Nice Weekend!

HI! We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I hope you did too. Friday ,my son and his girlfriend came home. Saturday morning we packed the car and headed to Barrier Island Center for the Art and Music on the Farm. It was a lovely show and I did well. I enjoyed seeing everyone there. Thank you all for the wonderful support you gave me. That evening ,we unloaded at home and then went to eat at the Island House Restaurant in Wachapreague.The food and view was delightful. The second photo is of my husband, my son, and his girlfriend.  I was on the dock taking pictures to paint. A gorgeous place !!Sunday we headed to Ocean City Maryland and walked the boardwalk,ate Thrashers French Fries for lunch--no thought to my diet.. ah well. and ate out again heading home. Monday they went home and we ate leftovers,sorry J.! ha. ha.. So I have some painting to catch up on. The little blue moon painting sold Saturday and the new hummingbird I finished and framed on Friday morning so both were in the show. take care. and thank you again so very much. Diana
ps. so many of  you said lovely things about my Daisy, Thank you.

New Frog Watercolor

Here is the beginning of the new froggie painting. Daisy has been gone 1 month just an hour ago. I miss her so.. so sorry to keep bringing it up. take care, Diana

Butterfly Morning

Well,here's my morning. The plumber came and fixed the shower and I sat down and finished my butterfly,drinking coffee on the side. I put Iridescent watercolor medium on the butterfly after I finished painting it. Just a tiny bit with water as a glaze so it would glisten,like butterflies do! I've already seen 3 tiger swallowtails just the other day. They are my favorite butterfly so far. The dogwood in the forests are blooming and I saw some wisteria in bloom.. OOOH. Now where can I get some!It grows wild.. I'll be on the lookout! talk to you soon,Diana

Two Sketches for Christmas Card Class

Hi Here are two sketches I've done to prepare for my class this Saturday.(at Norfolk Botanical Gardens--check out the right side for more info) One is a male cardinal with holly and the other is an ornament with sparkly tissue paper. I will be doing more. I want them to be able to create a card for them to take and have copies made for their Christmas cards or holiday cards.First I will have them sketch these themselves.Then paint them and I'd also like us to accomplish a few little paintings to be made into everyday notes or even just as little paintings. I couldn't find any Winsor and Newton Iridescent medium here on the shore so I bought some acrylic iridescent. I've tried it out and it seems much the same. Well, I guess I'd better go start supper for now. It's already dark outside. I know my nephew is hunting deer.I just saw him go into the forest. I saw 4 white tailed deer yesterday. They were amazing! I prefer to watch them not hunt them. take care,Diana

Iris, Class, and Happy Mothers Day

hi,I had a small class today at The Bear and Cub Coffee Shoppe. We painted Gran's Iris, I went over to her house this morning early and broke some. They are so gorgeous and smell like cinnamon and spring!!For the class today, I went over different washes, composition briefly, painting flowers, drawing flowers, mixing colors, all in a morning class.It was busy and they did beautifully.

I came home and put my finishing touches on my hummingbird, using the iridescent watercolor on the hummer.

This is my paint box. My grandfather,Jack, was a carpenter and artist. He made it.It's a real treasure to me.I hope you all have a wonderful Mothers' Day. talk to you soon,Diana

Children's Watercolor Class at Bear and Cub Coffee Shop

HI, We all had a wonderful time at The Bear and Cub Coffee Shop in Pungoteague,Va. I taught a Children's Watercolor Class,this morning, there in their wonderful screened in area in the back. I focused on color wheel, basic washes, and then went into pumpkin still lifes and later an iridescent butterfly ( of their imagination). All,nine children, were so cute and they were so good.. very attentive, too. Here is the photos from our morning of fun.Thank you A.B. and G. talk to you soon, Diana