laura's watercolors

"Painting is an island whose shores I have skirted." --Chardin

Sunday, August 09, 2020

grassy sound

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                                   6x8 A quick, wet sketch.  I wanted to see if I could unfussily paint the dock that runs along...
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Saturday, August 01, 2020

ring-billed gulls

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                                  5x7 Another from one of my photos. Overworked it a bit, but it's okay: this is just practi...
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herring gull

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                                 5x7 From a photo I took. A lot of people around here dislike gulls because they are such scaven...
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Monday, July 27, 2020

oystercatchers

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                               10x10                                   10x9 A couple more oystercatchers.
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Sunday, July 26, 2020

redhead

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                                  6x8 Very humid here, so I got a lot of fuzzy edges, but the humidity also allowed me to keep d...
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Saturday, July 25, 2020

oystercatcher

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                               10x10 I visited a nearby gallery with my friend Gina this week and saw some lovely, simple waterc...
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Friday, July 24, 2020

kitchen table still life

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                              11x15 I don't know why, despite my desire and intent, I cannot maintain a consistent painting ...
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Sunday, July 12, 2020

trumpet vine

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                            @10×10 Even though I have many lovely flowers blooming in my yard, I have not had the desire to pain...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

philadelphia ave.

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                                 11x15 Painted this from a photo I took last summer. I like scenes with rooftops. I got a lot of...
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Thursday, June 04, 2020

plein air: ocean ave

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                        11x15 (unfinished) Today my friend Diane and I met and painted for about 3 hours in Cape May. I drew the...
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wildwood ave. beach

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                                8x12 Another go at this scene.
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Saturday, May 23, 2020

plein air prep

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                                   5x7                                   5x7 Plein air time is coming. I am going to...
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Friday, May 22, 2020

plein air?

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                               11x15 It's almost plein air season here at the Jersey Shore. Our governor has opened beaches,...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

irises:#1

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                               7x11 The irises have been in bloom for a couple of days--and it's 45 degrees here today, whic...
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Sunday, May 03, 2020

puddle

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                                 7x10 This is a study for a larger painting ... which I messed up!
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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Dpw challenge: spotlight

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                              6x11 Last week Joe Milligan  got a few local artists together, virtually, for a daily painting cha...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

estrella

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                              15x20 Revisiting of a subject I've painted before ... I always tighten up too much when painti...
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Sunday, April 26, 2020

day 9: "sea life"

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                                11x14 This is the last day of our challenge. It's been a good kick-start. For this painting ...
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Saturday, April 25, 2020

day 8: "new life"

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                              16x20 I switched to hot press for today's painting of a sprig of weigela. I started at the top...
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Thursday, April 23, 2020

day 7: " in and out"

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                                 7x10 A value study I did after  I finished the painting. I am not happy with the painting itsel...
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