Little Path wc

I just finished this little one. Another watercolor, that is only 6x8, matted to 8x10. I did a lot of dry brush scrubbing for a textured look starting out then washes to build up the different colors, darkening as I go. It was fun and fast. About one hour or just a little more.

Missouri Stream 5x7 wc

This is my third "intended greeting card" which I decided to matt. This is just a scene we view so much in Missouri. It was a very quick little watercolor, about an hour probably. I can't seem to get interested in doing big paintings lately. Just this quick little stuff where there is not much work or thinking. Just fun stuff!! Again, this is a 5x7, matted to an 8x10.

Sunrise over Pointview wc

This is another "intended greeting card" but decided to matt it. The tree tops kind of "bled" into the sky but sort of like the "happy little accidents " that one gets with watercolor sometimes. I thought the bright sun behind the treetops might be glowing with red. I paint this scene so much as it is the view from my little cabin on the lake and it changes each day. This is 5x7, matted to 8x10.

Sunrise over Little Island wc

I posted one like this the other day that I did in the Golden Open Acrylics. I liked it so I tried it in watercolor. This started out being a greeting card but decided to matt it. I did about 10 little paintings intended for greeting cards, but then I matted three of them, which I usually do for the best ones. I still think I like the Open acrylic one the best. The image is just 5x7, matted to 8x10.

Wildflowers with Queen Anne's Lace

This is a very small watercolor that I did some time ago. I was going through some of my boxes of matted watercolors and didn' t think I had blogged this so decided to do just that. I did it some time ago, but sort of liked the effect I got and decided to just keep it. It is probably just about 5x7.

Big Cedar Early in the A.M.

I previously painted this in oil, an 8x10 but this is just another small Golden acrylic, 5x7. It was so lovely last fall as we left the little cabins and headed to where the painters were painting. I am looking forward to going again in October. I will get to see a lot of my good painter friends.

Sunrise Over Pointview #2

Just another little quick 5x7 Golden Acrylic that I tried to do and get my colors softer than the last one and still get the glow in the sky. It is matted the same as the other one. I think I accomplished what I wanted to do. One of these days I will use these little studies and try to paint something sizeable. I haven't done much of that for quite awhile.

Sunrise Over Pointview #1

Just another 5x7 Golden Acrylic on the watercolor paper. This one is looking the other direction from the cabin. There is a beautiful, different sky each morning to enjoy. This is also matted with an off white matt with a dark blue liner.

Sunrise Toward Little Island #2

This is more of a close-up of the same scene as the last one. I also is a 5x7 and is the Golden Acrylics on the 300# watercolor paper. Again, it is matted with off white with a dark blue liner.

Sunrise Toward LIttle Island

I have painted a few little Golden Acrylics on 300 lb. watercolor paper. It is a totally different texture and was so much fun. This is a 5x7 and matted with a off white matt, with a dark blue liner. The sky was so beautiful. I can't seem to go to the lake without photographing the skies each morning. Such fun!