Christmas cards are starting to arrive...

Here are two imaginary horses, one a show horse and the other a pleasure horse. I am now painting more in watercolor than sumi because it is much easier. I will get back to sumi in the new year to prepare for my next show at the Gallery, in April.

A thank you gift

I helped my friend Betsy set up a blog; look at the beautiful cyclamen she gave me in return.

Too busy to paint or blog right now

If you have time for a quick break, go here. The puppies are really fun to watch when they are awake (this site is good for another couple of weeks or so). Enjoy:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam

Pears and grapes

Painted in 3 sessions, flat color, unfinished watercolor. I might finish it in pastels or acrylics...

Drawing

"Work of sight is done.
Now do heart work
On the pictures within you."

Rainer Maria Rilke

Radish study (click on image to enlarge)

"Painting is a great mystery. No one has ever learned quite how to paint. No one has ever learned quite how to see." Robert Henri, (from "The Art Spirit")

Camera work

I still am having trouble figuring out how to get a clear photo with the correct light and colors.

These two photographs are taken in different lighting situations - flash vs daylight. I hope to learn something helpful from this post. The camera manual is not very helpful in practice. The top one is daylight only and the lower one is flash in a florescent setting. Niether photo shows the correct colors (too washed out). Oh well. Must keep trying to improve the photos.