Class photos and Demo of Heron

Bette, Elizabeth,Veronica and Marion at NBG Class yesterday!

Watercolor in Progress. This is the Demo I started yesterday.

HI!! Elizabeth sent me the photo above. Thank you!! Here is my class from yesterday, Bette, Elizabeth,Veronica and Marion.I enjoyed it so much. They did great!! Here's the demonstration I started and I've worked on it some this afternoon too. I've still got more to do.. There is a flower in the corner too. I'll see I may just opt for grasses.  I finally got the camera going.. It needed batteries..  The weather here is gorgeous. I wish you could see the Hickory in our front yard. The leaves on it are Cad Yellow Light and Cad Yellow Dark. The sun is shining thru them with the burnt sienna pine needles and the purplish sky it's gorgeous. Talk to you tomorrow. love,Diana

NBG Class was today

HI, I had class today and it went well. But my camera wouldn't work so I didn't get a photo however, Elizabeth and Veronica are sending me one. So that is great. We studied Great Blue Herons with Marsh Rose Mallow. Everyone did a wonderful job!! I enjoyed it so much and I think they did too.Talk to you Tomorrow. love,Diana

What are your requirements for a Great Painting??

HI! Last November I did the BLogmo. Just now I saw Catherine is doing it again  which reminded me ,so I'm going to try. Each Day blog for a month. I haven't signed up I will.. I've been busy all day preparing for my class tomorrow. Yesterday, I painted this pine as I sat in the backyard. It was quick but I like the looseness of it and the list is what I was thinking about.. what are your requirements for a great painting. Just jot down what comes to mind.. these are mine.. and I painted the stack of erasers on my art table at the bottom of it.. ha ha.. Dear Sadie has been bad today.. she has tried to eat everything. I think she knows I won't be here tomorrow.. she'll be with John.. who doesn't cater to her like I do. She is chewing on Clay--our son's tennis shoe.. I got it away from her before she tore it .. Going to rest up now for tomorrow. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.Love,Diana

Sadie,Our Lab Puppy and a Pumpkin

Sadie ,our lab puppy and a pumpkin

After her attempt to bury the pumpkin, Sadie is exhausted..

Yesterday in the front yard with Sadie.. What a dog! love,Diana

Guess What! I Won!!

I won!  3rd prize in watercolor for Autumn.. the owl. I was surprized and so happy. Here Sadie is congratulating me as I got in the front door at home. It was a long day. First art show in Franktown. I sold 2 small and one large painting. Made some wonderful contacts,sometimes it's the smaller shows that work best.. John was a big help packing and unpacking my racks, paintings... and then to Cape Charles for the ESAL show.  I'm beat today but resting up. love to each of you, Diana

ESAL Member Show Paintings

Here they are! I finished the owl last night at 9pm.( the framing too)  I've got to start earlier and make up my mind on subject matter very early! I'm so glad to have them finished. Today I have to go to Cape Charles and deliver them. I'm delivering Monelle's work and Gertraud too. Then to the grocery store.

As you can see I changed owls and leaves, totally started over. It's a barn owl in an old barn window with a vine and a floating leaf. The vine is from the lines of the pour inspired from my backyard's trumpet vine. I heard the Great Horned Owl in the backyard last night, the night before Sadie met a Screech Owl back there. She ran to the house. ha, ha.. Talk to you soon, Love,Diana

Hurry up and Paint...

HI, I'm rushing. I finally decided what to paint. Remember earlier this summer I actually held a Screech owl.. So I thought one of those and the leaves have been so gorgeous so I added those, and here it is the  beginning of the watercolor. A pour first in autumn colors, then the drawing of Maple Leaves and the little owl. Now to paint.Good grief I'm running out of time.. This is my 2nd entry to the ESAL show,which is this coming Saturday. Delivery is Thursday. Yes I have to frame them too.

 As you can see the Help(Sadie, our dear lab puppy) is not cooperating. I put the flea medication on her back and she squeezed under the couch. She had earlier in her puppydom torn the underlining...The tail really makes me laugh hanging out like that.. I've got to go get back to the painting. I'll start on the head of the owl. Worse comes to worse, I can stay up one night to finish the painting..

 love to each of you,Diana

 Please tell me what you think..at this stage I feel like tossing everything.. thanks!!!