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 This is a still life of a floral that is lit from the back - painted on a full sheet of watercolor paper - done in a workshop with Betty Carr an artist that lives in the Sedona Area.

 I am very pleased with the outcome of this piece!
Happy Painting

Desert Bloom
7.5 x 10.25
Watercolor on 300 lb paper

The Blooms on this cactus are so delicate, and beautiful.

  As you can see there is still one egg to be hatched. And you would think this little guy would be making a lot of noise - but he is just waiting with his little beak wide open.

  I am enjoying this little nest in the wreath. And the front door is still being very much used. Most of the time mama is gone and the little hatchlings are all huddled and sleeping.

  Eumundie has opened, and we are getting a lot of traffic. My friends here in Prescott come by and see me!

     I painted this a couple of years ago in a Sedona workshop with Gretchen Lopez. Gretchen is an amazing artist, and one of the best teachers I have ever studied with.
  This was meant to be an under painting a technique frequently used by the Old Masters. An under painting is the values, the lights, and darks are laid in and then the color is applied over it. I was so pleased with the painting at this stage that I stopped.
  Today I was finally given access to my gallery booth at the Eumundie Indoor Market. So I was busy watching the walls being painted by Marty and Emmet. These men put in a full days work and then as a favor - came over and painted the walls. Thank you both, I couldn't of done it as quickly or as neatly.

  I wanted to return to "Daily Painting" (almost). I thought doing even smaller paintings would able me to do that, since there is less paper to cover. And be less time consuming.

painting daily,

 This is a watercolor done on Clayboard (hardboard panel coated with soft absorbent kaolin clay). Painting on clayboard threw me for a curve, as this is really slippery and not absorbent at all. Any time I tried to lay color on top of dried color it would almost remove the first glaze. The beauty of working on this piece of clayboard is that it has it's own frame. (I have included in the image of the work) Since watercolor should be protected I could not put this piece under glass. I then sprayed several applications of a UV fixative. The finished piece is light weight, is protected and doesn't have a glare from glass.

 Feng Shui, strongly recommends groupings of two's if you are single - and want a relationship. A stronger composition from an artist standpoint - are odd number groupings, 3, 5, etc.

 I did several paintings of groupings of two's a couple of years ago. This one I kept, it reminded me of a little family. I have that now, the painting served its purpose. I have another painting in mind - but I'm having to clear wall space, and letting go.

 This is one of the few oils I have done, and I feel really good about this piece. Painted almost two years ago, it hangs in my entry.

 Sometimes I become attached and quite fond of certain pieces, so I hang on to them for a while. I'm ready to let this one go. I guess they are sort of like children.

Happy Painting,
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