Pretty Photo of Eastern Shore

HI, This is in my parents backyard. Beautiful, isn't it? They didn't have this land when we were little girls, my sister and I. We grew up in the little town of Exmore,Va. This is  your more typical  Eastern Shore scene and lovely.

Well today I've spent my time watching a silly movie,sipping Pepsi and eating saltine crackers when I could eat. I had a stomach virus. My class at ESO was cancelled. We didn't have enough students. So actually it was good with me feeling sick,that we didn't have it. I would not have wanted to give anyone anything.  I'm feeling better. I'll just rest for the remainder of the day and be fine by tomorrow.. I like happy movies. Have you seen "Bridesmaids", funny and puppies in it too.  :) take care, talk to you tomorrow. love,Diana

Daylily Watercolor on Masa Paper

Hi, Class was lovely on Saturday. I got over early. It takes me about an hour and a half to get to Norfolk Botanical Gardens. I have to cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel which is 17 miles of bridge and 2 tunnels.. It's beautiful especially Fisherman's Island which is located in the middle of the bridge. I had 10 students, and Dave brought us a beautiful bucket of daylilies from the gardens..all colors and shapes.. gorgeous.I had prepared some masa so each student had one piece all ready to go. We did an exercise on different washes in watercolor, learned how to apply the masa to the watercolor paper,did an exercise in contour drawing of the lilies, then drew and painted our lilies. I asked each student to chose one lily to paint, so everyone had a different painting. It was fun. I reviewed some composition...

 after class I came on home and found Shields Stretch flooded,well it was half way up my tire.. as you can see in the photo. I got thru and Belle Haven had the most beautiful rainbow. I had to take a photo.. They had 2 tornados on the shore and 5-10inches of rain. We did need it. I finished my day lily watercolor this morning. See the effect of the masa.. It looks almost like batik.

Have a nice Monday. I'm going to paint another on the masa..

talk to you soon,Diana..
I called someone else about puppies.. One day I'll actually find one!

Workshops at Bay View B&B

HI Everyone, I am teaching 2 watercolor workshops this year at the lovely B&B- Bay View Waterfront in Belle Haven,Va.owners and hosts are Mary Will and Wayne Browning.Go to www.bayviewwaterfrontbedandbreakfast.com and click on special packages.This is the ArtisInn Package. The first workshop is April 9th and 10th (Friday and Saturday) "Flowers and Birds of Va's Eastern Shore". This is just in time to see some of our gardens and spring flowers. Demonstrations, and personal guidance in your artwork with focus on developing your own style and enjoying watercolor painting. The second workshop will be October 29 and 30.(Friday and Saturday)"Landscapes on Eastern Shore" this will include demos and instructions on sky and water. Both Workshops will be from 10am-3pm and this will include a wonderful lunch and wine and cheese afterwards while we critique our work. I hope you can join us for one or both, we will enjoy and experience the beauty here on the shore and the wonders of watercolor.
The dogs and I just enjoyed our walk in the sunshine. The clouds are magnificent. I have a horrible cold... but my athletic husband said go out you need sunshine... and he was right... it helped to breath the fresh air, see the dandelions and wild spring flowers,just bask in the warm sun. Daisy's purpose of walking is to eat anything and almost everything that has a delightful rotten smell, she snorts like the Tasmanian devil the entire time we stroll. Dusty on the other hand goes to experience her joy, at a moments notice she throws her body on the grass and flips over so belly and all 4 legs are dancing in the air. Her moment of joy... she can have up to 25 in a single walk. Amazing! Haha..Enjoy your day, Diana oh the photo is an Eastern Shore sunset!