Queen of Hearts

I was so taken with this book cover of a book about Paul Klee, I wanted to try my own interpretation. I had started to make some Valentines that were the perfect first layer for the Queen. I then glazed on many successive layers. It was fun!

Walk in the woods

watercolor on aquaboard 16"x20"
 I painted this while following a demo on artistnetwork. It was very easy to follow and I enjoyed it so much I made several paintings using a negative painting technique. Its interesting! The aquaboard was an interesting surface to work on. It is chalky and so sucks up the paint very quickly. I was surprised that I was able to somewhat paint wet-on-wet with it. I definately had to move fast!

Last Poinsettia

watercolor 9'x11"
Just when I thought I was soo done with pointsettias for the year...this beautiful pink and cream one just begged to be painted! I cut the blooms off the sad, bedraggled plant, put them in water and almost all of them revived!! The background is sprinkled with a little kosher salt for an interesting effect.

Castle Hill

Watercolor 10"x12"

Castle Hill Inn is a beautiful spot on Ocean Drive in Newport, Rhode Island. We stopped there for a bit of refreshment on a hot day! I painted this from a photo I took on the way out.

Honorable Mention

I am so pleased that my watercolor "All the Ends" won an honorable mention. There are so many wonderful works of art in the exhibit, I am honored!!! Congratulations to all the winners! And to Kat for coming up with, cheering us on, and organizing the whole thing! Check out Kat Campau's blog at katcampau.blogspot.com
for pictures of the rest of the winners...