Places to Eat and Drink Series #3 "At the Bar"

watercolor 5 x 7

Time to drink something with the food we have been eating. There is alot happening in this little painting. This would be a good one to paint on a larger scale where you would be able to get really loose...especially if you had a drink to go with your painting.

Places to Eat and Drink Series... # 2 "Stopping for a Warm Bowl of Soup"

watercolor 5 x 7

Come on in and get warm over a home made bowl of soup. Right now it is 9 degrees out. That is just way too cold. I hope this little painting will warm you up.

Places to Eat and Drink Series #1 "Thank You for Your Order"

watercolor 5 x 7 matted 8 x 10 $40

This is a great place to go for a beef sandwich. It's in Merrillville, Indiana.

Had our cooking class here last night. It was a blast and we are going to do it again. The restaurant, Scarborough Faire in Schererville, Indiana, is where I have my paintings on display. The chef from the restaurant was our teacher. They have delicious food so go and check them out and while you are there, check out my paintings.

Fall in acrylic

acrylic on canvas panel 11 x 14

Ok, I said I wouldn't do a snow scene and I didn't. But, because I didn't now it is snowing here in Indiana. Go figure. Today I thought I would try another acrylic. It sure is different painting with them. It is hard to figure out how thick or thin you should have the paint. But it is fun trying this new medium out.
Now what will I paint tomorrow and what medium will I use....come back and see.

Keeping It Simple

watercolor 7 x 11

This was the little painting that I taught at a 3 hr workshop on Saturday. There were 19 students in the class and some never painted at all. That's a challenge to teach. It is always rewarding to a teacher to see how proud and excited they get when they see their completed painting with a mat on it. We forget how we felt when we first began to paint.

They want to try it again!!

Even When It Snows, It Still Flows.

watercolor 12 x 18 matted 18 x 24

Painting the acrylic painting yesterday was fun. I will be trying that again so stay tuned. But today I went back to my traditional wc with no tricks or gimmicks. Just your basic watercolor.

My framer brought me the frames that I ordered and also my gicle' prints. I had prints made up of the Hydrangea. Also had some cards made. The great thing about "My Framer/Printer Guy" is that I don't have to purchase 1,000 prints. He just makes me purchase 1,000 frames. He does ship and has great prices.

Same Day... different supplies

acrylic 12 x 12

Yes, I said acrylic. I bought these paints in the spring and had planned to paint with them in the summer. Well, I am finally getting to trying them out. Wasn't sure what to paint on. I have so much watercolor paper. lol. I did find this watercolor canvas that I purchased at the Art Expo in Chicago this summer. It was a lot of fun...so much so that I just might try using these paints again. I didn't like the fact that I had to wait for it to dry. This is the same subject matter as yesterday's. Or should I say earlier this morning. I just wanted to try something different.