Paintings 121 & 122 Spider Mums

These two watercolor paintings, 5 x 7", of spider mums are sample paintings for my CUMC class. The technique is called wax resist. On our trip to Yosemite, I saw a print of a floral watercolor painting with wax resist. Evelyn used to do wax resist every once in a while. It's such a fun, I feel I am back in elementary school.

Painting 120 McNee Ranch

McNee Ranch, oil on canvas board, 12 x 16", is from a photo that Kim took of the open space that was just given over to Golden Gate National Recreation Area. This area has been a favorite spot for locals to walk their dogs off leash for decades and reaches from Pacifica to the hill behind our house. In the first of February, a dog walker was told by a GGNRA park ranger to leash his dog, which he did, but the incident blew up, and the ranger tasered him. It was big news around here.