Blogging Again

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))

This is my representation of a "Coastal Cabin" painting provided to the class for inspiration. I’ve been experimenting lately with painting simpler suggestions of subjecs rather than minute details. I don’t think I’ve quite achieved that here, but it took a lot less time to paint more loosely. Maybe I’ll lose my reputation as the slowest in class!  

My 3 year old grandson is always being cute and funny, but we can’t laugh because he is self-conscious and just says “No more funny.”