Time for a road trip !!

Well did  the road trip !! Went to Sedona ,Arizona . It snowed and was wonderful !! Then on to the Grand Canyon...snow there too! Could not hike in due to mud and ice.Did A long "rim " hike. Painted and drew in down time.

Solo art show will be taken down on Friday. It was a wonderful venue !! At the reception 47 + people showed up. Sold a couple pieces..inquires also. I will post pix later. Must get to watercolor class !!

Did this fun one inspired by a friend who is rehabing a VW bus... The wheels of my brain are turning !! I want to do a "winter" road trip,again ! Last year was Yosemite in the snow. The year before the Grand Canyon...hiking in snow. Maybe,Zion....sketch pad in hand ,watercolors,graphite ...????

Live model sketch

Still drawing with the Encinitas Figure Drawing group !! Once a week , 3 hour session and loving it !!  It is broken in to 10 gestures, and 2 long poses. This will be matted and installed with my show @ Carlsbad .

Lazy ...rainy ...day.....finishing things up !

My dancer is coming along great !! Little more highlighting on the skin ....don't want to over work it . I've added acrylic molding to edges of the skirt and ruffles to add more texture. After that has dried ,flowers and colors will be added. This is a work in progress.

Reverse Glass painting...a new way for me !!

At Painting club, Dolores our mentor introduced a style of painting she had practiced some time ago. India ink on glass,paint the areas you want in color. DRY !!! yes I did forget that step on one piece !! Then flip and place in a frame. I backed mine with a selected fabric. You can use wallpaper or wrapping paper ...anything. I love the results.

Thank you to my son  ,Scott, who gave me a book about Hawaiian quilt designs for my birthday.An absolutely lovely book!! I copied the design " Volcano".

I will be doing more of this style painting !