Blogging Again

Hi folks, I need to take time to tend to some other things, including the ins and outs of keeping this blog going. I may have to admit my age has started to show and recalling how to do it isnt as easy for my brain as in the past. I will be around and hopefully commenting, so I'm wishing you all well and joy as spring approaches. This winter has been a bear in Massachusetts!

This first photo is the class's paintings in various stages of completion. We never feel our own paintings are good but they always impress us when laid down together at the end of class. The photo below is my painting brought home to be finished as "homework" (click "Read More"). I'm not really unhappy wth it but paintings of buildings are hard.

Our Grandson

The best advice when I was trying to set up a blog after years out of practice was from Kathyloraine (aka Kathyinozarks). She wrote "keep it simple". I'm still feeling inept compared to what I used to do, but at least I have learned how to share and comment. Taking a watercolor class has helped since I enjoy that a lot and it gives me something to share. This small 6x6" watercolor was inspired by our recent weather. It's so white everywhere here in MA and it's not melting anytime soon. There is no green left on our trees, but I left some in my painting. I tried to depict a bit of snow flurrying by splattering some white paint. It worked but not as much as hoped so I went back to keeping it simple. (Sorry, click "Read More" for entire post and correct photo size.)

I was just playing around with some paint and started to see this small 5x7" image. I liked it enough to keep going, called it done and blogged it.

I am not a fan of AI, but this just came in from our son on a trip by plane. Our pup "Famous Seamus" is not with him, but a photo was enough. I laughed so much! (click on "Read More" for whole photo))