More New Technique - Loose, Detailed Watercan

I really enjoyed the bright, colorful technique I
used on the San Miguel Mission watercolor.
So, here we go again.

I reserved my white areas with masking fluid.
Then, I brushed the entire surface with clear water.

I dropped in colors. The colors look randomly placed
but they are not. Burnt sienna was placed in the
flower pot area. Purple and turquoise in
the shadow and watercan vicinity.

I splattered in sap green, olive green, cad yellow,
and cad red. While the greens and reds were still wet,
I dropped in purple in the areas that will be
in shadow and a bit of burnt sienna just because.
After the painting was dry I began to add some
loose detail. This was the s-t-r-e-t-c-h for me,
since I love details
Hmm! If it's detailed,  how can it be loose and
if it's loose, how can it be detailed?

"Some Water, Some Plant..."

8x10 on Arches Paper
"So neither the one who plants, nor the one
who waters is anything, but only God,
who makes things grow."
1 Corinthians 3:7

San Miguel Mission - Trying Something New

The San Miguel Mission in Santa Fe
is the oldest mission in the United States.
Joe and I visited Santa Fe several years ago and I
found many wonderful sights to photograph.
The mission was one of those.
Well, this afternoon I decided to try a technique that

I have never used before. I started with just loose color 

mingling. Then, some details. I really enjoy the challenge 

of watercolors and realism so this semi loose

style is a stretch for me.
However, I do like the brighter colors.

Might have to try this again sometime.

 I painted the one on the left in '09and it is my watercolor
class project for thenext two weeks.
Just wanted to try some watercolor drama.

Let me know which one you like best.
Thanks for stopping by!

Texture Tuesday - Grandma's Berries

It's Time for Texture Tuesday. The theme this week

is gardening. These are Grandma's Berries. Actually, I think

they are Papa's. But she and I were in the berry patch to take

this photo. I have cropped it, used a guassian blur, added

Kim's Bentpages edges. If you love playing with your camera

and your photoshop, pop on over to Kim Klassen's Cafe.

Grapes in a Crystal Bowl Watercolor

 

Beautiful crystal bowl, plump grapes and morning sunshine.

I love this image. I love painting glass. 

This is my first attempt at painting cut or faceted glass

Wet Canvas has 1,000's of great, free images

in their reference library.

 

It has been a little while since I have made a WIP 

(Work In Progress) video. I thought this would be a

good project to do that with.

I look at these big, fat juicy grapes and think 

about the land that God promised His children...

When they reached the Valley of Eschol, they cut off a

branch with a single cluster of grapes. Two of them

carried it on a pole between them. Numbers 13: 23

Our God is more than enough!

Worship Dance Alliance

 

Dance With Me! Watercolor 8 X10

Last night I had the honor of being part of Christine Obert's

Worship Dance Alliance Celebration and Graduation.

 

I got to fly my silk flags with my friends, Keith and Karen.

Joe took pictures for me so we could capture some of

the dances and presentations. 

Julie has been taking dance classes at Christine's

Gracefull Steps Ministry Arts Academy. Beautiful!!!

I love this one of Rosetta. She is using my Holy Spirit Fire 

streamers. I was amazed with this image, 

as it looked like fire.

Praise Him with timbrel and dance...

Let everything that has breath

PRAISE THE LORD!

Psalm 150:4 and 6

Better With Age

This is a commission I recently finished for a friend

of mine. It took him years to rebuild this beautiful '57

Chevy. It was a pile of junk when he bought it and now

"Wanda" is better than she was when she came of

the assembly line. Jimmy took a lot of care and great pride

in making her new again, restoring her.

God does the same thing with us. He searches for us,

finds us, sometimes neglected, abused, or left for dead,

Others might see us as not worth the effort but

He sees beyond the faults, beyond the wreckage,

and knows the potential and that we can be

"Better With Age"

If any man is in Christ, he is a new creation: 

old things are passed away and behold all things

are made new.

Texture Tuesday - Rose Among the Thorns

 A rose from my garden and a crown of thorns I made

several years ago. As this week progresses I think more

and more about what Jesus went through for me and you.

I have used Kim Klassen's textures Serendipity and Sweet Treat.