Another week of not being able to paint outside This time it's just too hot!!! 98 degrees yesterday, for example. So the Out Door class has become an indoor one. "Rocks"-11 x 17".
Madame Prickleoffski
In his younger days Lancelot would sometimes disguise himself as Madame Prickeoffski, the famous Eastern medium, gaze into his crystal ball and tell fortunes. (It was a way to finance his studies.) Now anxious to raise capital for a promising new venture, Lancelot, as Madame Prickeoffski, is hired by the Meteorological Service, to help improve the accuracy of their predictions.
Rocks
Had hoped to be outside sketching and painting this summer but alas, the weather is not co operating. So instead I am indoors, trying to stay cool, working in my journal. Watercolor of the rocks at Tod's Point.
Summer in the Garden
Summer in the Garden. Cut and torn paper collage with a view of "The Bluest House in the World". A view of my own personal peaceable kingdom, where the deer ignore the greenery and flowers but pause to refresh themselves by the water and the swallow skims happily over the river.
Happy 4th.
Happy 4th. At the beach this am but now resting from the heat.
Happy 3rd of July - getting ready to celebrate
July the 4 th is one of my favorite holidays. I love the fireflies and the fire works, the picnics and the general sense of delight. That moment before the fire works begin is even better than Christmas morning. "Fire works over the Boat House". Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Watercolor, 11 x 14".
Lancelot at the beach
The weather last weekend was so gorgeous. We spent most of the time outside and I was so happy to catch a quick glimpse of Lancelot. The poor fellow has been working so hard recently, I almost never see him.
At the beach
It was a wonderful weekend to be at the beach. Acrylic ink, sharp eyes, journal page.
At The Beach
Another scene of people enjoying themselves at the beach.
Hurrah for Summer
Summer seems to have finally arrived. Yeah, my favorite season. Friday, the longest day of the year and we saw our first hummingbird in the garden on Friday evening and our first fireflies. A very good beginning. Walking at the beach we have even seen a couple of brave swimmers. So to celebrate Summer, a journal page of paddlers.
Still in the "Bug n Ink" Mode
Butterflies to console oneself for the lack of sun and the torrential downpours ..... Journal page, acrylic ink.
cicada with open wings
Cicada with open wings, journal page & acrylic ink. No sign of cicadas, no sign of humming birds and no fireflies. I think we need less rain and more summer.
Not Quite Here -Yet - 17 Year Cicadas
Not quite here yet - but perhaps on their way. The 17 year cycle cicadas. Of course it's a little hard to tell since the construction from the house next door sounds rather like their constant hum. Acrylic ink, journal page.
Look Ma, only one claw
Agile demonstrates the stability of the new ergonomic stools for The Design Studio. The squirrel interns are gradually teaching Agile how to use the sketch book programs. Looks like Agile may be a natural.
A Little House in the rain
Tropical storm Andrea brought us enough rain for weeks, if not months. After the Japanese printmaker Kawai Hasui, a tiny house in the woods. (Just like ours). Class exercise using liquid mask. Gouache, journal page.
The Early Bird tussles with the worm
After the rain storms yesterday, a beautiful morning. Birds and worms everywhere but not everyone shares the same definition of what constitutes a good day.
Still in the Santa Fe
With the Memorial Day weekend a near washout - except thank goodness for the Monday, I found myself working on another South Western piece. Really just a cloud study to complement what we are doing in class. When I think of the South West I think of wonderful, dramatic cloud formations and about three drops of rain. So very different from here.... oil on canvas, 24 x 30"
Waiting for something to dry....
I actually painted and posted these last week but this is a much better photo. A small cicada and some small birds. Rainy and cold last weekend so everything refused to dry.... I was actually waiting for a watercolor sky...
Just in Time
Just in time for a wet and cold Memorial Day weekend. The new cowboy boots specially commissioned and designed by Lancelot finally arrived. A quick sketch by Agile on his new iPad records the moment as Lancelot sallies forth.
And then everything changes
And then it becomes this and the rain sets in.
