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Thursday, June 29, 2017

Streets of Chicago XXXI

watercolor
7:" x 10"
cityscape

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

White Rose -- Class demo III

watercolor
7" x 10"
floral

It's always fun painting flowers....more fun than weeding, and feeding them.

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Peach Rose - Class Demo II

watercolor
7" x 10"
floral

This painting was a demo for one of my classes.  I just realized....with all the flowers that I plant and  maintain, I do not have any roses in my garden.

Monday, June 26, 2017

Pink Rose - class demo

watercolor
7" x 10"
Floral

Showing my students how I paint roses....

Friday, June 23, 2017

Streets of Chicago XXX

watercolor 
7" x 10"
cityscape

I liked the way the light and shadows were at this time of day...they said ..."Paint Me."  So I did.

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Streets of Chicago XXIX

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

This is a typical residence on the North side of Chicago.  The person in the painting is watering their garden...I could never live in the city.  My deck with all my flowers is bigger than this...Happy Summer.

Streets of Chicago XXVIII

watercolor
7" x 10"
Cityscape

This is Chicago when you come from the North side of the city.  I live in Indiana so I am always coming in from the South side of the city.......my kind of town...Chicago is.

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Streets of Chicago XXVII

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

this is what you see when you look up....lol

Monday, June 19, 2017

Streets of Chicago XXVI

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

The building on the right is really unique.  There was talk that they were going to sell it or even take it down,  It may look like a cool building, but it is really hard to maintain the right temperature for the right season.  I was also told that they closed off the top floor to visitors.  There were a few people who jumped from the balcony....sad story.

Streets of Chicago XXV

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Streets of Chicago XXIV

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

This is right over the river...close to Wacker Drive.

Streets of Chicago XXIII

watercolor 
7" x 10"
cityscape

It's a great weekend to hit the city.  Always so much to do...especially in the summer.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Streets of Chicago XXII

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

This is actually a little grocery store...it just looked like a happy place and it was brightly painted.  So I thought I would paint it too.

Streets of Chicago XXI

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

This is the Northside of the city...a rainy fall day.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Streets of Chicago XIX - Holiday Grill

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

This was an area of Chicago that I haven't been to before.  Glad we ventured out in a different direction.  Enjoy.

Streets of Chicago XX - Michigan

watercolor
7" x 10"
cityscape

More of my little mini series of Chicago scenes.

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Rocks and water demo

watercolor
8" x 14"
landscape

Here's another demo that I did for one of my classes.  I am posting two posts today in the hopes of catching up on my posting.  I am just too busy having fun painting.

Farm in Indiana

watercolor
8" x 14"
landscape

Taking a drive on a Sunday afternoon....I found some neat barns to paint....watch for them.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Rocks and Water-class demo

watercolor
8" x 14"
landscape

showing one of my classes how to do paint rocks and water...the key is to be able to leave lots of white paper.

I am so far behind on posting my paintings ...may be posting 2 a day.

Chellburg Homestead

watercolor
landscape
14" x 21"

This is still the area where the last sugar shack is located.......here in Indiana.

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

The Chellburg Sugar Shack

watercolor
7" x 10"
landscape

Another really neat place to go and take photos....and it is not too far from home.  

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Deep River

watercolor
landscape
7" x 10"

Deep River Country Park is one of my favorite places to photograph and to paint.  Every season is beautiful....