In Texas we just love our longhorns! Numerous schools throughout Texas use the longhorn as their school mascot, including the University of Texas. The silhouette also evokes the frontier spirit of the Old West. Southwestern decor often uses cattle horns and skulls.
The Hibiscus is native to tropical regions. The first Hibiscus was native to the warm southern part of China. Hibiscus blooms last only one day, regardless of how they are preserved, but their contribution to a centerpiece or bouquet in that limited time in nothing short of spectacular! Their colors are dramatic and usually intense, and the feeling of tropical luxuriance they bring to an interior or garden setting is almost unmatched in the plant world.
Watercolors
(done on Arches Watercolor Paper - 140 lbs)
11x14 (includes mat)
2014
Cozy Chatter was a fun watercolor painting for me to work on. It suited me because the technique was dryer than most watercolor paintings. Please note the picture hanging on the wall is a picture of a dining room! The style of my painting is after the famous painter Vermeer who was known for painting a painting of the painting in the painting! Now that's fun!
Watercolors (done on Arches Watercolor Paper - 140 lbs) 11x7 2014
Took a picture of this old car found on a long twisting, turning country road in Maine last summer when we went up there for a short summer vacation. It was in a field beside an old barn house. The plate says '46 so I'm wondering if that could be the year of the car.
Painting Happy Flowers is a fun and simple creative way for me to get my mind, body and spirit ready for art that is a little more involved! They are just adorable and fun!