I know, it’s been a million years since my last post. I’ve been busy, and unwell, and rather uninteresting. But the ladies at my church have decided to provide low cost greeting cards to our members, and they asked if I would mind painting some to add to the collection. I can only hang so [...]
Category: Watercolor
A Coat of Monchromatic Colors
Most people called their moms for Mother’s Day. My mom lives with me, so after church, we gave her the card and tool set we bought her. Then I proceeded to tear apart my dining room. Turned the table and laid out all the china! What I want to know is how in the world [...]
Take and Eat, Part Two
I finally took a deep breath and started painting “Take and Eat.” Then I remembered I wanted to also do the cup verses, and it really would be better if I did them at the same time so the skin tones matched. It would also give each side a chance to dry while I worked [...]
The Peaceful Colt
At our Fellowship supper last week, I told one of our new members at church that Lent was my favorite time of year. The lessons really drive home what it all means, and it's just so powerful. I probably think every year is the best, but I've especially enjoyed this year's sermon series by our [...]
Take and Eat
Back when I was doing my hand study paintings, I bought and downloaded a bunch of inspiration photos to use. One of them was this great image of hands holding out bread that perfectly illustrated the “take and eat” verses. But I’ve been staring at it for over a year because I’ve been intimidated by [...]
Aloe You Vera Much!
Last year I made several cute, punny little Valentines and gave them out to a few friends. One of my friends reminded me recently that she loved hers and still has it. She put it up on her mantle this week to decorate. It was one of my favorite cards, too. It came out really [...]
Waiting for Spring
I refuse to believe it’s going to be cold outside this weekend. I have already put away my Dale sweaters. (It’s crazy that I even own Dale of Norway sweaters, but we do go up north a couple times a year to visit family, and they come in handy!) My bluebonnets are already sending up [...]
Hand Study, Part 3
These are the final two images in my hand study paintings. In the first one, the original inspiration photo has a very dark background, but that didn't really work for this painting series. I probably could have made the shadows a bit darker in the cupped hands and on the arm around the light, but [...]
Hand Study, Part 2
The second painting in my hand study was a redo of the painting from my Bible journal. In 2019, during a Lent Bible study, I had painted this in my art Bible while we contemplated the story of the woman who poured expensive perfume on Jesus' head. Some of the disciples rebuked her for wasting [...]
Hand Study, Part 1
I mentioned in my last post that I tackled a study of hands. I don't know why I was so fascinated by this project. I just found it soothing to play with and layer the colors, and like magic, the skin tones worked out. The first one was probably the easiest to come up with. [...]
Don't Be Latte! 