NBG Watercolor CLASS, Heritage Festival this Saturday

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Here is my CLASS at Norfolk Botanical Garden this past Saturday.  We painted pansies and dahlias and they turned out beautiful  paintings. We did the dahlia by drawing a mandala first. Using the center as the center of the flower and adding layers of petals which fell into place with the guide of the mandala.  After CLASS WE enjoyed  the beauty of handmade kimono, made from pieces of rice paper in every color.  Glorious. This is for Lantern Asia,an amazing  light and Art display.

This week I am getting ready for the Heritage Festival 10am to 3pm at Eastern Shore Community College this Saturday.  40 local artists, antique tractors,  By the Bay Alpacas,  so many things to buy or enjoy. Take care! Love to EACH of you,Diana

Dryers Broke too! But I'm painting!

HI, I'm still trying to  fix the photo problem. When my son comes home I hope he can fix it, if I haven't figured it out by then.  I'm not a computer expert by a long shot.


This week Cupcake Mayhem, our new kitty, had her hysterectomy surgery at Dr. Bailey's. She did fine and is now sleeping on the bed resting. She's doing fine.


 Sadie ,our lab,and I had a wonderful play date with Beth and her puppy Charlie. I wish you could have seen them running in the water --Occohonack Creek--toward a flock of Canadian Geese!! The geese were taking off and the dogs splashing.  It was so gorgeous. I said it looked like an L.L. Bean commercial.  Two Labrador Retrievers!


I've been painting some small landscapes of the Eastern Shore. Today the painting is of 3 old boats floating in the creek. I need to add more color to it and tighten up my lines of the boats.  This Saturday is the Eastern Shore Community College Heritage Festival. I'll be there showing my art. It's a fun day, I hope By the Bay Alpacas are there, I love to go visit with them. Copper Creations will be there and so will Gertraude Fendler with her Sea Glass Jewelry and Mama Girl with her Folk Art so it will definitely be a day with good friends.


 Take care and stay warm. There are signs of spring here. Crocus and my Hellebore are in bloom!!! I need color  , the greys have been a downer. Our clothes dryer died last night, so I have clothes hanging everywhere in the house to dry. Wonder if company is coming to visit?


 love to each of you,Diana

SHOW POSTPONED NOW MAR.21

Because of the snow-- the Eastern Shore Community College Heritage and Art Festival has been POSTPONED... to MARCH 21, Saturday from 10am-3pm. Hope to see you then, Thank you for supporting my work, Sincerely, Diana

Eastern Shore Heritage Festival

Eastern Shore Heritage Festival is this upcoming Saturday, Feb.22 from10am-3pm. I'll be there with my original watercolors and there will be other local artists, displays about the Eastern Shore of Va.,and good food! If you are nearby please stop in. Oh -- it's being held as usual at the Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa,Va. and I'll be in the Atrium in the building to the Left.

I'm looking forward to it. I send out an email before each of the shows I'm in. Here are my latest work which I lay on my dining room table and take a photo of teetering on a dining room chair.. to get an above shot.( Yes Sadie's usually standing by the chair!) Then I send this photo off to my email list of customers,friends, and students..It helps me show them my newest work as well as advertises. It's a good idea to help with your shows. Keep the email list and send out a photo of your latest work to your customers. ( I'm more artist than merchandiser but we must keep our work out there.--I hope this helps you in some way.)

I've got frames coming in tomorrow. Today I'll be painting. Not sure what yet but I'll be painting.
Hope you all are warm and have a lovely day and sending you my love,Diana

Cow Lick, a Cow Watercolor

Cow Lick, original, 8x10, $99. framed

Sadie during the rain.

Hi, here is my new little cow watercolor. I named it cow lick as I seem to have one now and was complaining about it the other day and of course thought that would be a great painting.. ha ha..  I finished it a minute ago. I added a little pink to the tongue and some Ultramarine over the right eye. I plan to have him framed by next weekend.  I hope I still have time to get some new frames in here.. That will be Eastern Shore Community College Art and Heritage Festival in Melfa,Va. Saturday,February the 22 from 10am-3pm.. It's always a fun day. Lots of local artists,dear friends, old tractors --which you know I love,local displays,good food.

We are having some rain now- a cold one- but thank goodness it's rain!!! Sadie is snuggled into her bed next to my art table.  Hope you all have a nice weekend, stay warm. love to you,Diana

For Heritage Festival Tomorrow!

HI! Yesterday I got 5 paintings framed. This morning I did 2 and I've been working on this chicken ever since.  I'm trying to get ready for the The Heritage Festival at The Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa,Va. on the Eastern Shore.  I'm getting there slowly. Last night I realized I didn't have a chicken,a chicken watercolor. So I sketched this one in my sketchbook. It was a fun sketch not a every detail kind of thing.. so I've almost got him painted. I'm waiting for the first glaze of the background to dry then I'll go back and hopefully only put one more glaze on it.

 Then frame that one and 3 more, I grumble the whole time I do it. If I were a millionaire I'd have all mine framed by a personal framer. Wouldn't that be fun!!:)

  The show info is up in the right hand corner of my blog and the hours are from 10am-3pm Feb.23 which is tomorrow. John said it's going to rain.. he's so comforting.. the rascal.  It might not.. ok it's supposed to heavily rain but I hope we will have a nice crowd anyway.  Oh dear.. what are you going to do.. right..

 While the chicken (yes -- the painting) was drying I managed to load the racks in the car.  My back is not good and I have sciatica but I thought it would help to have that part done.  John won't put the paintings in until just before we leave.So wish me luck and yes  ESAL has an opening at Red Queen at 5pm. So I may be laying under a tree by Sunday!  :) I'm kidding.. probably.

 OOOH puppy news..  check out Debbie's new baby on the blog list..he's adorable Her blog is View From Harmony Hills.

and my puppy news. Sarah, the mama dog is nesting, she was tearing up newspapers yesterday and Kendra said she is huge! I think it will be soon. I'll let you know. love,Diana 

Painting Buddies and New ES Mini

HI! Yesterday afternoon I framed 4 small paintings. I had wanted to paint but needed to get this done. This morning I finished another new little ES mini. This is a landscape of Willis Wharf,Va. near the railway. My painting buddies,my Daisy and my Dusty, laid nearby and rested. We have sun and it's warmer today so nice outside. Almost Spring!I'm ready for more sun! Remember the show on Saturday if you are nearby! ES Heritage Festival at ESCC in Melfa,Va. take care, Diana

And now to frame!!

hi! Here is a new Eastern Shore mini landscape-- as you can see the drawing with the beginning of the painting in one photo and then on the other photo is the finished watercolor in the upper left hand.This painting is of Willis Wharf,Va.

Here is what I have to frame this week. I thought about starting this afternoon but instead may sketch some.. tomorrow is good! ha ha.. This is for the show, Eastern Shore Heritage Festival, next Saturday, February 26Th at the Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa,Va. from 10am-3pm. Hope you can come!

If you didn't make it to the opening last night at the Red Queen Gallery in Onancock,Va. you missed a treat.. it was wonderful. I went for a little while and enjoyed it and so many people were there and pouring out into the street.. Go by and see the new location and new show"New Beginning" if you can. Now I can tell I have my "Cyclamen" there. talk to you soon and rest and enjoy your weekend, Diana

Packing for Art Show at ESCC

Hi, Well I've got help packing up for the show as you can see. Rudy, silly kitty came and climbed on my file box of 8x10's after her dinner. Will I finish my orchid painting in time??... you'll have to come and see. I'm getting close. I worked on it last night at midnight and all afternoon today. I do have to cook dinner now. I have a pot of beef stew on simmering. We will load up in the morning. It will be a nice day! See you tomorrow at Eastern Shore Community College for the Heritage Festival--10am-3pm. More directions are below. Talk soon,Diana

ESCC Heritage Festival

HI, here is my orchid painting, I am working on now. I hope to have it ready for the Eastern Shore Community College Heritage Festival.It is held this Saturday, February 27, from 10am to 3pm. I will be there with my original watercolors set up in the atrium of the new building. ESCC is in Melfa,Va. on the highway on the Eastern Shore of Va. More local artists will be there as well as local music, displays from Barrier Island Center and More! This celebrates the heritage on our Eastern Shore. Hope you can come! I worked on the painting some more during the day and next day and here is it progressing.. still more to go but hope you enjoy seeing it being worked on! See you Saturday!