HI Guys  I am back.  This is the frist painting I've done in the last 18 months.  FINALLY!
Needed to start somewhere and I choose the flowers in my studio.   Boy is it good to
paint again. 8-)
And yes, all is well again at my house.   Painting HOOOOOOOOOOO!

Little Geisha

This is a painting from a still life we set up at Studio Twenty. Watercolor on paper 11 x 15

Table & Flowers 2

This is a redo of a painting I had done from a set up & JoBeth's demo yesterday at Lamesa. 22x 15. Watercolor & Ink.

Tulips in Antique Vase ala Trevena style

22x15 watercolor on textured Fabriano 140 lb hot press paper, done right after last Saturday's workshop at my studio. I wanted to capture the essence of spring tulips and their softness played against old china vase ala Shirley Trevena style. Wax candle marks are also within this. Paper was partially coated while dry with 1/2 gesso and 1/2 water in a 1:1 ratio. After that dried I sponged on Winsor Newton texture medium in a few places. I did use colored pencils to draw with and Caran D'Ache watersoluble crayons for a bit of intense color here and there. Some negative painting done too in the background and this piece was done in about 2 hours. It got good reviews on WetCanvas, my personal blog, but not many on Art Colony blog, probably not photorealistic enough.

Variations of a still Life

This is my first attempt at our 4 objects challenge. We each had a pear, a calla lilly, table runner, and  jewelry stand. We could add as many objects as we liked but could not remove any of the four objects. Here are my two versions. The show is now on exhibit at the Heritage Museum in Big Spring, Texas. 11X 15 watercolor painting on arches paper All Right reserved by Leada Wood (c) 2010