August 7, 2013 – Roses from Paris in Fairfax

When Bo and I were on our morning walk we saw that our neighbor Adrienne who is a florist was tossing a bunch of roses because they weren’t fresh enough. I realized they were the same *exact* variety that I saw and then painted from a flower stall in Paris! Fun!

August 6, 2013 – Tuesday Group – Back from Tahoe to a large group of 9!

Robin has finished the blueberries and they are beautiful.

And Susie has finished the bowl full of color – after working on the shadows. Made a huge difference.

Paulette is closing in on the waterlily flower. Someone said this piece is muscular!

Paula’s mama and child giraffes are soft and sweet. She’s back to teaching 2nd grade and will join a Saturday group in the fall. So happy you painted with us this summer!

One of Libby’s abstracted florals – love how you do this!
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Libby’s iris. She tied the upper right to the lower right. Looks wonderful. A bit of Libby abstraction in with the representational part.

Win came back after a month away from the group with a lovely piece she did on Maui of protea.

Marilee’s sunflower nearly done. I think this is one of my favorites of yours.

Holly’s Hawaiian fish (the one with the loooonnnnng name!) is coming in. She’s painting it because its markings look like a watercolor. Doing a beautiful job.

August 4, 2013 – Chocolates are almost there!

Was tedious painting all the brown. The toppings on these truffles were a fun reward! Just a bit more pink on the raspberry truffles to go. Out on the deck of the house where we are staying in Tahoe. Listening to the birds and the wind in the pine and fir trees. Heaven.

July 28, 2013 – in Tahoe working on chocolates

Finished the cup of roses. I decided to call it “Summertime” – check it out in the gallery under roses.
Off on vacation in Tahoe and decided to pick up this piece I’d started last spring. Lots of brown! Mixing ultramarine blue and burnt sienna or fired gold ochre (Daniel Smith color) with some purple here and there. Manganese blue hue is the lighter blue highlights.

July 25, 2013 – Friday Group (meeting on a Thursday)

Pat joined us today! She finished the crocus piece she started in the fuzzy background class. Love the graphic quality of it. Spent the rest of the class working on a drawing of some biplanes. Fun!

Marilee joined the other group today! Finished the oil-painting inspired piece and starting one of sunflowers in a glass cube-vase.

Sondra’s lovely piece coming along.

Adrienne has started a new piece of another grandson. A giant’s fan in his wind-up. Adorable!

July 23, 2013 – Tuesday Group

Paulette’s starting on a waterlily piece. Quite large for her and off to a great start. Love the wash in the leaf at the top. So delicate.

Susie is almost done! Spectacular. She’s going to darken some of the shadows.

Paula is setting aside the bouquet to start a mama and child giraffe. Soft washes are lovely.

Libby’s iris painting is alive! That one petal is so full of color and movement!

Shannon’s rose – working on the background.

July 20, 2013 – Color Class

Sweet little color class of three painters. It was fun for me to dive back into this class in the middle of summer. Looking forward to teaching it again in the fall.

July 19, 2013 – Friday Group

Mickey’s rose with petals falling – is taking shape.

Sondra’s cabbages and roses – such beautiful washes around the veins of the cabbage. Lovely touch.

Susie’s wild and graphic painting of canna lilies. Taking off for a sojourn in France for a bit – Bon Voyage!

Adrienne’s adorable painting getting underway of her grandson Memo. Working on a series of all her grandkids. I love the angle of his hat and just one eye visible. Great pose!

Pam’s rose almost there. This is such a striking piece. Hope you are very happy with it and yourself!

Sorry for the blurry photos in this post. Not sure what went wrong…

July 19, 2013 – Starting to paint the leaves and flowers…

Spent a couple of days out in Bolinas with my dear Sister Mary and worked on this painting in the peace of the foggy mornings.

July 16 – Tuesday Group

Paula’s bouquet making progress. Getting some dimension and depth. A great first painting!
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Susie’s spectacular piece is down to one rose. Such gutsy work!

Marilee’s two pieces. The terrace in France just about done. Another one, taken from someone else’s oil painting. Looking so fresh and light.

Robin’s blueberries almost done. Getting the berries painted brings it to life!

An interesting perspective on Shannon’s rose in progress. I’m in love with the colors she’s using.