Loose Lily, Better or Worse?

I tried to loosen it up some. As you know usually it's more exact. Tell me -- better or worse.. love,Diana

Does One Petal Count?

HI! Does one petal count? I picked this day lily in my front yard. It's my favorite. The colors are so vibrant.I wet the petal then used Cadmium yellow dark, Cad.Red,Thindigio Violet, and a touch of Cad.Orange.I used my pencil to draw the veins while it was wet,this works wonderfully for little veins.  I've painted just one petal and it's closing up. I do have another bud on it... if someone doesn't eat it.

 Sadie,our puppy, picked/ok,broke- another day lily today and it had 5 buds on it. I cringed and brought it inside hoping something will bloom in here. Sadie is also pestering dear Rudy, our 19  year old cat.. Every once and awhile I'll see a paw come out of the box.. she did get a toy dropped on her.. There's a lot of hissing going on.
Love to you,Diana

Thunder and Little Watercolors

Hi, We are having a thunderstorm now. The sky has been filled with gorgeous clouds. I was out in my front yard with Sadie just a few minutes ago(before the storm),she digging a hole, me looking at the sky. I feel like I've wanted to paint so much lately and it's been so hard to get the time,here are 2 little paintings. The orchids I tried to do a looser watercolor,this is from the wash the other day. The garlic I did while talking to my son on the phone. I just had the garlic laying on my art table. Poor Sadie,my puppy, is laying on top of my feet. She's afraid of the thunder... oooh, no, she has John's good socks with her. Oh my.

 Tell me what you think.
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Love to you,Diana
 yes we need the rain,I'm so glad we are getting it!

A Little Slow

hi! I'm sorry I haven't posted much lately.. my back is getting better. Here is a dear turtle visitor to our yard,Sadie got an ear from John today, she is afraid I'll take it. Here too are 2 washes one I did this morning --the top one just playing with the colors and the other I poured a few weeks ago. Both different but I like both. I received Jean Haines latest book for my birthday and have enjoyed that so much. Definitely get it if you can, so much in there, I want to do all the exercises!!! Talk to you soon and I'll get painting more. Life is a whirlwind sometimes,isn't it!? love to you,Diana

Back Trouble

Hi! Well, I knew I shouldn't lift Sadie into my lap with her being 34 lbs.. and I did anyway. How could I resist. Well, I 've got sciatica pain running down my good leg now,with back and side pain.. I had class the day after I did this at ESO in Belle Haven. Dawn, the director was so sweet. She arranged for us to have class on the bottom floor so I wouldn't have to climb the steps. I could not have done that. Anyway we had a nice class on beautiful summer flowers.We did exercises on washes and textures, painted shadow of the flower with water and the flowed in the paint, then did our vase of flowers. Everyone helped me and I parked right by the door. Braking as I was driving  was a doozy but I managed.

Today it's a bit better. I'm planning on it being better each day!!! ha.. ha.. I've tried to get my 2 little paintings framed, still have to work on it tomorrow. Sadie,our puppy, was very patient. She had her dear head on her bunny.  :) No I'm not picking her up. She doesn't sleep all the time believe me, she has been trying to eat wild mushrooms today in the backyard.. I'm trying to pick them and bending gingerly quickly to get them up before she does.. I'm sure this is silly to see.. as she rushes to pounce and eat them..

  I found a calla lily blooming in the garden tonight I've got to paint it. Love the shape and the simple elegance of the flower. Talk to you soon! have a wonderful weekend. Tell me how you are and what you are doing! love,Diana

Iris and Class in the Morning!

HI, Here's the finished iris. I'm going to check it over and hope to frame both of the little paintings tomorrow afternoon. I've got a class at ESO in Belle Haven in the morning.We are going to paint summer flowers. So far I have hydrangeas,purple and blue lace cap, orange day lilies, and hot pink bee balm. I'm picking them from my yard/garden. I'm see what Mama has in her garden that I can borrow.  :) Talk to you soon.. Love,Diana-- sure Sadie ate the inch worm.. she will eat anything!!  Here she is sitting in my lap at the art table,all 34 pounds of her..

Iris and Inch Worm

HI! This is a quick one. John works out in here and he is in a hurry to. Here is an Iris I'm working on and Sadie with an inchworm. Talk soon. Love,Diana