Watercolor on Khandi Paper 8.5″ by 12″
Blue Footed Booby-Watercolor on 8.5″ by 12″ Khandi Paper
I had some leftover blue paint so I came up with this little scene of 2 penguins in winter. This is done in watercolor on a 5″ by 7″ card.
Penguins in Winter: Watercolor on 5″ by 7″ card
I was thinking of manatees again today. This one is out there in the warm waters of Florida. Watercolor on 5″ by 7″ card.
Manatee in Water, Watercolor on 5″ by 7″ card
This guy was sketched a few weeks ago and he finally came to life this weekend. This little guy is hugging a tree under water.
Watercolor and Gouache on 5″ by 7″ card
This weekend, I thought about the beautiful Birds of Paradise that seem to roam all over Orange County, California.
Bird of Paradise in the Breeze: 10″ by 14″ Watercolor and Gouache
Hope everyone enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving holiday! This Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to go to Crystal River, Florida. What a great place! With temperatures between 40 and 55 degrees, it felt like Thanksgiving. And we got to see manatees in their natural habitat. Of course, to see them head-on, you need to swim with them but if you are patient enough, you can see one or two bobbing out of the water to get a breath. Very cool creatures who are gentle giants.
Two manatees swimming about in Crystal River, November, 2014. Watercolor and Gouache on 8.5″ by 12″ Khandi paper
Just returned from California. This time, I brought a portable art kit of gouache paints. This guy was the result of my first use of the bright, bold colors.
Young Koala, On Vacation in Orange County, CA
I also like these Blue Footed Booby Birds. So one was my muse this weekend.
Blue Footy (Watercolor on 5″ by 7″ Stock)
I am still on a manatee kick! Look at these guys. Who wouldn’t want to see them in the wild?
Two manatees swimming–watercolor on 5″ by 7″ card
Here are two manatees swimming in the warm Florida waters. The little one on the right is thinking of something amusing but we don’t know what it is.
Manatees in Florida Waters
Last weekend, I saw such beautiful flowers growing on Balboa Island, very close to Newport Beach, CA. I took several photos of them and this is a painting that was done based on the photo. You can see the photo also in my blog as “Crystalline Rose”.
Watercolor based on original photo. Original Painting is 10″ by 14″ on watercolor rough paper.
I had to run out to the balcony to get this photo. Totally untouched photo. Taken with Leica V-Lux 40.
Sunset in Key Biscayne, Taken with Leica V-Lux 40
Here you see a beautiful rose. It almost looked like crystal but instead it was a full blown rose with light shining through each petal.
Original Photo taken on Balboa Island with Leica V-Lux 40.
Just returned from Orange County, California. This photo was taken on Balboa Island, a part of Newport Beach. He looks very content and appears to have no intention to return to New York. He even picked up some nice color from all the plentiful sunshine.
Pigeon resting in Balboa Island, California (Taken with Leica V-Lux 40, Untouched)
Here is a wombat near a tree trunk. The wombat is the koala’s closest cousin. Wombats are also very cute marsupials.
Here is koala’s closest cousin, the wombat.
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Inspired by variety of ads (not any one in particular) for “Shen Yun” Dancing
By Sharyn Brotz |
Did not get to go but hope to some day…
Puppy Among Autumn Leaves
By Sharyn Brotz |
To celebrate the bright orange and red and green colored leaves of autumn with a puppy right there.
