Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, blessings to you all

Hi Everyone,  hard to believe it is Christmas time and holidays are here. I just finished  this Masa technique in Watercolor poinsettia watercolor . I started it in my class at Norfolk Botanical Garden . That was last weekend , this weekend was Copper Creations Christmas Open House . I had a good show. Now to shopping for Christmas . 

Sadie by our Christmas  tree. It smells  so good. OUR ornaments are mostly homemade by the children,  l am so thankful. 

Here is my class at NBG. They enjoyed the Masa technique . 
Wishing each of you a blessed Christmas and Holiday sending you love, Diana 

Merry Christmas, Wren Watercolor steps

Here is  the progress of my Carolina Wren and dried hydrangea Watercolor.  I  always draw first. The super dark background  is last and if it is not dark enough  I glaze sometimes a few times.

Hi, I can't believe  Christmas  is close. The last show was good. Next show  is in February, so that is good and break.  My Christmas shopping is almost over, and I finished  the last cookie baking today. Here is our Christmas tree. So many cherished friends and our children  made the wonderful ornaments.  So many memories....Wishing each of you a blessed Christmas Or Holiday

 my love to you, Diana 

Merry Christmas

I have been  working  on a new Angry  Chicken  watercolor. 

Sadie, my lab, stole the beater from my cookie baking. 

Hi, well I have done it now.  I lost the name and # of the gentleman who commissioned me to paint  this chicken. I hope he calls.  I have no way of calling him. I have  learned  something,  write it large and put it in my datebook.  Then I will  have it.  I am so sorry  I hate to disappoint this new customer.  But the painting is all ready should he call. I will let you know.

I got busy and made chocolate chip cookies. These are the best I have ever made.Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips and real butter made the difference, they are rich.  John helped me clean today. That was a blessing. I still have more presents to buy and wrap....

I had a treat today I went to High Point Glassworks, Edith and Ken Platt in Pungoteague  ,Va. Ken made some gorgeous icicles for me for gifts.  He made 3 while  I watched it was amazing, visiting with Edith and Ken was such a lovely time.

Wishing each of you a blessed Christmas and Happy Holidays.  Love to each of you.Diana

Copper Creations Open House on Saturday

Hi , today  I took 3 watercolors  to Red Queen Gallery in Onancock, Va. The 2nd photo here. Did a little  Christmas shopping and my grocery shopping, then framed the 3 little paintings for the Copper Creations Open House on Saturday, Dec.12, this Saturday.  Tomorrow  I am making my Fresh Apple Cake, Dah Corn bread and some brownies for the Open House.  

I have  got my Christmas Tree up. It is a little live one again  this year. It smells wonderful.  Sadie,my lab helped decorate it ....the kittens are rearranging it nightly. ..a lot of leaping and playing by the rascals each night.  Sometimes Jelly Bean will nestle up next to John to sleep for awhile.  ☺

I hope some of you can stop in on Saturday for the show.  There will be Copper Creations, Donna &Don Drew, Ed& Pat Kuhn, Carvings, Mama Girl Folk Art, Laughing  Dog Jewelry and Soaps, Jim and Maryann, and me and my watercolors.  Beautiful art,wonderful food, cozy warm studio in Melfa, Va.

Well I am going to make some dinner now something  easy, John has a meeting  tonight. Talk to you soon, love to each of you, Diana 

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DAH was my great grandmother  from Wachapreague, Va.

Too Tired to Paint

HI! I've been busy as you all have getting things ready for Christmas and or your holidays.  Sadie as you can see is trying to relax. Ha ha. Yesterday I called her and she came!! Thru the woods with this bottle in her mouth, over logs, Sadie was a sight to see. She reminded me of an L.L.Bean commercial.. it always seems they have a lab or retriever in their ads. She found a beer bottle someone had thrown in the woods. It was funny and I laughed but at the same time..

 It really upsets me when I see trash laying on the side of the road. There's so much beauty in the trees and leaves and whatever... why do people have to litter and ruin it. Something they don't realize or don't care about is it draws animals to the road where they are prey for whatever vehicle.. zooms by.Sorry.

As I get time I've worked on painting a few Christmas Cards. I'm tired of shopping and hope it's all done. I've got more cookies to bake,wrapping, cleaning and some general cooking to do. My Christmas mug is full of coffee in front of me, to renergize me. I need it. Too tired to even paint.

 love to you all and Merry Christmas,Diana 

Good Show and Sadie and the Fur Coat

Here's a poinsettia watercolor I have done. Yesterday's art show was nice. It was at Copper Creations Studio in Melfa,Va. on the Eastern Shore. I sold a few originals and we had lots of people there until about 1:30 from then until 4 it was mostly just us artists but the morning crowd made all our day so we enjoyed visiting with each other and  snacking on all the goodies. I was wiped out when I got home. Donna and Don are so sweet to invite us all there. So that is my last art show for this year, wow, it's hard to believe Christmas will be here soon. I"ve still got a ton to do, shopping, cooking.. cleaning. I'll be talking to you soon,the first thing  I want to do is fix a cup of coffee and paint a little! love to you,Diana

ps. Did I tell you --Monelle came over last week and she had on a lovely full length faux fur coat with a lovely satin lining.. I draped it on the chair in the living room. I didn't hear anything in the living room as we were in the kitchen so I tiptoed in there. Sadie was laying on the satiny side of Monelles' Fur Coat under neath the Christmas tree getting ready to chew on it. Oh My Gosh. I rescued it in the nick of time!! ha ha.. Sadie is a mess!

Christmas Past Sketch

HI, yesterdays show at Copper Creations' was wonderful. We had lots of people stop in and good food, amazing art.Lots of Fun and good sales!

Too tired to paint today, so here is a sketch from Christmas Past from my sketchbook, this is of our Christmas tree that year, a white pine. It also shows some of the cards we received. It was my grandmothers practice to hang her cards over the curtains to display them so I do this too. One of these as you can see is from Guy Wilkins,a dear artist friend.

I hope even if you aren't an artist you consider getting a sketchbook and sketching your Christmas memories. Remembering is much easier after you literally draw it. Also here is a photo of my art table now with reflections of this years tree in the mirror(the Christmas Moose is a gift to be)..So I'm going to rest and talk to you soon, Diana

Red and Green Peppers (Christmasy?)

Hi,I'm trying to get ready for the holidays and so I'm shopping and cooking and cleaning, oh my.( you know how it is) I haven't had time to paint but will soon.. this is a painting I did a while ago and have sold. I like the looseness. My inspiration were beautiful peppers I bought from Sam's and a vine photo I took at Maplewood Gardens, a lovely farm near Nassawadox on the Eastern Shore. Green and red.. maybe a little like Christmas..

I made 10 dozen chocolate chip cookies for my family's upcoming visit.I'll be making more!! I will talk to you soon, Don't eat too many cookies.. I'll try not to. They don't have carbs, do they? Diana