Morning Glories on a gold background. Watercolor and golf gouache 11 x 17 "
Bird Watching
Thrilled to meet up in Maine recently. Lancelot was kind enough to share some great bird watching tips with me and I actually saw my first ever Loon. Yeah
Rainy Day Study - digital version
Rainy day study- iPad sketch. Early one morning. The same view in Maine.
Are those colors real?
Better ask my friend Darrell who took the photograph on which this study is based. Getting ready to teach a watercolor workshop up in Maine.
Rainy Day studies
Saying goodbye to Summer with some rainy day/ weather effects studies. Watercolor and graphite
Blackberry Celebration
After a wonderful summer in the UK there were blackberries everywhere. So much fun to pick and taste and so much fun to eat. Pen and ink and watercolor. 8" x 5"
A "Leftovers" collage
Putting everything away after Summer Camp and playing with the leftover scraps of paper. Somehow the cat just appeared so of course there had to be a mouse.
Welcome August
I love Summer and I especially love August as it means time with my family. So here is a "birthday cake" to celebrate August. Made from an old paperback and some great trim. Folding all those pages is very therapeutic as long as one does not get sucked into rereading the book.
A seasonal Collage
Celebrating Summer Vegetables.
Night Owls
Experimenting with a small Lino cut and paint effects. Journal page
Firefly watching
On warm summer evenings Lancelot and Agile loved to watch the fireflies.
Earth and Sky
Mixed media collage of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. On canvas, 10 x 8 "
And this is how a couple of them turned out:
Very interesting to follow the same path for a couple of pieces and then see how they all turn out so differently....
Working on a mixed media piece
Sometimes when working on a mixed media piece, I like to work on several versions at the same time.
Choosing a birthday cake at the Wayne Thiebaud Bakery.
July is an extremely busy month especially as there are so many family birthdays to celebrate. Sadly Agile is too busy to be able to bake a cake for Grandma this year so Lancelot very kindly offered to choose one from the all time best bakery in the world. The Wayne Thiebaud Cake shop. Whatever Lancelot chooses will be delicious.
Iconic Black Mesa
Iconic Black Mesa - again - this time in watercolor over ink.
Buildings and Ruins
Summer is here and hopefully that means drawing and sketching outside. But for now, more inside work. Watercolor, ink and candle wax resist. A drawing of Glastonbury Abbey against the evening light.
Maritime map of New England
More on the travel theme. A map of Maritime New England showing just a few of the many lighthouses and a rather hungry whale. Acrylic on wooden panel, 12 x 36"
Part time help, multi tasking
During the Summer months, Lancelot often takes on extra help to cover for Summer vacations. Although the Squirrel Interns are officially part of the team, there are always a lot of small, loose ends to take care of. This year Lancelot decides to try out an Octopus who came highly recommended for his multi tasking abilities. This should hopefully give Lancelot time to recharge his creative energy.
Still on the Travel Theme
A guide to magical New England, showing some of the principal castles and the southern and northern dragons who guard the sacred I-95 route. Note too the serpent who waits for the careless upon the ancient Mass Pike pathway Acrylic on wood panel. 12 x 36".
