Red and Green Grapes

          My third piece with the grapes on my kitchen counter.    
I put the red and green on the same plate this time.

   

                                                  

                                      

                       

Here all three......but you can scroll down a bit to see the original posts

on the first two pieces.

How is your summer going so far?
Fun in the sun I hope!

                                                   

Green Grapes

Some green grapes in watercolor.......

On My Kitchen Counter 4

Cold and snowy winter days are hopefully over.
They kept me indoors setting up

fruit and veg still life possibilities for future paintings. 

Long winter days can drive one

bonkers and I sometimes resorted to playing with my food before preparing it.

With such colors,,, who could resist painting such beauties.

Too pretty to eat you say.  

That is the best part,,,eating the props.

I hope all of you are having a wonderful start to springtime.

Back to the drawing board.....

I am sharing this with Sweet Shot Tuesday

Watercolor Fun

Long time no see.

I have been having lots of fun painting lots of watercolors since last checking in here.

I thought it about time I do a post considering I forgot my password and had to

look it up.

This piece was inspired by a foto from a very talented watercolorist, Anita Ulrich.

Considering the fact that a Eucalyptus tree has hundreds of leaves... I used that

foto as my inspiration to paint random negative leaves a layer at a time...

All I need to do is take the tape off, sign it and get it in a frame.

What have you been up to lately?  Hope all is well.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

Calla Lilies

 I love Calla Lilies.

They are one of my favorite flowers.

 A quick gift. 

 I printed out copies of one of my watercolors that I did sometime ago.

I mounted them on cardstock and added assorted lace, ribbons and paper.  Presto, a little gift.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

My Peony Garden

 June was a month full of Peonies along my fence.

A glimpse of one out of my sketchbook.

 This year they lasted well into July.

They started out as a vibrant pink.

 Everyday was a party of pinkness.

 As the weeks went on the color started to mellow out.

 Then we had a terrible storm and over half of them landed on the ground.

 They were all hit hard and drooping.

 A lot that were still on the stalk looked like this.

The few with petals began to take on an abstract form.

 By the beginning of July,,,the last petals.

 As of yesterday......

 Reminds me of a jester´s hat.....

 Looks like a moose head....

The new and the old.  

What a difference a month and a half makes.

I am sharing this with
Paint Party Friday, Weekend Flowers Fridays, Sweet Shot Tuesday, Floral Friday Foto
and Outdoor Wednesday.

Roses

I had some time to make some bookmarks. 

Roses are one of my favorite flowers.

 A Pink, Green and Gray color combination.

I used Art Journey stamps with watercolor and finished them off with pen and ink.

A few more detail shots.

If you would like one of these rose bookmarks,,,,leave me a comment

and  my assistant will pick a name next week and send one to you.

I am sharing this with the Art Journey Design Team.

Small Joy

A quick little card....

I am sharing this over at Stempeloase. This is a brand new quote stamp

from Hero Arts.

Wishing you a good weekend!

Pantone Color of the Year for 2013

Emeral Green is Pantone´s Color of the Year for 2013. 

Every year Pantone announces the trend color.

Emerald Green is Lively. Radiant. Lush...a color of 

elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of 

well-being, balance and harmony. 

Metropolitan Jewel-box, Emerald

by Amori 

Farm Garden by Klimt 1912

Vogue by Edwardo Garcia Benito 1931 

Green Cat by Andy Warhol 1956

Elle Decor Magazine 2011

What do you think of Pantone´s choice this year?  I like this color

so much that I am considering using it as my blog color...how about you?

Above pictured artwork can be purchased as prints from art.com.

Last year´s color was Tangerine Tango.

You know this is going to make all the inhabitants of the Emerald Isle very

happy don´t you.

Pear Tree

I spied the bah humbug kitty kat hanging out in the pear tree today.

He is not fooling me though.  He is sitting in a bed of partridge feathers 

and even has the evidence hanging out of his mouth!

Sure,,,,,what partridge?

This is an ATC size ornament for my tree this year.

Is your tree decorated yet?

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday and  Stampotique Designers.

Out My Patio Door V

Autumn

click on foto

Autumn out my patio door.

We are having unseasonably sunny November weather lately.

Hope you are all having a nice Sunday in your part of the world.

I am sharing this with Tina´s Picture Story ,,,a piece of heaven.

Arizona III

Arizona III

Another cactus.  I love the desert.

Watercolor and Gouache.

You can see the first two cacti here.

Have a sunny weekend!

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

Out My Patio Door IV

A nice sunny day today out my patio door.

Wishing you all a nice Sunday afternoon.

I am sharing this with Sunday Best , Green Day and Shoot Edit Submit.

Paper Fun Projects

Time to show some of the projects made by my blogging friends using

my Paper Fun  freebie papers. 

 Foto and card made by Godelieve.

Fotos and card made by Anneke. 

Another one of my freebie papers. 

 Foto and card by Femmy.

Foto and card by Anneke.

If you missed printing out the papers for yourself...go get them now.

Make something and I will feature it here on my blog.
Stay tuned for more projects tomorrow too.
Thanks so much Godelieve, Anneke and Femmy for your stunning work!

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Even More Paper Fun

Today we have the Green Series 

Click on Splash 

Print them out,,,stamp on them, draw on them,

add your own twist to fit any theme.

Click on Anneke´s Geometrics

Tear them up, mix and match them with the 

papers from yesterday or use them alone as background paper. 

Too bright you say,,,tone them down with a thin coat of gesso.

Click on Whispy

I would gladly feature your project using these papers.

Don´t miss it,,,coming soon.....some projects created from

past paper freebies.

You might also like these papers for your stash.

For your reading enjoyment today....go on over to Sara Naumann´s Blog.

She interviewed me.

I am sharing this post with Paint Party Friday.