Inspired by Thomas Merton

"Wear your life like a peacock it's plume."   - Thomas Merton

Red, white and a little blue...

I'm always working on doing better portrait paintings - and the work continues...

You are my sunshine

Here's a fun little sketch I did at work this week and added watercolor when I got home...

Thinking about a dog

I did the underpainting with Derwent Graphitint pencils then painted it with Windsor and Newton transparent watercolors.  We've been contemplating a campanion for our Australian Cattle Dog and because we are now living in a motorhome I'm been thinking a lot about a smaller dog...that was the inspiration for this sketch and painting.  It's for sale on ebay to raise money for one of my favorite local animal rescue places - Old Dog Haven. 

Morning Ritual

This is my ode to my favorite morning ritual.  Every morning my friend and I go for a walk and when we come back my husband has lattes made for us - it always tastes good but especially on these frosty cold mornings...ahhhh.....

The Reading Hour

Working on adding some color to a sketch I did a few weeks ago...  with James Taylor's sweet voice singing in my headphones:)

luna dulce

 

A few weeks ago I finished reading Calla Lily Ponder - a wonderful book by Rebecca Wells.  It has a lot of beautiful imagery about the main character feeling her mother guiding her when she saw the moon in the night sky.  That beautiful writing has been in the back of my mind ever since and was the inspiration for my Sunday morning painting session today.

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"Cat Nap"

I was doing this as an underpainting but at least for now I think I'll leave it as it is. I'm really enjoying these monochromatic value studies.

8"X10"

Derwent Graphitint pencils

& Windsor & Newton watercolors

on Richeson cold press watercolor

paper

Friday night painting...

I painted this last night and will list it on ebay this morning.

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Dreadlocked

I drew a little doodle at my desk yesterday and decided to

use it as reference for a painting last night...

NFS