Apr30Art

We went to our friend Bob Becker's memorial service this morning, Congressman Scott attended as well as a large group of Bob's friends and his family we will all miss him very much.
I haven't messed up the date on a page in a very long time... I was distracted with the day's events I suppose.

Apr29Art

My impatiens are looking happy in their new home now, new blooms.  I've got a good mix of dark and light pinks and purples.  If the sun is out tomorrow I'll try to take a photo of them. 
I was working from home today, so I got to watch the wedding (only thing on every channel this morning)... I hope they enjoy many years of happy togetherness.

Apr28Art

Just heard on the news that the death toll for the storm is now over 200 souls... by the time it got to us it was barely enough to wet the ground good. What a disaster for the people of Alabama.

Apr27Art

Art class/workshop started again tonight, we added a new painter to the group. One of our members went to a week long Springmaid Watermedia clinic with Don Andrews... she told us all about her week and how much fun she had... but how discouraged she was by her paintings at the workshop so that when she came home she did not touch a brush for over a month. Our instructor said that was not an unusual reaction to an intensive workshop like that especially when the artist has a completely different style from your own. I've been eying those week long art class/get aways on the beach... but couldn't afford to go... after hearing about it, I think I'd still like to go some day... I think Pat Weaver teaches there and she might be fun to study under.

Palmettos on the Beach

I really messed up the sky on this one, so I cropped it out..  It looks better without the sky.  This is on 11x14 300lbs Fabriano paper. 

Apr25Art

I really love birds, I could watch them for hours... as happens to me a lot, no camera, no sketchbook at hand... so I just watched and tried to remember.

Apr25Art

A little storm blew in from the ocean this evening, wasn't predicted at all, as luck would have it not one drop fell on my new flowers, so when I got home I had to water them. My Lantana has already started to flower and I've got at least one day lily ready to bloom. I LOVE Spring.

Stinky Piggy

Another exercise in loose painting... this one is a real stinker... Colors... Opera pink, Quin Magenta, transparent Brown Oxide, Ultramarine Violet, Raw Sienna and Cobalt Teal... on and Indigo for the eye.

Apr24Art

Happy Easter....
I got the flowers planted around my dogwood tree, still have some that need to go in the planter boxes on the porch. I hope to get a little painting done this evening... haven't gotten to paint as much as I'd hoped to this weekend.

Apr23Art

Got some of my flowers planted this morning, before my back said... 'NO MORE'... I'm going to need more 'Moo Do'... didn't guess correctly on the amount I needed. It was such a lovely sunny day... I just did some sunny yellow and orange circles.

Apr22Art

It rained on and off all day long today.... the flats of flowers are sitting in the yard waiting to be planted... hopefully it'll hold off tomorrow morning and I can spread that new composted manure in the flower beds then I can get them all in the ground...

Apr21Art

In spite of bad weather a crowd of over 500 showed up for the Charleston Tea Party 'It's not just about taxes' rally tonight.  We had some inspiring speakers included our Congressman Tim Scott, who is always a crowd pleaser in Charleston. 

Apr20Art

Attended Congressman Tim Scott's townhall meeting tonight.  Actually had my question drawn from the bowl to ask in person.... first time that's ever happened to me.  After the meeting, we went out for coffee and conversation with friends...  a good day all in all.

Apr19Art

Next exercise on my painting forum getting loose is to paint a pig... I spent so much time doing this page, organizing my desk... basically putting off that first paint on paper moment that it is now almost 9pm and time to get ready for bed and no paint is on the paper except his eye LOL.