One of my favorite art instruction books is, How to Draw and Paint Watercolor, The Collector’s Series, by Walter Foster Publishing, Inc., published in 1991. It was republished as The Art of Watercolor by Walter Foster Publishing, Inc.
Whenever I need a little “me” time, I take out my Art Instruction books for inspiration on maybe a new painting or to improve on an idea that I started but not finished. Usually, my paintings are never really finished, they are just stepping stones.
One fine summer day
When the flowers were all in
bloom,
The sun was shining,
Birds were singing,
Cats were sleeping in the yard,
I picked a blossom of a blue
geranium.
Many of my designs for my Zazzle and Cafepress products come from photographs or drawings of flowers in my garden. If you would like to read about my garden, visit my Squidoo Lense. These are a few of my garden inspired designs.
One of my Mother’s favorite things to do on a Sunday afternoon was to go for a ride on the “Switzerland Trail”. It is a dirt road that winds around a beautiful area in Aitkin County in Minnesota. Fall in Aitkin is a painting of my memories of those special trips.
