Day 90 Flower Fields III

Flower Fields III (watercolor, 5 x 7") is the third painting in a triptych from Day 77. The three go together in a mat with three openings. I have painted this triptych in classes with students and have sold it before, too.

Days completed: 65

Days missed: 25

Days to go: 275

Day 21 White Flower Triptych

Tomorrow, I am teaching a private art class, composed of mostly beginning students, that I donated to a charity auction. These images (watercolor, 11 x 7.5" and 7.5 x 11") are my sample paintings. The three white round flowers are formed by the resist of pieces of ripped paper towels. For the other two, the salt blossoms on the page; and, then, the branches are added.

Days completed: 21

Days to go: 344

Day 3 Abstract Triptych

Day 3

Abstract Triptych, vegetable dyes with Elmer's glue and glycerine on Yupo paper, each piece 7.5 " x 11"

Because I will be driving over the Sierra's today to Yerington, NV to go to my Uncle Eugo's (my dad's eldest brother, 97 yrs old) funeral tomorrow, I wanted to paint something simple and quick so that I could get on the road. Beverly Kay, my dear friend from Evelyn's Santa Cruz Memorial workshop, taught me this technique. The dyes do the darndest things when I'm not looking. These images were taken while they were still drying, so the paintings may be quite different when they are completely dry.

For inspiration, I was looking out the north window at the blue sky, eucalyptus, and blackberry bushes in the open space behind our house.

Days completed: 3

Days to go: 362