laura's watercolors

 (11x14) My next-door neighbor takes it upon himself to mow the strip of grass in front of my fence whenever he thinks it needs it ... mow...

 (11x15) This isn't quite done ... I feel it could use a few little darks here and there, but c'est la vie! Evhe at A Nos Pinceaux...

(7x11) I was going to title this post "More Tales of Woe," but I'm getting tired of my own complaining. And, as sometimes ha...

(11x15) The magnolia blooms didn't last very long this spring ... This was the only painting I did--and it's unfinished--from lif...

 (9x12) These are from last year ... I got the daffodil one out to see how I managed to paint white daffodils in the past, since I'...

 (7x11) I chose both of these photos because the inside of the jars, in both cases, looked relatively simple with shapes I could see ... Bu...

... these from reference photos at Paint My Photo . ... and my cat; I can't resist her.  

 A friend's granddaughter ... I've been wanting to paint this photo for some time: the light, the mood. So summer afternoon. So tw...

when you don't feel up to or can't paint: make drawings for paintings--   and take pictures to paint later:   

From the workshop I took with Mel Stabin in 2012 ... This is a type of subject that appeals to me: people sitting on benches.

 (5x7) A couple of started, and stopped, post-workshop paintings. After a workshop I always vow to myself to keep it up, but I never do. ...

 (4x6) 2nd try My veterinarian's birthday was last week, so I wanted to paint a little birthday card for him ... I thought it would be...

(15x30) From one of Mel's fabulous reference photos. I just loved this woman's face. I have to lift some from the eye that's ...

  (11x15) One thing Mel emphasizes is  connecting shapes--surprisingly difficult to do; for me, it involves totally changing the way I ...

(Congress Hall, 5x7) (The Carroll Villa, 5x7) One morning after his demo, Mel sent us out to make sketches that we would then pain...

  (5x7) Yesterday was the last day of the Mel Stabin workshop, which really fun and enlightening. I hope I can apply some of Mel's...