Mashed Potato Imprint on Watercolor and Bad News

HI!. I had a little camera trouble so I can't show you my new daffodil painting. I'll get it straight I hope! :) I did want to show you my potato masher imprint.. I put 3 of them on this wet wash and left them until it had dried for a different texture. Here it is. The reason I have 3 potato mashers is 2 of them were my grandmothers. 

Yesterday I went to the Stage Door Gallery in Cape Charles. March Madness is the new show. Only paintings $100 and under for this show. I took down quite a few and while I was signing the paintings into the show, a lady from Portsmouth bought 3 of my little landscapes..I'm now all out of mini landscapes. I'm tickled.. I left my Silly Moo and 7 more little paintings. The opening for the show is this Saturday night from 6pm-8pm.

I will work on the camera.. We had some bad news--we found out last week, my Dad has the beginnings of Alzheimer's We're all pretty shook up as you can imagine. Life is sometimes so hard, isn't it. Enjoy every moment you've got and Drink green tea.. love,Diana

Star Magnolia and Daffodils...

HI,my class Saturday at Norfolk Botanical Gardens was wonderful. I had 8 students.Chickadees,star magnolias of different varieties,lenten roses,were some of the subject matters we worked on. It was inspiring and so lovely. Even walking to the door there were lovely sweet flowering bushes..to inspire us. These are some of the flowers we had there. As you can see the star magnolia is fading fast but is so gorgeous. Works beautifully on thalo blue and burnt umber washes.. So I'm hoping to get some flower paintings begun. I've got the enthusiasm if I can get this cranky body to do it. Rested all yesterday. My back and head are much better today..take care.Today I slipped to Cape Charles,it's painting change day. A new show is going up. The March Madness Show in Stage Door Gallery. All art is priced under $100. I took 4 little watercolors! Talk to you soon, Diana

March Madness and Barn Owl

Hi, Well, this morning I drove down to Cape Charles, Va. and entered 6 originals in their March Madness Art Show at the Stage Door Gallery. Every painting and artwork in the gallery will be $100 or less plus the children will be displaying their beautiful artwork too. Some of my students have their work hanging there. The show begins this Saturday, March 6 at 6 o'clock, for the opening.The show will continue thru the middle of April. I plan to be there for the opening. Hope you can come too! Pictured is my Barn Owl, this is one of my watercolors in the show. We have been so fortunate to have owls visit our home here. The other night I heard a screech owl in the forest.A strange but wonderful sound,spring is around the corner... but we are supposed to get snow tonight... oh boy..I'm ready for tulips. How about you? talk to you soon,Diana