Just about drained. Muse is gone.

Here is my latest watercolor.  I think I am out of steam, muse, inspiration,  you name it. Just about drained. Love to you all, Diana

Monarch Watercolor

HI, I started a Monarch Butterfly watercolor. You know, I only saw 2 of them this year. Isn't that strange? We normal have so many going thru on their journey. I was disappointed.. I thought I'd paint one. The colors don't show up quite right here, ah well.. Here's Sadie she's just woken up. She had a wonderful walk with her leash and me attached into the nursery this morning. We got to the center of the nursery and turned near the ginko trees.. I picked up a couple of leaves and I was delighted to see our friend,John S. biking by on the road when we returned. We both enjoyed seeing him.  Here is our road --our house is in the yard to the right and the nursery is to the left. I was trying to show you the gorgeous colors in the trees! Hope you have a nice weekend!! Love,Diana

Tell me your leaf ideas..

HI! I've added some leaves in a pale purple. I thought about green but it overpowered and clashed..I didn't get as much done yesterday as I had hoped. I had to send out  emails to clients/students about Friday's opening at The Stage Door and Saturday's class at Norfolk Botanical Garden. The emails take me a long time to send.. I need to find a quicker way to do that. My plan for today is to finish the Monarch and decide what to do with the purple leaves..

Tell me your ideas.. thanks.. I've got to finish the painting soon..talk to you soon,Diana

Number 2 Entry..Canna Lily and Monarch

HI, well I've started the #2 entry. Here's the beginning. I'll have another blossom of the Canna Lily,smaller than the first opposite the Monarch Butterfly.  I'm going to put some leaves in too and am leaning toward the purplish kind with some negative painting to pull them out. I like the pour and want to use that plus I love negative painting! The paintings are due Thursday am..all framed.Sooo I'm going to have to frame both too...I've painted all afternoon and really enjoyed it. Let me know what you think about the leaves in the left hand bottom corner. I don't have to put them in.. anyway. Hope you are having a restful Sunday, talk to you soon, Diana

Painting at the Show and Eggplant Beauties!

HI, The show Saturday was nice. They had a lovely booth of homegrown vegetables.(small farm grown) I fell in love with the eggplants.-Naturally to paint. and I got a few green tomatoes we ate last night.

 I've got to paint the eggplants today.I've had to move them into the fridge to keep them fresh and noticed dear hubby has pushed them around so-- one is upside down.. Soon--- I must move with speed! Ha.. I don't move fast.. :)  anyway.

 I had some of my wonderful patrons come to the show and some dear students..one from Hampton( a 2 hour drive) WOW.. Sold a little.

 I had the monarch drawn mostly before I got to the show and painted there for awhile( I taped the watercolor paper onto the cover of my John Pike Palette,then used that as a little desk),I finished it this morning. I found a beautiful leaf from our crepe myrtle tree and painted that in it as an accent.

Today I've just got back from my walk and gathered 3 mushrooms,2 acorns and 2 day lily plants from our woods. Will they go into an eggplant painting?? I'll see.(just kidding).. but on to the eggplants.. talk to you soon,Diana