Josie

This is Josie, a very natural five-year-old, I met recently. Josie allowed me to take several photos to use for a watercolor portrait.  I placed her near a window to allow the sunlight to fall on her hair.  I am pleased with the effect.

"Mist Along the Trail"

"Mist Along the Trail" 

This is a watercolor painting of a scene in North Carolina.  The source was a composite of a photo from my camera and a photo from my son's Android phone.  We were on a hike to Max Patch, a bald mountain, on top of which we hoped to see wild flowers.  However, we were a week late.  The weather was overcast and a light rain was falling. 

We trudged along the slippery trail, enjoying the glistening trees and foliage, stopping often for photos.  Even though it wasn't the hike we had in mind, we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

The painting image measures 28" X 20".  Framed it is 36" X 28".

Full Bloom

On a visit to California I saw this arrangement of tulips.  I took the bouquet outside on the deck in the sunshine to take photos.  When I returned home to Tennessee, I cropped and printed one of the images. Then I enlarged the 8"x10" image to a 20"x28" size.  When my large pencil drawing pleased me, I transferred it to a full sheet of watercolor paper and began painting.  It was a slow process.  There were many challenges.