"Perched" and a Great Weekend

"Perched"
8" x 8"
watercolor on 7/8" cradled aquabord
$150

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I had my annual Open Studio this past weekend as part of the Backroads Studio Tour.  It's always a terrific event and this year was no exception. I pretty much had non-stop visitors on both days. I really enjoy seeing familiar faces as well as meeting lots of new people and collectors.  It's always a treat.  Many thanks to all who came out I am extremely grateful for your support and encouragement.  

Over the next week or two I'll be updating my site and online store with new items.  I have lots of notecards, Christmas cards, prints and calendars available.

I have so many new Little People playthings, I'm excited to work on some new paintings.  I sold a framed original this weekend.  Many thanks to my new collector!

Here's a view outside my studio door.  It was a little chilly so we had the fire going.  It made for a cozy and inviting little seating area ...  the cookies helped too.  :)

The tent helped block out some of the drizzly rain and protect the refreshments, although it proved to be a pretty dry weekend all in all.

A view looking up to the barn where my husband had his trains running.

My morning glories went crazy this year.  And luckily we haven't had a frost yet.

A little bird bath my neighbor made me a few years ago.  I'm not sure if the birds do more bathing in it than Delilah does drinking from it.

One last photo of dear friends and family.  It was such a great weekend!

Thanks for coming by.  Have a great day!

Days #7 and #8

"Perched"
8" x 8"
(watercolor on cradled aquabord)

Just a quick post today.  I've been working on my new series and trying to finish up some older paintings.  I have my Backroads Studio Tour coming up -- October 1st and 2nd -- my annual Open House and have lots to prepare.  I'll keep you posted . . .  

wip
8" x 8"
(watercolor on cradled aquabord)

Day #1 - "Perched"

"Perched" - wip

I recently completed a commission where I painted a series of favorite food items for a client.  I had so much fun, that I decided to continue my exploration of packaging.  So I pulled out some things from my pantry and began to plan out a little series of paintings for Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  As I explained in my previous post, I won't be completing 30 paintings, but I'm going to work on 9 square paintings of various sizes.  Here's my first day's progress.

Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by.