I inherited this yellow bearded Iris plant from my grandma years ago. Every summer their beautiful bright yellow flowers remind me of my grandma and her beautiful garden.
Another adventure painting, a driftwood log I found covered in moss and lichen, at Gold Beach earlier this month. (I found a lot of cool driftwood that day!) One for #Mosstodon? Enjoy!
A new painting after a long time... Not sure I have it in me anymore...
I had to paint some swallows because they're trying to make a nest in our house. Unfortunately, that part of the house is going to be sealed off within 2-3 months (it currently is wide open because our house is not finished, and because if we don't seal off that part, we can't get house insurance), so the worst thing that could happen to them is not being able to return to their babies. So we keep destroying their barely-started nest, daily (because they keep coming back). It sounds cruel, but it's the right thing to do. We already have another swallow nest on an external part of the house, and that's all good. We love to have them there, swallows are great and very smart birds.
As I am looking back at the #DreamsOfAmarna project, planning the eventual book, I am thinking about what changed between when I started and when I got to the end (I think, the end!). One of the things that changed the most was that I didn't use nearly as much goldwork as I expected.
We all think of #AncientEgypt as being a place of gold and glamour, full of wonders of metalworking, epitomised for most of us by the famous death mask of #Tutankhamun. Somehow, that isn't where the #embroidery and #watercolour led me.... Projects, it seems, have a mind of their own....
I’m searching for a new style. This is based on an Instagram post by mattangelldesigns. Colors: Ultramarine, Quin Gold, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Green Gold. Brushes: 8, rigger. #watercolor#watercolour#art#MastoArt
I’m trying a new style, more abstract. This lesson is from mattangelldesigns on Instagram. It was fast and fun. Colors: Ultramarine, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Quin Rose. Brushes: 8, rigger. #watercolor#watercolour#art#MastoArt