Julia experiments with yupo

Roses again

Dec 20 breakfast painting

Dec 19 abstract

Lillians needleworks from decades ago.

When she lived at Lake Tahoe she had time to do handwork during the long sniwy days.

Julia paints

Julia is painting this to be her December page in the calendars she creates for family.  Every page is a treasure.

John carruthers with new drawing.

Christmas in the city.

More atcs for friends.

Christmas trees

Out in the woods high in the Sierras.   Lets leave them there to grow tall and strong.

Dec 12 abstract

Dec. 9 abstract

Dec.10 abstract

More owls for tree

Dec 5 abstract

With the flurry of holiday activities my daily routine has been interrupted.  I found time to do this one between bathing the dog and peeling vegetables to roast for dinner.   Ill be happy to return to breakfast painting again soon.

Owl family grows.

These will soon be on Christmas tree and tucked in on greenery here and there around the house.

Four felted owls

Ready for th tree.

Cut out owls.

Here thet are ready to perch.

Holiday brunch at caroles

Route to caroles house

I was on map quest and wondered if i could use it as inspiration.  

Owl visit for breakfast sketch

A day late. Warmer today so I put down sewing and painted again.

Nov 26 abstract2

Fifty plus abstracts

Hard to believe there are so many possible combinations of colors and shapes in this small format.  5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches.       I will be teaching this in January.   Its so much fun and loose.      

Nov. 25 abstract

Its a what?

Its a rock...its a hat.... no!  Its fresh bread.  Onion and dill.     Yummm...

Nov 23 abstract

Thankgiving day breakfast painting

What else could it be?  Im waiting for baking ingredients to warm to room temperature so had time for this.   Now to the kitchen for bread. Cookies. Roasted vegetables.  Chicken breasts. Dressing made w my home made bread scraps.    I need to slip outside to cut fresh herbs.   Im happy to see sunshine today.    Have a happy thanksgiving.   

Nov 21 leaves

Found on sidewalk senior center

Nov 22 breakfast painting

Nov 21 cozy corner

Nov. 18 abstract

I painted this with darker shapes leaving the white areas alone.   Usually I paint the lighter areas first. So this was a new challenge.

Dogs find a spot of sunlight

Makes kind of abstract shapes.   I might paint the shapes. Thanks girls.

Nov. 17 quick sketch

A photograph of this succulent fell out if my nature journal.    Before it got refiled i thought id do a quick watercolor sketch.    Yummy turquoise and lilacs.     

Nov. 16 leaves at Arnold Rue

Not having a subject to draw at the senior center, i gathered up a selection of colorful leaves.     Watercolor pencils in nature journal.

Drawing over gelli print

This colored pencil drawing was done last year. I needed to cut off something that was glued on the back.  I salvaged this much and decided to use it as an overlay.  Then the search was on to find an appropriate background.    This was an old background printed with gelli plate over a punched card.    It seems to work.    

Nov. 16 abstract

Colored pencil studies - wood rose w two leaves.

Colored pencil study Two fall leaves

Colored pencil study - head of cabbage

Colored pencil studies - wood roses and leaf

Colored pencil studies - apples

Nov 14 breakfast sketch

Done from an old sketch I found done in 1999 at Monterey coast.  My aunt and I took a picnic and did our sketching from the car.    Those were good days.

Nov 13 breakfast sketch

Nov 12 breakfast sketch

I painted this scene again.  A little different angle and more contrast. I like it better.

Nov 11 breakfast sketch.

Back to the beach

Nov. 8 abstract

Nov. 7 abstract

Wednesday breakfast painting

I painted the one on left awhile bac.  I loved the colorful sky but the river is at such an odd angle it didnt work.  So today i tried it again.   This is better.   

Sunday Nov. 7 abstract

My black pen ran out of ink.    I need to pick up a new one tomorrow.   Or two or six...

Its hard to live without a sharpie extra fine point pen.   

Tomorrows painting

Ill be gone tomorrow morning. Early.   So there wont be time for daily breakfast paint session.  Or probably no time for breakfast either.    So here is a new abstract.   I might add ink details tomorrow afternoon.

Nov 4 tree

Another watercolor. Breakfast sketch.