Hello Everyone, I wanted to capture Day Lilies from my garden in a painting, as they only last a day or a little after that.
The color of these lilies in our garden stopped me in my tracks, so rich in color. We are also enjoying pink and orange lilies. So much to be thankful for. What flowers are you enjoying in your garden?
Happy Creating,
Vicki
I love bluebirds. Some are so fluffy. I added a fence and tree. One day I will just paint birds with little around it, as I love painting animals and birds.
I also want to paint landscapes, glass, more flowers, more animals, etc. etc. So many beautiful things to paint. I feel so blessed to enjoy and paint just what is around me and use photos of what I capture on my past adventures, walks, and trips. Hope you too can take time to enjoy the beauty around us.
Happy Creating,
Vicki
Hello Everyone,
I love Roses, they are all in bloom in our garden except the pink ones we have in the front garden. I also love putting cut flowers in our pretty dishes as a center piece for the table.
Such loveliness to capture in a painting. I find the more I paint, the more challenging some compositions are for me, but that’s good. That means I continue to learn. Don’t give up if you are starting to paint in Watercolor! Remember mistakes are good, that means we will all learn for the next painting, right?
Happy Creating,
Vicki
Hello Everyone, It’s Spring and Cherry Blossom time in Michigan. I love Cherry and Apple trees blooming in the Spring. We always loved the Cherry Blossoms blooming out east in April on our many visits to Washington D.C.
It’s so nice remembering our trips. In the next few weeks I will plant my flower seeds. So much to look forward to. Keep looking up, better days are ahead.
Happy Creating,
Vicki
Hello Everyone, Waking up to the beautiful snow early in the morning is one of my favorite things to see. The beauty of it on the trees, the sidewalks where no one has walked or shoveled yet, it’s so peaceful and beautiful that time of day. Thinking of this beach scene is also something I love to think about.
Umbrella on the Beach – original Watercolor
The sun on a warm day in the Summer, enjoying the scenes of Summer “Up North” Michigan – my favorite place in the world. I love painting from my photos of our vacations. While keeping cozy and warm in the craft room I enjoyed painting this picture.
Happy Creating,
Vicki
Hello Everyone, I love mixing paint colors together.
Artist palette, brushes and sketch
This yellow rose had deep darker colors of yellow, light colors of yellow, a little bit of orange, and a little bit of red – all those pretty warm colors. All these colors make me think of warmer weather in the Summer. I used a few of my Inktense Watercolor pencils which are very vibrant colors. Hope you have fun watching this video as much as I had fun painting this rose.
Happy Creating,
Vicki
Hello Everyone, What a happy time we had with our son and his family this past week. Today I am painting a wagon that they use to gather pumpkins and flowers after they choose them in the field. The wagon is my daughter-in-laws and she has had it for a very long time.
I love painting Fall pictures. So much to be thankful for.
Happy Creating,
Vicki
Hello Everyone, Every July I look forward to seeing the Althea bushes bloom in our yard. They last until I believe the end of Fall, or the later part of Fall.
In my video, I explain why this flowering bush means so much to me. I hope you are still enjoying your garden, then comes Fall, I’m equally excited about Fall – I love the colors and all it’s beauty.
Happy Painting,
Vicki