Hydrangea in Green Glass

Hydrangea in Green Glass - 14" x 11" - watercolor on cradled aquabord

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I finished this painting last Friday.   I think it's a little more contemporary in that it is painted on cradled aquabord and doesn't need a frame.  It's all ready to hang.

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Hydrangea Progress

14" x 11" - watercolor on cradled aquabord - work in progress

I worked on this little ditty today among other projects that I'm excited to share . . . so stay tuned to my blog this week! 

Have a lovely day!

New Hydrangea Painting - wip

work-in-progress
14" x 11"
watercolor on cradled clayboard

So in addition to the other paintings I'm working on . . . I spent some time last night working on this new painting.  I like skipping around.  While one thing is drying I can attack areas of other paintings.  It keeps things exciting!  :)

Have a great weekend and thank you for coming by.

Nantucket Window

"Nantucket Window"
8.75" x 5.5"
watercolor on paper

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`Tis the season for beautiful blue hydrangea and Cape Cod!!  This is a little painting I did of a window from a home on Nantucket.  Thank you for viewing my work and have a great day!

(what this painting could look like when framed)

Old-Fashioned Hydrangea

"Old Fashioned Hydrangea"
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

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Hot off the drawing the board . . . I think I'm shouting "uncle" on this one.  Back to my commission . . . 

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At A Snail's Pace

"Old Fashioned Hydrangea" - wip

Everything I'm working on lately is going at a snail's pace.  But that's okay, right?  Here's the little bit of progress from my hydrangea painting, detail below.

Have a great weekend!

"Old Fashioned Hydrangea" - detail

Weekend Progress

"Old-Fashioned Hydrangea" - wip

While working on a very large commission, I still managed to make a little progress on my hydrangea on aquabord and get a watercolor sketch/study done.  Hope you all had a good weekend.  Our Spring weather seems to finally be here in the Northeast.  

Have a good start to your week . . . thanks for popping by.

Fireman . . . etc

"Fireman"
5" x 5"
watercolor on aquabord
NFS

Halloo again . . . I'm working on a very large commission that I can't share yet, so my posts are still going to be a bit sporadic as I get back into my painting groove.  In the meantime, however, I've also been working on some smaller pieces.  Above, is a little painting I did for a friend.  Below, is the almost-done "Open."  I have a few lines to straighten out before I post it for auction on DPW (hopefully this week . . . I'll let you know when).

Further down is another work-in-progress piece I started of hydrangea in a little glass bottle.  I'm experimenting with a different color triad that I really like so far.  So that's the scoop.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a good start to the week.  :)

"Open" - almost done, but still a WIP
6" x 6"
watercolor on aquabord

Old Fashioned Hydrangea - wip1
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

Old Fashioned Hydrangea - wip2
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

Being Hopeful

"Hydrangea II"
8" x 8"
(watercolor on aquabord)
$155

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I'm looking forward to Spring and Summer flowers and thought I'd repost this hydrangea painting I did last year.  I've also included the progress shots below.  Thank you for popping on by and be sure to THINK SPRING!  :)

Hydrangea II -- Completed

"Hydrangea II"
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

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`Finished this one this afternoon, hope you like it.  I'm back doing some final touches on my raspberry painting and laying down washes on my other new one. How's that for suspense? I'm hoping to post that one all finished by Friday. I better get moving!

Hydrangea II - continued

Hydrangea II - wip
8" x 8"

I was hoping I would have this finished by now, but I worked on another unfinished piece and started another painting. :o (Forgive me, I couldn't resist -- oh and that's my surprise face in case you couldn't tell.) BUT like I said, I am working on other unfinished paintings as well, so it's all good. :) I still could finish this one by tonight, but I wouldn't be able to photograph it until it's dark out, so I decided to give you what I have right now. And just think, you now can look forward to reading my next few posts where I reveal a few new surprises: hopefully a couple finished paintings and a new one revealed!  Have a great night and thanks for reading.

New Look, New WIP

Ok . . . so sometimes we try, try and try some more, with less than desirable results and are forced to just abort the mission!  :) Such is the case with "No Beggin'" -- so I am chalking it up as a "study." Ya, that's the ticket . . . a "study." The photo was kind of dark which was good, because the people then popped, but I just made a muddy mess of it. So I'm going to try this one again -- but this time I'm going to be careful with the background. I'll probably take some more photos because I like the story or theme of the painting, "no beggin'" but I hate the painting. And I just LOVE that kitchen. It deserves a much better rendering.

"Hydrangea II" - WIP
6" x 6"

I just put on the second/third glazes on the redware mug this morning and it was delightful. So hopefully I'll have this one finished up later today.

Now onto some other news. If you haven't noticed, I changed my blog design a little. I've been listening to "Artists Helping Artists" (if you don't know what I'm talking about and you're an artist, you MUST check it out - Leslie Saeta is wonderful -- as well as her original partner Dreama Tolle Perry.  I'm looking forward to hearing more from other artists.  Fellow bloggers Carrie Waller and Crystal Cook had a great interview a little while ago) and I'm very excited about all that I'm learning!  So this is my first attempt at implementing some of the important advice they've shared regarding building a brand and marketing. The new banner, fresh look and tag line are my first steps toward creating a consistent message about who I am as an artist (unfortunately "Scatter-brained ADD Artist" isn't really an option). I've also worked on my website, tweaking it to reflect the same message. Hopefully I can stay more current with it, as I've let it slide since I started this blog. Aaah, so much to do, so little time -- but isn't it fun and exciting!?  :)  Anyway, click here to check it out if you get the chance. -- Oops - at first I forgot the "c" and I typed "lick here" instead of "click here." Thank goodness I noticed, or else you'd all be licking your screens wondering why nothing was happening! You can thank me later.  :)

So that's the news around here.  Hope you are having a pleasant Monday.

Hydrangea I

"Hydrangea I"
6" x 6"
(watercolor on Aquabord)

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I'm hopefully on a roll and will be finishing some of my unfinished work this week. (Although I'm sure I won't be able to contain myself and will start some new ones as well.)  :)  Have a great day.

New Hydrangea

"Hydrangea" - wip
6" x 6"

Please excuse me . . . I think I'm stuck in some kind of new painting vortex.  I just keep starting these new paintings and not finishing anything.  I promise I will get some things done this week.  In the meantime, here's my latest.  Still has a ways to go, but I'm having so much fun!  Oh and it's on aquabord.