61 The Studio Cat Naps

61 The Studio Cat Naps, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

1/4 sheet watercolor, number 19 in the 20 project. It's hard to paint a black cat. Gilbert was good not to move during the course of the painting.

60 Summer Farm

60 Summer Farm, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

1/4 sheet watercolor, number 18 in the 20 project. I deliberately went looser here. Just painting. From a sketchcrawl sketch in Vermont.

59 Flowers

59 Flowers, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

This is number 17 of the 20 in 20 project. I used opaque white (Dr. Ph Martins white) and filled in negative space and left colors for some floral shapes. Fun to play. 1/4 sheet.

58 White House

58 White House, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

1/4 sheet watercolor. Number 16 in the 20 project.
One thing I discovered in doing this project is that it forced me to paint, regardless of whether I felt ready to paint a certain picture. I have been wanting to paint this house for years and just never did, til the 20 project. The colors don't look good in this photo, though. Not sure why.

57 Colors

57 Colors, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Playing with brushes and color and counting it as number 15 in the 20 in 20 project. I am not proud...

56 Irises

56 Irises, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

1/4 sheet watercolor, number 14 in the 20 in 20 project. The one of the clouds was number 13.

55 Clouds

55 Clouds, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

wip, 1/4 sheet watercolor.

54 Green light

54 Green light, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

1/4 sheet watercolor. Number 12 in 20 in 20 project, at which I fell very far behind and got desperate enough to take pictures on my phone to paint.

53 Blue Chair Trio

53 Blue Chair Trio, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Do you know who these musicians are?? They are sitting thru the rest of the concert. 1/4 sheet watercolor

52 Lime Kiln

52 Lime Kiln, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Number 10 of 20 in 20. 1/4 sheet watercolor

51 MO cabin

51 MO cabin, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

This is number 9 of my 20 in 20 project. It is a commissioned work of someone's cabin in the woods. 1/4 sheet watercolor

50 Young Monk

50 Young Monk, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Number 7 of 20 in 20. I tried to use the ideas that I learned from the Charles Reid workshop last year.

49 Burning Bush

49 Burning Bush, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Just playing. Number 6 in 20 in 20. Still part of the 100 paintings project, too.

47 Rooted

47 Rooted, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Still working on this. I am adopting a quote from Joseph Stoddard, who said, Never let reality get in the way of a good painting. So we shall see where this one goes.

I believe the 20 in 20 project needs a clarification: full sheet paintings will count for 2. I feel like Calvin and Hobbes, making up the rules as we go!

46 NIght Watch

46 NIght Watch, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Number 3 of the 20 in 20 project. I was trying to limit my washes and paint looser but I don't think it was successful. The learning curve continues.

45 Six Birds

45 Six Birds, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Erik and I are painting 20 pictures in 20 days. No rules. This was for day 2.

44 Twilight Mood after Szabo

44 Twilight Mood after Szabo, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

This is the first painting in the 20 in 20 Project that Erik and I are doing--painting 20 pictures in 20 days.  I followed an old article from a painting magazine by Zoltan Szabo and did this.  Fun.  Good jumpstart to the project too.

43 Girl Peeling Apples

43 Girl Peeling Apples, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

42 Autumn woods

42 Autumn woods, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

41 Yellowstone falls

41 Yellowstone falls, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

40 Orange Pear Mug

40 Orange Pear Mug, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

I'm still at my 100 paintings project. Just caught up on posting.

32 Act of Faith

32 Act of Faith, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Another piece for the Good Friday Experience, "The Scarlet Thread." What Bible story is this illustrating?

33 Covered

33 Covered, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Did this for the Good Friday Experience.

34 Alaska, Lake and distant glacier

34 Alaska, Lake and distant glacier, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Another version of this scene.

35 Sun and Shade

35 Sun and Shade, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

I'm sure there is a version of this scene done by one of the impressionists. Must look for it. This is from a photo from nephew Joel.

36 Night Castle

36 Night Castle, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

The colors in the photo are a bit off, but you get the idea. I wanted to do a low key version of the castle scene.

37 Bethany Springs, Bee hives

37 Bethany Springs, Bee hives, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

My first paint out painting. I tried to capture the light on the hives, and I actually edited the scene and moved a tree. Woohoo!!

38 Bethany Springs View

38 Bethany Springs View, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

It was high noon with no dramatic shadows, but I wanted to do a 2nd painting at the paint out, so it was this. Great fun just to be out and painting!!

30 Italian street

30 Italian street, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

After overworking the castle pictures, I tried doing a picture in only 3 or 4 washes. Something to practice...

29 of the 100 paintings

29, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

28 Castle sunset

28 Castle sunset, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Yes, I seem to be in a castle mode. Part of the 100 paintings.

27

27, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

Number 27 of the 100 paintings. I overworked this. sigh

26 more

26 more, a photo by luv2draw on Flickr.

I worked a little more on this. Kind of a weird piece.

Sleepyheads in my sketchbook

Drawing Lab 16: 100 Faces

Well, I finished the 100 Faces project from the Drawing Lab book, but I think I drew more than 100 because my numbering is off. Oh well. It was a good challenge. You might see someone you know. Or not.