Monarch & Wild roses

This  is an 8x10 painting I did while waiting for layers to dry on my portrait of Molly

Molly WIP step2

Step one of this portrait was actually started by doing a light over wash of Aurolin Yellow over the complete drawing and background. My palate colors are Aurolin yellow, indian yellow, alizarin Crimson ,Cad.red,Thalo blue,Thalo green, Paynes grey,Yellow orange and Perylene green
The background was established by adding another overwash of Aurolin yellow then dropping in Thalo blue,Thalo Green ,Alizilan and Perelyne green.
The skin colors will be made using either aurolin or Indian yellow under various mixes of yellow,Alizarin and Thalo blue.

Molly WIP Step 1

Molly is my youngest granddaughter. She just turned three in March. If you look back in my older posts you will find where i painted my older granddaughter Lily who will be six next week.
My grandchildren mean the world to me. Next I plan to paint my grandson Griffin who will be two next month.
I have a large Pastel painting that Richard Flynn did of Lily for me and he is my favorite Pastel Artist.
I am attempting this painting in watercolor but may over paint with pastel if I feel so inclined as it goes along.
Griffin next!!

Front Garden

This watercolor I finished last week. It is 8x10 .
If you wish to see the steps in it let me know.

Peony & Lace Step 6 ? Finished

In this step I have removed the masking from the Queen Anne Lace and highlighted the petal tips by scratching them out.
I still may add some shadow in the lace but I don't want to overwork it so I will wait for awhileand just keep looking at it.

Peony & Lace Step 5

In this step I have built up the color so far that I have now scrubbed out highlights to show we are looking down into the center of an open Peony that is Pink and pale Yellow.

Peony& Lace Step 4

In this step I continue to build up the color.

Peony & Lace Step 3

This step has been achieved by many layers of greens, blues and some yellows. I am now trying to build depth by putting in my dark's for contrast. I have used some negative painting which I am not really comfortable with yet.

Peony & Lace Step 2

In step two I have started to define the greens os the leaves,stems and background.

Peony & Lace WIP Step1

Step 1 is the sketch of Peony 7 Lace with masking over the Queen Anne's lace to preserve the white flowers. My plan for this painting is to do the background firs tand leave the peony until last.

Wolf in Winter step 3

In this step I have started putting in some ink with my Pitt o.5 pen of archival ink.
I have added more sepia,burnt umber and sienna and then a light wash of ultramarine blue over it
I have two other paintings I am working on as well. I find if I alternate between them it gives time for my watercolor to dry without going back in too soon or overworking a piece.
I also like to vary the details as well as the subjects.

Wolf in Winter Step2

In the second step of this painting I have started the background. The sky is cobalt blue with a light purple mixture added.
The birches have some of the same blue with raw umber and burnt sienna.
The wolf has had more burnt sienna and I have started some greys by using Windsor blue and or ultramarine blue in places over the browns mixing on the paper. I will also mix greys in the pallette.

Macaw Card Finished

Card Finished. To make the dark background and the black on the bird I used a combination on windsor red ,hookers green and ultramarine blue.Hookers green and lemon yellow make the lime green on top of his head.

Macaw Card Step 1

This is a watercolor painting I have started on a greeting card. It is of a multicolored Macaw that I took a photo of during my recent visit to San Jaun, Puerto Rico. We visited "The Gallery Inn" which is a great place to visit and stay if you are able to stay there. I was on a cruise passing through but had to visit. The Owners are artists and even make their own pottery. The sculptures are wonderful and there is Art and beautiful birds free in the Inn and court yard. This guy was very friendly and posed well.

Emma's Birthday Card

This is a card I painted for my niece Emma's 9th birthday which is on Feb.9th I will get it in the post along with her present in the next week
This cheeky little Squirrel is from a photo I took in a park in Fort Lauderdale. He is one of the many animals, I had the opportunity to catch on film on our recent holiday.

Iris Step3

Back to working on the Iris. Her I have just continued layering color and defining the shadows in the flowers and the grass.

Christmas Card

This is a watercolor painting i did several years ago of a house that is stone and looks like a castle.
I always loved the way it was decorated for Christmas with the toy soldiers lining the stairway.
I have been very busy the past couple of months with other projects so I decided to use it for my Christmas card this year.
It is presently at the printers.

Bloomin Lady

This is the beginning of my Bloomin Lady. I am painting her on watercolor paper that I plan to apply to the wood and then apply fixative.
She presently is just in the initial stage.
As you can see from my previous posts it is always interesting to see what other artists come up with.

Skittles Family Step 1

This painting is from a photo I took of these georgous baby birds that were hatched by the same avian breeder that I got my cockiteils from.

I have called it Skittles Family as one of Erica's birds like these was called Skittles. You will see why as the painting progresses.

I have started with the drawing and added a couple of washes to both the sky and the ground.

I have used a salt technique to add texture to the ground.

Princess Lily Grace

This is a watercolor painting of my granddaughter Lily Grace.

It is from a photo I took of her dressing up on her fourth birthday wearing a crown and earrings I had bought for her.

Dressing up and putting on makeup are things Lily really enjoys.

I have been working on this painting for a long time now but as I have stated before I often work on two or three paintings at a time. I am almost finished Blue Mask and I am painting some birds now as well.

If you look back in my blog you will see where I started this painting.

Lily will be Five on April 19th.

Now I have to start a painting of her little sister Molly Clair.