laura's watercolors

  Some quick irises and azaleas.

  (11x15) Joined a life drawing group last night: they meet once a month for four hours. I only made it through three before I was too ...

  (10x14 sheet) On the left: done before the Mel Stabin workshop; on the right: after. Forgot to mention, and I'm sure it makes a...

 More starting and even less finishing on these two days.   (12x18) I pulled this one off the block in frustration because ...

 May 5-8 I attended a Mel Stabin workshop in Cape May, third year in a row--and I've already signed up for next year. So I guess I don...

(9x12) Actually, the quince is pretty much over.   (10x12) Carried a sprig of lilac up to my art room, but forgot my glasses and...

  (14x20) Another Easter lily painting, in progress, on my easel. Over the last few days, several more flowers have opened up--I thin...

  (11x15) This is from a photo I took last summer when the white lilies in my yard bloomed. They are one of the best things I ever plant...

  (16x20 sheet) To take a break from finishing the painting on the left, filled the other half of the page with the same subject,...

  (14x20) I bought an Easter lily yesterday, as I do each year; I love their trumpet-shaped flowers and the way the leaves spiral out a...

  (10x14) A quick one ... And one I'm working on, a bit here and there.

  (11x15) My first attempt at trying Carol Carter's method since I got home. I think I got somewhat too messy; I think because, pai...

  (11x15)  Have to get in a few forsythia paintings while I have the chance ... And with last night's snow the window of opportunity...

  (11x15) This painting of datura--from a drawing of Carol's--was my best one of the weekend; others in the workshop may have felt ...

  Cincinnati Waterworks   Bridge from Newport, KY, to Cincinnati   In a bar ... Finally getting around to a post or two...

  (5x9) Lost some of the simplicity and freshness I was aiming for in the jars, but, as my mother says, not everyday's a winner. ...