. I needed to use a small watercolor brush to define the cow.

I then  highlighted the foliage with a few strokes of colorful pastel. Soft pastel over textured watercolor paper gives it that illusive quality of the light.

CADMIUM ORANGE SUNRISE

Another morning of trying to capture the light & atmosphere.

Seeing a lot of cadmium orange around the studio this week...

I think I can use the leftover paint for pumpkins too!

BOTANICAL STUDIES

Dreary day calls for some colors. Another short summer in the garden. This in-between season actually gives me more time to paint. It's nice to have the luxury to study every botanical for its own sake, without rushing out to water the garden!

late summer blooms

From Summer to Mermaid

Mysterious nature of inspiration with a dose of mindfulness! Been working on a Summer Collection with seaside cottage, sky & water. 

Thought I should include some nautical elements from the beach. Tossed around some seashells onto a layer of blue texture watercolor.

 The right side of this border seem to be a little off balance...

 The idea of adding a mermaid to the border came to me while I was biking. I have to dash back to my studio before my inspiration swims off!

Fantasy Summer Collection

A LITTLE TUBE OF INSPIRATION

Inspiration shows up in many forms. Came home with this new Cadmium Orange. Art supply is better than toys. We want to play with it, even when there are ten projects going on.

Planting the rich orange Dahlia against the greens & blues was just an experiment. Mother nature does not always cooperate. But when the color scheme comes together... it's a very good thing!

PAINTING MORNING FOG

Summer fog makes my mornings quite interesting, from my window. The tittle saids it all. The pink comes straight from the tube. No need to waste time mixing paints.