laura's watercolors

Spent last week enjoying the warm waters of the Gulf with a friend; this week catching up on my work! This geranium keeps calling to me, ...

In St Pete with a good friend for a few days ... Here's the view from the hotel!

I'm taking another online class with Val Webb. This one is 8 Flowers 8 Ways--eight flowers each done in a different technique.

I've been doing so much work in my yard, I haven't been making much time to paint. But my irises are almost done, so I've got ...

Visited Fort Dr Soto, a great state park in St. Pete, Fla. A favorite place of mine. As I always do, I took a small watercolor set and som...

The current challenge at Peintures de Evhi. A week ago today I adopted three cats. One still runs away every time she sees me, but I'l...

I have a magnolia that blooms beautifully and briefly. I look forward to drawing and painting the undulating flowers every year. But this y...

I keep trying. For this one, I tried to keep it looser, wetter ... No drawing. I need to work on varying the greens more. Next time. ...

I love today forsythia. What a beautiful yellow, and how it stands out in early spring. Here are a couple of free hand studies, and a bird...

I was looking for frame for my color charts--eight sheets from one full sheet (22x30). Didn't find one, but did get a poster frame (24x...

I've been going about this one a little more deliberately than usual. No drawing. I paint a flower, then add another, just working my w...

A few sprigs from my mom's pjm rhododendrons. She has several varieies of rhodos, all gargantuan. For some reason they just won't ...

A few daffodils painted yesterday. They are holding up pretty well in the returned cold weather, but I think the last snowstorm wrecked my...

Interesting shapes and subtle colors ... A good subject for a little practicing.

Trying something a little more ambitious; trying to keep these first washes looser and wetter. I think it needs just a bit more--darks in ...

Every color I have ... Except the one I overlooked: opera! I think I'll use the last 1/8th sheet for some mixes, then frame it and hang...

Working on more daffodils, and thought this one was going pretty good, but there's something wrong with the paper. This happens now and ...

My first attempt at daffodils this year. Three bloomed before it got cold and snowy. My neighbor, who is a summer resident, has dozens bl...

A couple more still lifes on hot press.

Once in a while I pull out the hot press paper. I like it for simple subjects painted all in one go.     (15x22)