Local Colour

12/30/2025

This was a really fun gift to paint. I found a small victorian birth announcement at an estate sale that I referenced for this piece. This was my dear friends Great-Grandaughter and she is a beautiful little miracle. Blessings and love to this precious little girl!!!

Watercolor is my medium for this painting.

10/22/2025

It's not the big things that give us joy. It is the little things.... the kind forwarded text...the many prayers.... the love of friends and then this.....

A trip to the post office just to be rewarded by the beautiful artwork created by a dear friend and student.. Yvonne Boswell. Small random acts of kindness can bring such joy
Texts are great to keep in contact but the written note...can bring joy over and over. I have my card in my fall display and look at it often. How very blessed to have friends!

10/04/2025

Fabulous workshop with French artist Jean Claude Arnault at Townsend Attier in Chattanooga Tennessee

07/09/2025

Art takes on many forms. At my birthday celebration last night we were all given a styrofoam ball to create a piece of collage art. Crafting/creating with friends is a fabulous thing!!! Each creative friend showed their skill and uniqueness in creating a love/memory ball. No matter what your medium is .... art brings magic and fun to any event!!! Take time for art..... it's good for your soul!

06/27/2025

A favorite artist of mine and great inspiration....

"Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows." - Helen Keller

Art: Sunflowers https://wildwings.com/collections/marjolein-bastin-artwork/products/4641612019

06/26/2025

I wanted to do bookmarks for the ladies in my book club. I had limited time before the luncheon so I did one large painting and then cut the bookmarks from the painting. Then I took a little time to make each one a little different. I titled them "Sunset on Watts Bar." A fun project you should definitely try!

05/30/2025

Looking forward to the first Sketchbook Journaling Workshop Monday June 2-10:00-12:00 at Roane County Park. This is such a beautiful location. The theme of the workshop is "Gifts of the River". This is a Plein Aire Workshop and we will learn how to successfully journal outside with minimal supplies.

05/28/2025

It is not easy to get a soft delicate look with watercolor. We have been studying watercolor glazing and Pat Hall with her beautiful rose and Sue Hill with her beautiful River Oats have done a beautiful job!

05/14/2025

05/14/2025

Wonderful class this week. Learning transparent color glazing to creat values and form. Transparent glazing teaches you how to control water ratios to prevent hard edges. So proud of Yvonne for putting in more hours perfecting the technique. Now we are having fun using this technique to put dew droplets on leaves and flowers!

04/28/2025

April showers bring May flowers. May 5th I will be teaching a class on transparent watercolor glazing. Unlike the wet on wet or drybrush techniques, transparent glazing teaches you to build up depth and form with thin glazes placed on top of each dry glaze.We will be using beautiful spring flowers to learn this amazing technique.

June will be 4 Plein Aire adventures called "Nature's Sketchbook Journaling". We will meet at different scenic locations and learn to create a nature journal using pencil, pen and ink, watercolors or colored pencils. Keeping a sketchbook journal teaches us to work every day to improve our skills!