Painting Roses and Class this Saturday

Wachapreague Roses, 8x10, framed  $99. 

Hi Everyone,  this Saturday  I am teaching at Norfolk Botanical Garden,  Peonies  and Iris, call Meredith at 1 757 441 5830 ext 338 to register.

Here are some photos of my new painting of Roses. My great Aunt Pat gave them to me from her little  shop in Wachapreague, Va. Seaside Antiques and Art.  First I drew them on my arches 140lb. Cold press, then I painted them varying the peach, pink ,yellow mix  ooo loving the peach colors  this year.  My shadows were not strong enough so I went back in and glazed the darker peaches in. I used thina roone violet, permanent rose,opera rose, cad yellow light and cad yellow medium,cad red medium...just for the roses. Background  (continuing my darkness)  I used viridian green, sepia, burnt umber, ultramarine blue  and cad yellow  light.

But this weekend  we will paint peonies  and iris. I choose  what is on their blooming chart, but as in nature it doesn't  always  work out that that is Blooming,  I hope So! I would rather paint from life.

I have planted  4 packs of sunflowers seed. So far they are 1 in. High. I love Sunflowers don't  you. I hope you had a nice happy mothers day.  I did our son came home with his girlfriend,  our daughter  called looking forward to seeing her soon. Love to each of you,  Diana  below are 2 photos of Norfolk Academy Art Show,  I sold one of my paintings,  Here are Bobbie, Beth, Danny and me. It was a fun time!

We Got Snow!

Sadie watching it snow!

My new roses painting. I froze the background.

HI ,well we got snow. Did you? Six inches here. John and I just finished shoveling the sidewalk and sweeping off the steps. That's all the exercise I'm doing today. Sadie, our dear lab has been so excited. She loves the cold weather. A perfect chance to eat bird seed and chase birds, stomp in the little blue pool of ice, so many delights for her today. I caught her looking out the window yesterday at the snow. It was so cute. These are my valentine roses which are quickly dying. I froze this background Hope you can see the ice crystals. Today the Eastern Shore is pretty much snow bound. So I hope everyone is warm and snug, and sending you my love , Diana

A Day I'll Never Forget.

My watercolor class yesterday at NBG.

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HI, I had 14 students yesterday for my Roses Watercolor Class at Norfolk Botanical Garden. It was so much fun. We did silhouettes of roses, many exercises of petals, bananas (my ladies will understand).. and finally painted our red roses or from photos of the garden's roses.. which is huge! Everyone did a great job and I enjoyed them so much.

I was tickled NBG was also having an Wildlife Class/Seminar too at the same time. Betty Ann came and got us and we enjoyed seeing a Red Tailed Hawk released!!!(One of us had tears in our eyes, most were snapping photos and holding our hearts.. It was amazing!

 Then  Elizabeth called me out into the hall and there was a live Barred Owl. You know how much I love owls and nature.  Some of us gathered around and I touched it. Oh how soft. The eyes when he( Beauregard) closed them were covered in  velvet...or so it appeared !!!  We got to see a live Red Tailed Hawk.. and I touched his breast.. so soft. Talons of immense strength.. I was in heaven.  If you would like to look up the organization--one of them. The one sharing with us was --Sacred Friends, Inc.  www.sacredfriend.org , Katherine was the dear lady who shared Beauregard with us.

I will definitely be painting him. It is always inspiring to go to Norfolk Botanical Garden. 

Pink Roses Finished.

Pink Roses coming along

Pink Roses finished. Clay, our son brought them to me.

HI Everyone, here is the finished painting. Looking at the roses in the vase they were all the same height so I got the idea to paint them all in a line. I drizzled Permanent Rose in drips down the paper with hints of green and drew each one. I love flowers so very much. I'm afraid these are drooping so now but the petals are still gorgeous. The Christmas tree is very dry but smells so good and I don't want to take it down yet. How about you??

It's rainy today. Clay, our son has gone home. Laura, our daughter didn't get here this year for Christmas.

Sadie is sitting on the back porch wondering why I'm not playing outside with her. It's cold and raining.. I'll put on some beans for supper and do the dishes and wonder what to paint next. Tell me what you are painting!

Love to each of you , Diana

HORRORS and Roses

My new Rose Watercolor... beginnings...



HORRORS...Sadie , my dog, was eating this under my art table... I managed to get these pieces out of her mouth.

 

Do you know what it is?? A Bic disposable razor. I gave her some Maalox tablets and looked in her mouth, and have been watching her.  She is ok. All razors are there. My heart was in my throat. What can she get into next... I think she's had too much Christmas...

Here is my new roses painting, I started today. Clay, our son, brought me pink roses. They are starting to droop so I've got to paint fast now.

 Hope you are continuing to have a great Christmas/ Holiday. love to you,Diana

Painting Roses in Watercolor

New photos!!! I got the camera sorta working. I'm not mechanically inclined. John's uncle, Uncle William used to wack anything that wasn't working correctly on the farm with a hammer. Sometimes that works. ha ha.. He was a dear man.  Here are the 2 roses' I've been painting the past couple of days. Very simple drawings onto a pink poured background, I really enjoyed painting them. Yes nothing else just the roses on the paper.

  What have you been painting??

 Sadie is enjoying a new bone.

Love to each of you,thanks for supporting me during this everyday of the month blogging., Diana

Happy Valentines Day!

Hi, I've been painting and have finished my Orchids watercolor just now. I may add one little brush stroke or two to the top of the left side larger white petal,just at the top to define it more. I can see it fine but once I put it here.. it is  hard to see it from the white of the background.

Heard from the Puppy! Sarah the mother dog is getting even larger. Kendra, her owner said her dear belly is only 4 inches from the floor. The earliest we can hear the puppies are born will be Feb. 22.. Can you believe it..!! We'll actually have a dear puppy soon! 

Wishing you a wonderful Valentines!! I've thought of course of my Daisy,my yellow lab, today. One day when she was a puppy, John was standing by the door holding her in his arms as I was leaving to go to the grocery store.  I kissed Daisy and walked out the door and realized.. "Oops" I forgot to kiss John, so back I go to kiss him. He declared it was always like that.. :)  ha ha..The dear man gave me roses!!! I was so tickled so I'm going to fix some nice coffee and go paint roses. I got him a steak to fix for supper.

love to you and Happy Valentines Day! Diana