Quick Draw 757 at Cape Charles,Va.

" On Kellogg's Corner," original plein aire watercolor

Sidewalk showing of work

Kellogg's building in Cape Charles,Va.

Someone napping on the job.(Sadie)

Well I made it. It was my first timed plein aire. I've painted plein aire lots of times but never with a time limit. We had 3 hours to paint whatever we wanted from historical Cape Charles. I"d always wanted to paint this old building. It has so much character... but it's brick.. and look at the details.. youzer.. I was down to the wire and just finished at 3 hours,so tired and melting into the lawn chair.. It was fun.  All the artists were melting into the sidewalk.. ha ha... we each one got a new t shirt.. there were nice cash prizes too--no I didn't get one but,  I learned  quite a bit.. now I'll go drink some iced anything ... hope you have a wonderful Sunday. Love to you,Diana

Sunflower Painting and Sad News

HI, This week I've been painting this small sunflower painting. I started with the sketch onto a poured background. ( The well men came and finished connecting our new well so this was going on at the time.. 3 trucks, a backhoe, and Sadie--our puppy- running from window to window to go outside and play with her new friends!--the 3 men..) I decided to put the checkerboard in later and am glad I did.

 It also kept me busy with the painting , I kept coming across Nancy's notecard.. Nancy is one of my students and a dear friend who sent me a lovely handpainted note last year when I had back trouble to wish me well. I cherish it and I'd been thinking of her so much. I had heard she had pancreatic cancer and later that night I heard she passed away. She was a sweet person.. a biology professor.. she loved colors and told me she bought just about every tube of new color she could.. She said she had a bushel basket of them! I''ll miss her and my love and sympathy to her family. I came up with the idea and started doing checkerboard paintings with her.. we did a pear and she used a different color in each 1/4 inch square. It was lovely.

This weekend, Sunday I will be painting plein aire in Cape Charles Quick Draw. A 3 hour event..(it's short ) from 9am-12 noon we paint, then are judged.. It will be fun. love to you all and have a great weekend! Diana