Plumaria

My mom wants a painting of a flower to go in her master bathroom,   this is a  rough draft.   I think I have decided it is time to buy professional grade watercolors, I had all kinds of problems with this painting.   It always makes me a little nervous when I am painting for someone else, even my mom. 

portrait exercise and Clover

Paul and I had fun in class last night, we both were given half a face and had to draw the other.  Paul did a real wrinkly old man that had big bug eyes and a bushy eyebrows,  he is really doing well, it is fun to see him improve his skills each week.

I painted Clover for my friend Rachel, I hope she likes it.

Thomas Hart Benton painting

I was looking thru some old New Yorker magazines and came across this ,   it reminds me of what my brother would look like when he is old. Andy drives slow, he has never had a speeding ticket in his life, or a traffic ticket of any kind. This one is for you Andy.

Portrait class in St. George

Harold bought me a painting class for my birthday! I spent 2 days at a beginning portrait class. I  really liked my teacher and felt like I learned a lot.  My instructor gave me a photo of some random man and I painted him. I was happy that it really did look a lot like the photo!  Super fun weekend with my art class, my sweet hubby and my cousin   Shari. 

Plumaria

I was tired of the trees I painted on this canvas, so I covered it with gesso and did this quick painting of a plumeria,  I wanted it to be very loose and simple,  this will do until I find something that really hits me.  

Maximus

I found a photo of Maximus on my nieces Facebook page and fell in love with this puppy.   I hope she likes it! 

Dodo bird

I found a picture of a Dodo bird on my brother's art blog and thought it would be fun to paint. My friend asked me to do a watercolor painting of a bird for the Tracey Aviary's Fundraising Gala. I read up on the Dodo bird, it is extinct and was famous for being  the dumbest bird on the planet. I think he is a very handsome bird and he looks smart  to me.