Let's Hope--

HI! I think it's finished. I added some metallic gold watercolor to  the left top "blossoms"of color and then a little around the full bloom. I want to keep it simple to show off the stargazer.(I'll take the blue tape off before I frame it! ha ha)

Well - I'm almost afraid to say but here goes. I called about another yellow Labrador Puppy today. I'd been in the Western Auto Store in Exmore over 2 months ago... and Jason, the young man who owns the store had his Chocolate Lab walking around the store.. You know me. I was rubbing the dog's ears, and talking to him while Jason finished up with his first customer..Then I got talking about my Daisy(trying not to cry) and he said he'd bred his dog for the first time recently. I called him. So the young(Chocolate) mama lab is pregnant,his is the father and he's going to hold a yellow one for me when  it's born around Aug. 1st. or so.  He knows from xrays there are 6 puppies at least she is carrying. So Let's Hope again.. dare I.. it hurt so much before.. but I will hope... and let you know

The Blue tape is 3M Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape. I just got it the other day--it doesn't want to stay in place well,but it does peel off easily.. not my favorite, but nice color!

Let me know what you think about the lily painting. talk to you soon,Diana

More Stargazer Lily

hi! I've worked on my new stargazer lily painting today. Here's some photos I took of the actual flower in the flower patch and Rudy asleep under the butterflies.. silly kitty she likes the hot weather.. but I think 98 degrees is a little too hot for me. Keep painting.. talk to you soon, Diana

Lily painting and we are expecting!

HI, I've had a class, gone to the grocery store and am back painting this lily. It's gorgeous. I want to put the bud and the partially open flower in the painting too. . The weather here is 97 degrees, so humid,hazy and hot. I'm inside at the art table. The squirrel had another peanut butter sandwich. He was looking at me this am as I walked out into the backyard.Wonder what the squirrel will think of our news..

   We are expecting.. a puppy. A family in Exmore,Va.(7 miles away) breed Labrador Retrievers. Her female is going to have puppies any day now. We have reserved a Yellow Lab. It will never be my Daisy- and I don't want it to--it needs to be itself.. I miss her so very much-- as you know but it will be good to have little paws clumping through the house. I'll let you know when it all happens and take photos when we go to pick it out. Take care and let me know what you think of the lily. talk to you soon, Diana

Stargazer Lilies

HI, Well today was beautiful. The weather was perfect and after I ran some errands I took my painting outside,set up a table, pulled up my porch rocker and painted. Daisy and Dusty joined me and laided at my feet. I finished my stargazer lily, now I hope to frame it tomorrow for the Garden Art Show on Sunday. It was a lovely day. Hope you have a great weekend. Talk soon,Diana