Candy Corn Watercolor

Well I'm ready. I am packed up .. I framed 7 watercolors.. the candy corn is only 1 and 1/2 inches by 1 and 1/2 inches.The little screech owl I did a little more painting on but finished. Wish Me luck.Tomorrow is Harvest Festival. All you can eat seafood and eastern shore cooking.I have to be there and unpacked by 10am. It's almost to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel,the very end of the Eastern Shore. A large art tent of juried artists,I know most of them so we'll have fun! Talk to you Soon.Diana

New Screech Owl and Acorns

I've been painting all day. Working on the acorns and little screech owl.J. will be home soon for supper. talk to you soon, Diana
Daisy's on the front steps waiting for him to get her yummy.
I had to come back and widen the face of the little owl. It was too skinny. I saw this owl here in my backyard.

Tweeking

Well I had the mushroom painting propped up so I could see it and it occurred to me I should give it more contrast and more plain space .. so I put in the thalo blue and a dash of sepia wash behind the tallest mushroom. Also I glazed a few of the mystery mushrooms throughout the painting,the suggested but not quite there mushrooms. Tell me what you think. I hope I didn't go too far.

There is a show Wed. and Friday of this week.actually two shows. So I decided to try to finish my painting today so I can frame tomorrow. It never works that way. I've started two little tiny paintings one of acorns-- you know me I've been gathering them for weeks.. put them in my pocket as I'm walking. The other painting is candy corn. I bought 2 tiny frames last week and thought how adorable..but more work!! The owl painting I've also got to finish.

So... I'll go fetch a cup of tea,it's cool here. We actually have the space heater on and Daisy is curled up in front of it next to me painting. take care, Diana

Wild Mushroom Melody!

I finished my wild mushroom painting today. I added persimmons and acorns from my backyard. I have also started a small painting of a screech owl. We have had them visit the backyard. They are adorable!! Trying to get ready for the next show. Harvest Festival on Wed. Oct.5.. more info in the upper right hand corner of the blog! hope you can come. Have a great weekend. Talk soon,Diana

Farewell Breakfast

This morning at the early hour of 9,we met for breakfast to say goodbye to Susan,our dear friend. She is moving--to Maryland to be closer to her son,daughter in law and Brand New Grandson!! He is beautiful. We got to see photos of him and had a nice breakfast. Then I insisted we paint(I have taught each of them) so we all did,what we ate or our coffee--I took my palette and brushes and small paper for each of us.We then gave them to Susan to remember this day! So here are Monelle in turquoise, Marty in white and Susan with the flowered blouse on. I am in pink. All dear friends. We will miss you Susan!! Monelle was a sweetheart and sent Daisy a piece of Canadian bacon. She loved it!talk to you soon, Have a wonderful weekend! Diana

ps I had cheesecake, since I'm on a diet.

Poisonous Wild Mushrooms

This morning I went for a bike ride. I knew with all the rain mushrooms would be springing up everywhere. I took my plastic bag to bring some home, to paint of course. I found these amazing yellow ones with red on top-- I just looked them up they may be amanita muscaria which are poisonous and hallucinogenic
.Oh boy.. I've been handling them and rearranging them.. ah.. well I just put them in the painting and have buried them in the backyard. Wait a minute --did I just plant them. oh my.. ha ha.. Well this painting should have a story if I don't keel over in the middle of it. Just kidding. I guess I'd better look up the rest of the mushrooms. Be careful out there!! talk to you soon,Diana

YIPPEE!

YIPPEE! I won Best in Show 2d at the Mason Avenue Art Walk, Cape Charles Tomato Festival,today!!!! I got the news about an hour ago. I went to the show this am,it started to sprinkle rain.. but stopped. Later it started in pretty good and water was puddling on the tent top as well as across the road where we were. I had to leave early because of all the rain ( I had asked earlier and Joan said of course) and you know dealing with watercolor paintings- you can't get them wet! So J. came down and helped me pack up and we got home and wiped all the paintings down and put them in clean towels and wrappings for the next show.

AND Joan called,she is coordinator and organizer of the show, to tell me I WON!! I'm so excited. (yes I've won awards before but it means so very much to me..) The judges were professors and dean of Old Dominion University in Norfolk,Va. I'm very honored and happy. thank you thank you. I'm going to go rest and smile the rest of the evening. Happy weekend,Diana

Armando Suarez won 3d Best in Show! He makes amazing Horse shoe Nail Jewelry!! Congratulations Armando!