Water Boarders

Journal - From a photo taken during our Marsh Walk - Water Boarders ...

Journal - More from our Marsh Walk

Waves

Journal - Living now so close to the beach, it seems painting waves is the least I can do .... lol

Marsh Walk

Journal - Sketched from the Marsh Walk, Southport NC

Daylily

Journal - A daylily from my neighbor's garden.

Journal - Blue Heron

Journal - Sketching subjects from our new home (photo reference from Val Web)....

Sunflowers

Journal - Visited the Shallotte NC Market last week and came home with the most amazing bunch of sunflowers -- Had to put paint to paper ....!

Oleander

Journal - Oleander. I spotted these flowers on a long, warm, breezed-filled walk in downtown Southport. I remembered them from my time in South Carolina ... but didn't really notice the many petals of this sweet flowering shrub until I painted them.

Dog Roses

Journal - Dog Roses

Loggerhead Turtle

Journal - Working on Loggerhead turtles.

Journal - my favorite page from Leslie Fehling's Workshop.

Journal - Summary of a weeklong workshop with Leslie Fehling

Journal - Something from Home

Finally moved and settled into our new home in Southport, N.C.  This is from a workshop with Leslie Fehling in a Stillman and Birn Beta Notebook.  The assignment was 'Something from home."

Azaleas

Journal - Azaleas all abloom in Southport, NC ...

HAPPY EASTER!

Wishing you a joyous and blessed Easter!

Wishing for Spring!

Journal - wishing for spring ... two brief snowfalls in one week .. enough!

Pen and Wash Birch

Journal - working on my pen and wash class in April...

Steps and Flowers

Yesterday's demo for my watercolor class...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Spring Bouquet with Butterfly Vase

Journal - Working on a new technique using last year's spring bouquet.

Yellow Flowers and Blue Vase

Journal - Needing a bit of color after all the snow and ice ...

Demo from my "Winter Greys" class

Demo from my "Winter Greys" class

Flowers and Blue Vase

Journal - Modified flowers and vase from a tutorial by Andrew Geeson ...

Marsh - Coastal River, RV Park, Beaufort, NC

Journal - The Marsh - a view from our RV at Coastal River RV Park, Beaufort, NC

Sunset - Coastal River RV Park

The sunset that greeted us our first night at Coastal River RV Park, Beaufort, NC. (Journal)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2018!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2018! Wishing everyone a prosperous, joyous, creative, healthy 2018!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hoping yours is filled with peace, love, joy!

Holly

A bit of holiday holly --

FIRST DAY OF WINTER - HAPPY SOLSTICE

May the light and joy of the season be yours!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Journal - Walking in a Winter Wonderland - from imagination

Back Home!

Journal -- We are finally back in our home. Four months ago we had a pipe burst in the piping that led from our downstairs to upstairs, flooding the entire first floor. We lost few possessions, but the first floor was gutted to replace plumbing, air condition ducts, cabinets, some parts of the ceiling, floors, all appliances - large and small. We were fortunate to have just purchased an RV, which became our residence for those long, arduous months as our home was put back together. We moved back in last week, and though we are still working on a punch list and paint issues, it feels wonderful to be back 'home.' I haven't felt much like sketching (though I've kept a daily journal) since I was dealing with contractors and sub-contractors for endless weeks.

We're expected a brief dusting of snow, and as it flies (a bit too warm still to stick and accumulate), it helps brings me a bit of the Christmas spirit that all the moving, cleaning, reorganizing, and general stress, had eroded.

Marsh

Journal- Sketching the marsh from our trip to the beach last week.

Rocks and Stream

Journal - More small practices of fall's beauty

Beach Stones

Journal - This week I had the marvelous opportunity to get away with my painting friends at Topsail Beach, NC. We had two sunny, one cloudy and one mostly rainy day --- but had a great time, and everyone got back to painting. During our beach walks, I became enamored with the beautiful beach stones strewn everywhere - so I painted a small watercolor sketch of several to add to my journal.

Gifts from my Garden - Persimmons!

I LOVE persimmons - and this year, my trees provided a bounty!

Celebrating Fall - Journal

Journal - Celebrating Fall

Pumpkins at Duke

Journal - A trip to Duke Gardens - and an small sketch of one of their displays ...

Journal - View from our RV, Marion, NC

Journal - Small sketch inspired by the view this weekend at Mountain Stream RV Park, Marion, NC

Bougainvillea

Journal - More Pen and Wash

Journal - Farm Sketch

Journal - Pen and Wash Practice - Farm Sketch

FIRST DAY OF FALL

Journal - Happy First Day of Fall!

Pen and Wash - Fall Squash

Journal - Pen and Wash practice - Fall Squash

Splash and Splatter Rose Hips

Journal - With the cooler nights and the fall tinting of the roadsides, I was inspired to try another splash and splatter of my rose hips ...

Splash and Splatter - White Flowers

Journal - Another small practice work for Splash and Splatter Class.

Himalayan Poppies

Journal - I love poppies of all kinds ... those that tend toward blue are even more intriguing ....

Splash and Splatter - Roses

Journal - Splash and Splatter Roses - practicing another splash and splatter for my upcoming class.

Tom's Sunflowers

Journal - My sweet neighbor invited me to paint the flowers he planted, and though I did (I'll post later), these forgotten sunflowers, camouflaged in grasses and weeds, caught my attention.

California Poppies - Splash and Splatter

Journal -- I love doing splash and splatter - even when the composition isn't the best ... here's my "California Poppies"

The Marsh

Journal - The Marsh - added to my journal ... Missing those soft salty breezes on this hot humid day .....