I did this watercolor sketch using only the 3/4inch brush shown on the right. I did not pre sketch in pencil but lay down dibs and dabs w tip of brush color by color building the bird.
Just as i was finishing there was a disturbance. My dogs and neighbor dogs started barking. Then a flock of geese flew over heading south. Dogs heard them long before I did. Of course.
Nice way to start morning with the hint that this heat wave will pass and fall will come.
I sent out a dozen of these yesterday to Carving Consortium swappers. Each person incorporates one of their own hand carved stamps. Its fun to see what comes in the mail from the other artists.
This is based on a painting by Cav. Romeo Di Girolama called Early Morning Lyme. He is a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. The soft neutrals appealed to me. I only have a tiny little photo of it from an old magazine. I worked on the color planes in the foreground before I noticed it was a city. I thought I was painting rocks. Lol. Guess Id better use magnifier on small pics.
Inspired by "Big Rock" a pastel painting by Cindy Riach. Seemed like a good place to start the day.
The container I use to house my abstracts is over-crowded. Damn. I need to find another so i can keep them together. I sat down this am and looked at all of them. Im hoping to find inspiration for a garden mosaic. Lots of inspiration there. It will be fun to adapt my own creation into a different medium.
Before I put them away I counted. Yikes. 151 loose ones. Prob a few more framed here and there. This project of a breakfast painting each day is so productive - obviously. its such a great way to start the day.
To dress up my table for friends I picked a bunch of fresh herbs and popped them into a blue glass. Made the whole room fragrant with parsley, sage, rosemary, oregano and thyme. I put the mints in separate jars. No need for room fresheners.
