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Day of the Dead

22 x 15

Watercolor

on Arches 300 lb.

Teresa Beyer

available

My friend and wonderful muse. As I was going through her photos in FaceBook I came across this one and had to paint it and a couple of others. Since then she has posted even more photos. She truly is my muse.

Happy Painting,

After the Rain

7.5 x 5.5

Watercolor on

300 lb. paper

Teresa Beyer

$15 & S.H.

Well what do you think - with the RED umbrella? And could this be considered rain? I think so.

Before I started the painting a rubbed candle was on the paper. The paper is heavy and has wonderful texture. By rubbing the candle wax on the paper it creates a resist for the painting.

Whad ya think?

Happy Painting

After the Rain

7.5 x 5.5

Watercolor on

Arches 300 lb

Teresa Beyer

Days of heavy rains, drench my spirit, creating internal gloom that seems will last an eternity.

Then one morning the sun is bright, the birds are singing, and everything feels all right.

After the Rain – comes the Sun

This week’s challenge is The Zippo Challenge  

The challenge was to use a limited palette using Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine Blue and White. The white of the paper is what is used for white when painting in watercolor.

To look at a photo of a Zippo lighter, reminded me of my dad, the smell and sound of the cigarette lighting ritual.

It’s getting late in the week and late in the day so I just thought I would knock out a little painting.  Recycling paintings that were not successful, I tear them up to use the back as a color swatch or a small painting (thumbnail). If framed I wasn’t sure if I would matt it because of the size – SO I taped off the perimeter. And I wanted to share the deckled edge that all of my paintings on paper have.

Happy Painting,



Rose #2

12 x 9

Watercolor

unframed $45.

The pink is Opera pink mixed with F.U.B. (french ultramarine blue). A vibrant sensual piece.

Rose #1

12 x 9

Watercolor

Teresa Beyer

$45 plus S&H

There is a group of artist (Daily Painters) that have created a website. Inviting any and all artist to participate in a weekly challene. This weeks challenge is A Valentine's Day Rose Challenge  .

It is fun to see how everyone expresses themselves in this challenge, check it out A Valentine's Day Rose Challenge  you'll see my piece there as well.

If you are interested in purchasing this piece or have any questions - please contact me at liquidcolor.art@gmail.com.

This Santa Barbara Mission ahh, what a beautiful destination. The Mission on New Years day 01/01/11, after a down pour of rain. Done from a photo, and missing CA.

Photo Courtesy - Patrick McWherter

Happy Painting

Just a little preview of the next coming attraction.

Carol Marine is a well known Daily Painter. She has been painting Daily for over three years now and has inspired many of us to paint daily. This is a huge discipline and a commentment. Carol has recently developed a website for artist where she has a weekly challenge. This week it was to take an object, paint it for ten minutes six times. Wow what a fun challenge! I think many of us had so much fun that we are going to do it a few times this week. Check out her site at

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenges

and all the art work by many different artist, styles and mediums.