Street Artist in Italy

 I met this street artist in 2021 Italy.  Her paintings are so wonderful.  We still had to wear masks and she pulled hers down to smoke.  This is painted with watercolor and is 11"x15"

Summer Delight

This time of the year the cactus start blooming.  They are beautiful and a 'delight' to get to see them.

I did this in watercolor but was not happy with it so I repainted it using gouache.  it sold 2 days after I finished it. It will be 22x28 in a frame.

This is 8x8 on aqua board, using gouache and it also sold.

June 19-20 Online workshop

 I am jumping out and doing a two day workshop on my own. I have taught with other art societies, and with Cheap Joe's Art Stuff but thought I would try some on my own. 

This is a fun technique I like to do. You paint an underpainting of flowers or design first then paint the rest. 

1998

 This is an old photo from 1998.  I didn't have a clue there was one of my painting.. a friend found it in her  box of photos.

I was painting for a group of girls at church. What fun to see this...boy have I changed since then!

TEXAS WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 74th Annual show

 'Lunch Time' was accepted in the TWS show to be held in San Antonio jump 10-August 11. The juror was Iain Stewart. 

This is a painting from a photo I took while in Italy. The dog sat so quietly wanting a bite.  I don't know if he ever got one or not.  This is a great memory from out trip in 2021. 

 

Judge Melba Crutcher

A friend called and asked if I would do his wife's portrait.  He sent a lot of newspaper clippings and photos.  It is 18x18 on stretched canvas. I used torn up magazine pages as well as copied with printer paper the newspaper clippings. 

She is a dear friend so it was a little harder to do than if she had been a stranger.

She is retired now from being Justice of the peace for Yoakum County, Plains TX. We have so many fun memories from getting a chicken leg at KFC  to eat on the way home to getting tickled at a funeral and couldn't stop laughing.  We quilted together for years also. Always laughter. I am so blessed she is my friend! 

Show opportunities

 I entered the Lubbock Arts Festival this year and 'Farm Life' was accepted.  Also, I was juried into the Southern Watercolor Society with ' Pop Goes the Weasel'  in Panama Florida, opening in June.I have also been trying to do 30 day portraits but am behind because I had to stop and do a commission.

Day 1-6 portraits