by Cathe
Summer, June, Peonies! What a joy to see these exquisite flowers after a long cold winter. The peach Peony inspired this sketch. Within days the color drained away but while it lasted, wow! Some of my favorite things to sketch are just along the roadside. This is the second time around for this mama. She built and laid her egg (just one), we saw the baby grow and his initial flight. After about a month she returned and is starting […]
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by Cathe
Its been a long time since my last post, a lot of changes in life including the look of WordPress. I decided to hold on to my blog. Today felt like a fine day to dive back in. One thing I wanted to share with you is a collaboration I have with four other artists. We are creating concertina booklets. It’s an accordion folded book that each artist contributes a spread based on a given theme. There are a total […]
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by Cathe
Where to start…first off I have been very delinquent, so much so that I couldn’t remember my password! This has been a hard year but I recently had a wonderful reprieve, a trip to India. It was for work, but allowed me plenty of time to explore and experience life in India. My co-workers were beyond generous and invited me into their homes, dressed me in a Saree, treated me to delicious meals and shared the beauty of India. I […]
Categories: flowers, food, sketching, travels, Uncategorized • Tags: Bangalore, beautiful, generous, India, magical, Travel, votes
by Cathe
The month of June is a bit wet and full of backyard Peonies. I’m always surprised they come back in full force after a dreadfully cold winter – hardy. I can’t help but celebrate these flowers with lots of paintings. Of course there are other flowers that join my celebration. Feathers are always a must! And the big celebration this weekend – much Joy!
Categories: flowers, garden, painting, photography, sketching, watercolor • Tags: #naturedoodlewash #pride2016 #peonyjoy
by Cathe
I went home knowing this may be the last time I would be with my Mom. We had a week together and then the loss and grief. Through all of this, my Mom taught me the importance of a beautiful life. I have lost my way a little bit. I keep trying but some days there is nothing to give. I find comfort in nature and sometimes it holds me and gives me the focus I need. There are so […]
Categories: garden, painting, watercolor • Tags: gift, grief, life, lost, Mom, nature, passion
by Cathe
My brother-in-law, Warren has always been a bird watcher, or at least as long as I have known him and he carries a very sophisticated camera with plenty of gear to break one’s back hefting it on long hikes and outings. From time-to-time he will send me some beautiful birds images he has captured with his camera. He had been visiting an area where Sandhill Cranes congregate. He has been watching a couple that had two eggs, only one survived […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: elderly parents, memories, painting, photography, Sandhill Crane, watercolor
by Cathe
I have been so inspired by Laura at Create Art Everyday. She is always making the most beautiful and lush drawings with her Neo crayons. She describes them as buttery…so with that, I gave it a try. I actually enjoyed painting with them mostly. The colors are incredibly intense. When I downloaded these images I noticed uneven light (still). Hopefully I’ll get that figured out soon. Back to Neos, I just took my wet brush right to the crayon and […]
Categories: changing seasons, craft, sketching, travels, watercolor • Tags: book binding, Cotman, deckle edge, neo colors, NYC, painting, suminagashi, Winsor & Newton
by Cathe
I should be called the very inconsistent blogger. Not sure why I’m dragging my heals but it seems my blogging has fallen off the enjoyable list of things to do. So, with a swift kick in my bottom, I shall blog! I thought I would share the oil paint transfer that I have been really enjoying. John drew this Koi for something he was working on and after he was done with it I asked if I could use it. […]
Categories: painting, sketching, watercolor • Tags: Anemone, Calico cat, chrysanthemums, draw, Koi, off-setting, oil paint transfer, Ophelia, sketch, watercolor
by Cathe
Sending you love and flowers on Valentines day straight from my “garden”. Sorry no garden in the middle of winter although the little flower below is from my lemon tree. I believe it probably is a pretty rare thing to have in Minnesota. A little experiment with oil paint transfer and watercolors. Hope all is good in your world.
Categories: garden, painting, sketching, watercolor • Tags: flowers, gardens, lemon tree, Valentines day, watercolor
by Cathe
For the start of the new year I decided to take the latest Sketchbook Skool class – Expressing. Sometimes I find that I need to do something a little different or just shake things up, especially in the middle of the winter. This felt like the right kind of “something”. The latest assignment is to make a book. The instructor shows how to make many really unique books, but my first pass is a simple accordion book. The story is […]
Categories: four legged friends, painting, sketching, Uncategorized, watercolor • Tags: accordion book, Cooper, expressing, feathers, mushrooms, painting, rocks, shells, Sketchbook Skool, telling a story, walks
by Cathe
I don’t know about you, but I found this first full week of the new year a bit of a wild ride, full thrusters forward. Re-entry to work after a week off, ouch, so intense. As I have mentioned in past posts, I paint at night after work and dinner. I feel a bit “robbed” if I don’t paint so clearly this has become habit-forming in a really good way. But when I can’t paint I also feel incredibly disappointed […]
Categories: changing seasons, painting, sketching, watercolor • Tags: 1995, 2016, find time, first week, painting
by Cathe
Here we are, at the start of a new year. Do you make new year’s resolutions? Sometimes I do but this year I think I’ll just skip it. Not that I have any issues with setting goals and being focused. For now I think I’ll just carry on. And with that said, I’ll get back to the title of this post and move forward on mushrooms. It’s gotten pretty cold around these parts which means everything is frozen. A walk […]
Categories: craft, new year's resolution, painting, sketching • Tags: Ann Wood, crafts, landscape, mushrooms, New Year, painting, resolutions, Sketchbook Skool
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