November 2012 – Cindy’s Garden – working on her profile

Something was bugging me – it didn’t look like her. I confirmed this with Dave, her husband. Though she was out of focus in the background, it needed to look like her still. This is the before and after (on the left) of an evening of working on it, bit by bit. Who says you can’t re-do watercolor?

November 2012 – Cindy’s Garden – two roses to go!

November 2012 – Cindy’s Garden – some of the roses are done

Getting there – a week from deadline!

November 2012 – Cindy’s Garden – lavender detail

November 2012 – Cindy’s Garden – working on the lavender

Lot’s and lots of detail in the lavender – whoa!

November 2012 – Cindy’s Garden – a commission underway

Had to set the peonies in the vase aside to get this one done by the end of November.
Here’s the background all done – starting in on all the lavender.

October 2012 – Peonies in vase – working on the background

The reflections of the vase in the window are too obvious – lots more to do on the garden outside as well.

Peonies in a vase – a new one started yesterday

It’s really hard to see the pencil drawing in the camera if taken of the whole thing. It’s a large one (41×29). Peonies on the window sill at my folks house – the house where I grew up.
Love the light – of course!

Time for a new palette

Spent the better part of yesterday’s painting group deciding on colors for a new palette. It’s been time for one, the old one has served me so well, to make over 50 paintings. But it’s falling apart. Fresh new pigments! Both afraid to start messing it up and can’t wait to dive in!

August 28 – Lemons – just the flowers to go