Inspired by the Rio Olympics, here is a painting of Cristo Redentor overlooking Rio and Sugar Loaf Mountain, Brazil.
Rio Olympics (9″ by 12″ Watercolor on Rough Paper)
Today I wanted to paint lavender again. To be prepared, I even bought some dried lavender at the store yesterday and one sprig is actually attached to this painting. Then I decided to throw in a butterfly who is visiting one of the live lavenders on the painting.
Watercolor on 9″ by 12″ Cold Pressed Paper
My first rendition of this rabbit was awful and I tossed it . But this time, I paid close attention to his dimensions and wanted to capture his innocence. Hope that you like Buddy as much as I do. Buddy lives in Crandon Park where he hops around and makes appearances in the late afternoons.
Watercolor on 11.8″ by 15.7″ Rough Paper.
First I did a wash with blues, greens, pinks. Then I did this flower and the reflection.
12″ by 15″ Watercolor and Gouache Combination
I went to the same park that I always go but this time I was told where the dragonflies hang out. I was able to find this guy in his usual spot. Earlier I had walked to the park and found the lovely, colorful butterfly. I could not believe how perfect that butterfly’s wings were.
Photo taken with Leica V Lux 40 7/3/16
Butterfly Photo (Taken with Leica V Lux 40, 7/3/16)
Last week, my butterfly had odd stripes so I worked on another painting of the same subject. Also did a background wash of pretty green, yellow and turquoise colors.
Watercolor of a Zebra Butterfly, 12″ by 14.5″ Rough Paper
Steve took this photo which I thought was so good. I was inspired by it and painted the butterfly below in an impressionistic style.
Watercolor on 11.8 by 15.7 Inch Rough Paper
These were done in my Sunday art class. Instead of raining, it was a bright sunny day and that inspired these two paintings.
Butterfly and Flowers Over Green Wash Background–12″ by 16″ Watercolor on Paper
Watercolor on 9″ by 12″ Watercolor Paper
Based on original photo (Steve’s) 9″ by 12″
First check out this photo taken by Steve. The racoon was the inspiration for my impressionistic painting.
Quick Landscape (done with primary colors, 2 brushes, one sponge and fingers!)
I took this photo at dusk with my Fuji camera. I really liked the colors of this guy.
Peacock at Dusk
Actually, the inspiration behind taking this photos was seeing wonderful spider photos from a friend of mine. I was bound and determined to at least get one photo of the spider–here he is.
Silk Pillow 12″ by 12″
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Silk Pillow 12″ by 12″
Silk Pillow 12″ by 12″
Here are the images of my third pillow. This one was a real “project”. I was very happy with the end result. Hopefully you will be too!
Silk Pillow 3 (Dolphins Swimming). 14″ by 14″ Pillow
Fish Swimming in Clear Ocean Water: Silk Pillow 14″ by 14″
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