Class at Norfolk Botanical Gardens and Sadie

HI, Saturday I taught my Daffodils and Tulips Watercolor Workshop at Norfolk Botanical Garden. Oh my it was gorgeous over there. Yellow tulips everywhere, pansies, warm, soft breeze and azaleas and dogwood trees blooming. This first photo is just the walk to the door to the classroom.. gorgeous! We painted Daffodils and Tulips although mostly yellow tulips. Everyone did well and I hope will  frame what they painted.. I'm so proud of you!!  Here's a photo of two of the ladies in the class.

  A Photo of Sadie...Well you know I had to include Sadie. She stayed with John, they played hard, she napped and he got his work done and played hard some more. Here she's getting ready to go to the vet. She got a wonderful report.

I painted yesterday with her sleeping on my feet..:). talk to you soon, love,Diana

Sadie's Day and Watercolor Class

Hi, Sadie's had company most of the day. Dana came over, Beth, Monelle and Debra, she got a basket of toys and yummies and more toys, kisses and loves and played with so now she is sleeping under my art table. I'm zonked too but I'm packing up for tomorrows class.We'll be painting tulips and daffodils.. and pouring watercolor. John will take care of her while I go. I'll miss her.  Have a great weekend. Love, Diana

Sadie Comes Home.. such Joy!

Here we are at Kendra's with all the puppies. That is me in the first photo.. Kendra in the second and Sadie home chewing on her new toy. She is so adorable. We giggled as we ate dinner.. She was walking around with her rope toy.. so proud so cute. Talk to you later. love, Diana . ... what a blessing to have her.

 ps Rudy may take awhile to adjust.. :)

Puppy Clouds and Shy Moo

"Shy Moo" original watercolor 8x10 framed $99

Here's the "Shy Moo",checkered cow watercolor. I finished it this morning. It's busy but I really like it. I've always liked cows, their shapes and the warmth of their characters. I have no idea what to paint now. The weather was so warm, 72 degrees and sunny today I had thought to paint outside but didn't get to it. Tomorrow. I'll be outside painting tomorrow.. and Kendra just called. We can pick up Sadie earlier on Thursday. She said today they had all been outside.. everywhere she went she had a little white puppy cloud following her in the yard.. How adorable.. These crocus I planted by Daisy's grave, they are lovely. talk to you soon,Love,Diana

Her name is... and a checkered cow watercolor..

HI! I started drawing this little watercolor this week and just now started painting..,I think I'll call it "Shy Moo." Here is another puppy photo if you are like me I can't seem to look at her enough. We've decided on the name.. here it comes... SADIE.. what do you think??  love to you,Diana

Loose People in Watercolor and Wild Kingdom in the Backyard

Just a quick note. I've been trying loose exercises from Jean Haines first book today. These are on scrap paper. Loose people. It's fun. I admire her work so very much. When you do their exercises it seems to click for me, I can understand what they are doing better--The man with the watering pot is from a magazine. Always fun to try new things in painting

. Here is a photo from my backyard just now. The fox came and the stray mother cat came both friendly to each other. It's like Wild Kingdom out there.

  Puppy News. We go get her on next Thursday ,April 11th. I can't wait!! Tell me what you've been doing or who has visited lately, love, Diana

Painting in the Sunshine with Rudy!

Oh, it's such a sunny day, Rudy,our kitty and I went out on the front porch and we sat and painted for awhile. Remember where Daisy and I painted. Rudy decided to lay on the edge of the painting,silly kitty. Now she is nestled on the trunk in the den where she sleeps 90% of the time. I wonder how she'll feel when she gets a puppy nose up there with her.  :) Less than 2 weeks we'll have our puppy.  Here is the painting I'm working on. I was adding the blue glass lid and the jonquil in the foreground. Unfortunately the flowers have died-shriveled up-- not quite slimey but getting there.. so I've had to improvise. The last photo is of our visitor---yes 2 fox comes to our backyard most nights. Beautiful animals but they must leave before the puppy gets home. He was not fearful of me getting closer and closer to take this photo. I hope you had a warm sunny day today too. What have you done this April 1st..? love, Diana