China-First in the series

Got some photos from my nieces China trip and thought they would be fun to paint. Still working on my perspectives and this one was a real challenge.

Thanks Julie Fredricks for the photos!

My niece, Kirsten and her husband, Jon, and a group went on a China Cultural Exchange and their friend Julie took all these great photos. Can't wait to start another painting. I am including some in my umbrella series, since many have them in the photos.

The Flowers are Starting to Open

After days of heavy rains, the sky's cleared and the flowers stood up and opened. Last Saturday, I went on my annual garden walk with my garden club. My garden was included in the walk, but most of my flowers are still not open. My yard had a show of Iris, but are now gone. I took this photo of a group of flowers, not sure what kind they were, but they were blowing in the wind and where so full of color that I couldn't resist their beauty.

This one I painted last night on 300 lb Arches, size 6 x 8. Used watercolor and a little white gouache. Doing paintings in yellow are definitely a challenge!

Love doing the Landscapes

This one I took off a photo that I took back in the spring at a plein air session. It's called "Spring Breaking Through" I painted it on Watercor, Cold Press, Arches 300 lb paper, which I love! It is 6 x 8 in size. Fun doing this one.