O Happy Spring!

If it weren't for the pollen this would be a perfect season

with all things new and fresh!

This week I have a few watercolor paintings and my finished 

mixed media work from my Saturday class to show for PPF.

This door is from my Monday watercolors class.

This is a redo of the teacher's granddaughter. This 

looks more like her than the other 2 tries. I made her
eyelids narrower and eyebrows lighter. I trimmed off
the top of her hair and changed the face shape slightly.
The lips were changed a little bit too.

Here is a greetings card I made and sent.

These pansies paintings are from a friend's photo,

used with her permission.

Lastly, here is my mixed media piece, made from scraps of

painted papers, magazine snippets, paint, etc. It was a

lot of fun, much to my surprise. I have now bought a

large canvas to see if I can make something to go over

my sofa, using the same technique.

Happy Paint Party Friday and thanks to Kristin and Eva.

This Week's Art

I don't think this week's watercolor class piece turned out too well.

The lesson centered around using salt on the colorful trees.

This is a hayfield with round bales, spring budding trees, and a field

I thought as a painting it needed something in the lower left

corner, so I added the rise and the grasses (not in the original photo.)

Then some things I did at home just for fun...

and finally I tried to improve the young lady I had painted

and posted previously.  She looks closer to the photo,

but she looks even older, I think. However, I now have
found a great video on drawing faces for different ages.

These are my contributions to the Paint Party Friday.

New Watercolors for PPF

 The marigolds were done in watercolor class.

The woman was something I did at home.
The pale marigolds painting is on a card to send out.
The rose was done this week shortly after
my root canal surgery.

For some reason I am having trouble inserting text
in this post. So I have to add everything in this spot!

These are my posts for PPF.

Tulips in clear Vase

This was done in my watercolor class this week.

The two faces are some things I did at home

Be sure to visit Paint Party Friday and see some great art.

More Art from the Watercolor Class

First, on Monday we painted the horse sketch the teacher handed out.

It was to be painted in any color other than a horse color. I chose

colors that I like, phthlo blue, permanent rose, and new gamboge yellow.

Then we picked photos from her stack of personal photos

to try to paint. I chose a young woman's portrait photo.

It turned out to be her granddaughter. I wish I had known

that before I started because it turned out not to look

like the granddaughter (older and not as pretty!).

Then during the week I did a few flowers with pencils

and some backgrounds with alcohol inks on glossy paper.

These are my this week's offerings for Paint Party Friday.

Watercolors done in class

Check out the other art at Paint Party Friday.

Last pages of Altered Book

Although I still have to collage the front and back covers of my

altered book, I did finish the last pages in Jo's Saturday Mixed Media class.

And here is a watercolor I did in Monday's class:

These are my entries into Paint Party Friday.

Art for first week of February

The first two are from my altered book in acrylic paints.

I only have a double page to go plus the outside covers.

What looks like a white angel in the first photo is

not an angel at all. It is the glare from the camera flash.


This one says: He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the LORD. Ps.40:3

This one says: Blessed are they who see beautiful things

in humble places where other people see nothing.

Camille Pisarro

 This is a watercolor I did this week using one of my

dh's photos from an Alaskan fishing trip.

I am joining the Paint Party Friday with these entries

and posting early while the computer is operating fairly

well. It has really acted up today. I'm afraid it will freeze

up at any time now!