Monday, June 23, 2014

MONTHLY RECAP for MAY -- What I WAS Up To

I realize it's almost the last week of June . . . and, I'm a little late with my May Recap.  Finally have a chance to get caught up with my blog!

In May, I finished and delivered the Bridal Bouquet commission, had a One-Day Watercolor Workshop with 12 students, and of course, took lots of pictures, which I love to share here!




BRIDAL BOUQUET COMMISSION

Completed and delivered on time for this young couple's first wedding anniversary . . .







ONE-DAY WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP -- in my home/studio in Durango



We started out with a simple layered underpainting . . . 








Used a simple primary triad for most of the painting:  Cerulean Blue, Quinacridone Magenta, and Quinacridone Gold.  






I supplied reference photos for everyone to use -- from my recent camping trip to Valley of the Gods in Utah.  Lots of pictures of the desert southwest and red rock formations.








Lots of good work done today . . . 


Everybody's smiling -- always a good sign!


Next month, I will be posting two tutorials, based on the projects we did in this workshop -- "Painting the Colors of the Southwest" -- two different ways.  (Look for them in July)



PHOTOS FOR MAY'S PHOTO CHALLENGE THEMES

Black & White






Branching Out





In My Yard









Me at Five   (I'm in the middle . . . )




Peaceful Moments





Campfire & Coffee




Some Place Beautiful



Williams Creek area in southeast Colorado, near Pagosa Springs.





























4 comments:

  1. Good to see you're back. Have missed your posts.
    Lynne Australia

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    1. Thank you, Lynne! Sorry I've been so lax in my posting -- the rest of my life has gotten in the way. In a good way, but still . . . I need to see what I can do about that.

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  2. Thanks for sharing all you were doing. I love that idea of the bridal bouquet. It makes such a nice gift!! Looks like your class was fun and went well.

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    1. Thank you, Joan! I'm afraid my next "monthly recap" will be more like my "summer recap". Thanks for taking the time for your nice comments. I appreciate it.

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