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- cathyswatercolors
- I have a passion for Watercolors and it has become a wonderful hobby.
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Happy International Dog Day Sally - *Sally our dog* Photo Barbara Muir © Happy International Dog Day to our sweet dog Sally, who will be 14 this fall. When we got her as a rescue she was on...
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They Didn’t Make This Kitchen Any Bigger — They Just Made 1 Smart Change - Cramped quarters can make it hard to want to spend much time in a kitchen. And plenty of factors beyond actual square footage can contribute to that feeli...8 hours ago
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more pears - Life-size Bartlett pears. Pears are so subtly colored ... and subtly shaped! I need to add some background stuff.2 days ago
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Kute Kitschy Kactus - 14x11 watercolor using Micron 05 pen on Yupo (synthetic paper) recently done as a commission. This somewhat abstracted cactus plant goes in all directions...
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hollyhocks sketches - Ik heb ze vaker geschilderd, deze keer op een schetsachtige manier. Het papier is Winsor & Newton 300 gr/m2 25% katoen cold pressed.I've painted them befor...
2 months ago -
Log Cabin Quilt Top - I was happy to share my scrappy Log Cabin Quilt Top at a recent gathering of textile artists. one of my favourite traditional patterns.. it has not bee...
3 months ago -
Cherry Blossoms - Cherry Blossom watercolor by Meera Rao The cherry blossom viewing I learned has a name in Japan: hanami. Late last month, I sketched a quick view of ...
4 months ago -
Scenes from this weekend - Hello! This past weekend I had the opening for my show Tangle and Flow at 13th Street Winery Gallery. It is on till early June. The gallery was fi...
4 months ago -
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What the World Needs Now... - Yesterday, I was trying to stay away from doomscrolling on my phone and I was trying to figure out something to do in my art room. A while ago I had use...
6 months ago -
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Fall Home Decorating Ideas for Cozy Spaces - There’s something magical about the shift from summer to fall. The air turns crisp, leaves glow with warm colors, and suddenly we crave cozy nights at ho...11 months ago
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Porto, Portugal A Superstar of Generosity and Kindness, A Must See - A little video of Porto! Related Stories - Swimming in the Atlantic - Guess Again - The Hidden Gem, Off the Beaten Path, Tell me a...2 years ago
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New website… - Why did the chickens cross the road? To get to the new website! I have an announcement…I have a new website going live later this week! This was long o...
5 years ago -
This feed has moved and will be deleted soon. Please update your subscription now. - The publisher is using a new address for their RSS feed. Please update your feed reader to use this new URL: *http://brookegiannetti.typepad.com/velvet_a...5 years ago
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dried grass - © 2020 JANE MINTER “DRIED GRASS” WATERCOLOUR STUDY STILL LIFE - PAINTING FROM LIFE
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Negative Painting Daisies for Senior Center Class - I did this as a demo for my senior center watercolor class on negative painting. It was not my usual way of painting, but there are a number of favorite...
6 years ago -
The Color, Green: Fun or Frustrating?! - Whenever I get into a discussion about *color*, the perennial favorite pigment to dislike, or downright hate, is almost always *green*! It's a mean one, ...
6 years ago -
Yellowstone Naional Park - I am enjoying landscape painting so much. It is partly because the Finetec waterolors that I use. They are so incredibly beautiful....ssooooo beautiful...
6 years ago -
Christmas Gifts & Grateful for Good Health - Check out New Scarves I am grateful for you, my supporters, my family and my health!!! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, just how you wanted it to be...
6 years ago -
"Célestins" - The “Caserne des Célestins” is where you find the headquarters of the “Garde Républicaine”. Passing by the other day, I was struck by the extraordinary d...
6 years ago -
Here's to New Friends - My husband Michael and I are just home from a cycling vacation in the Eastern Townships of Quebec Province. On this (supported!) VBT tour, we collected so...
6 years ago -
Clisson, la toscane en france - Petite escapade à Clisson où nous avons pu admirer l'architecture toscane sous le soleil! des vignes, des ruelles en pentes, des escaliers qui mènent on ne...
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Huzoor Palace ll - Huzoor Palace as it is called, is located in Porbandar town in the state of Gujarat. It was built in the early 20th century by Rana Natwarsinhji, th...
7 years ago -
The Wearing (and painting) of the Green - Redemption 24" x 30" oil on canvas Green is one of those colours that a lot of artists have trouble coming to grips with. Me included. Maybe it's not s...
7 years ago -
Flower Market Watercolor Painting Red Tulips - *Flower Market Watercolor Painting* *Painting flowers helps me get through the cold snaps in winter.* *It's freezing outside, but here in my studio I am su...
7 years ago -
WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT DEMO USING PRIMATEK FROM DANIEL SMITH - SONOMA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY DEMO 1/2019 The Sonoma Watercolor Society kindly asked me to do a demo for them for their January Meeting. It was a very st...
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Discover the Secrets of Making Money From Your Art - Making money from your art is largely about talent. You will need to produce art which is beautiful enough or unique enough to be coveted by others. As wel...7 years ago
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Jour 29 - 30 Paintings in 30 Days - AQUARELLA ONTERASKIN PAPERAPPROX 10 X 12 INCHES Heureusement, j'ai trouvé cette feuille de papier TeraSkin sur une étagère. Quasiment plus rien sur mes tab...
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It's Not Just For Guacamole - *It's Not Just for Guacamole* *watercolor on paper* *35.5x51cm. * I hope everyone's New Year is off to a great start! I started this painting last year ...
8 years ago -
Girls - After a long break I am back with these tempera girls to wish you happy holidays and all the best ahead.
8 years ago -
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30 in 30 in 30- Day 29 - Day 29.. no namby pamby watercolor here... Pink Power! I like how the double dipped brush made a dark center on the far right bloom. I loaded the brush ...
8 years ago -
God Bless America - When tragedy strikes we Americans rise to the challenge. It makes me proud and grateful to live in this country. I've been asking myself why we can't, or w...
8 years ago -
Roadside Painting - My most favourite way of working is to travel the highways and byways of France, stopping to paint whenever something catches my eye. Today it was the wo...8 years ago
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Thank heavens for small miracles - Grace Church Spires, NYC – Watercolor on Arches 300# cold press. Approximately 18″ x 22″ A number have people have asked where I have been and expressed t...9 years ago
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I've Moved! - *T*his is just a quick reminder, that I have moved my blog to a new platform and just in case you didn't realise, I can now be found at: http://www.sandra...
9 years ago -
Dead Soldiers - Watercolor on Yupo with charcoal technique background. Either do this outdoors or place the paper in a deep utility tub. Randomly dampen the paper. Sprin...
9 years ago -
even more work - * I Dream in Color* watercolor 22" x 15" $1000 email for availability * Orange Crow* watercolor 11" x 15" $300 email for availability *Mermaid* wate...
9 years ago -
current exhibition, paintings from Wales, Cornwall, Leicestershire, the Cotswolds and Yorkshire - My work on the wall at the Atkins Gallery, Lower Bond Street Hinckley until Saturday 3rd December Work currently on show at the Atkins Gallery in Hinc...
9 years ago -
East Valley Artists Thursday's demo - Robert Dvorak was the demonstrator at my art club last night. He writes books and gives workshops and demos concerning travel drawing and painting. He's ...
10 years ago -
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Summer sketching.. - Its summer time in Pune, india, very hot to actually sit outdoors and paint.I prefer to do quick sketches instead.These are sketches done in 5 minutes eac...
11 years ago -
NORFOLK SEASCAPES - Made a big decision this year to only paint Norfolk coastal scenes as well as my love of flowers, so here are my first three efforts . Top one based o...
11 years ago -
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We no longer see the one who teaches us - Musician, play this moment's music as grace for those who block our road, grace for bandits! Musician, you learned this from a true bandit. I hear the t...
12 years ago -
New Things, New York & Happy New Year - *Hello. Happy New Year. How is it March already? I know its a cliché but time really does fly. **We've had a nice start to 2014. Some good project...
12 years ago -
Perfect Partners - Going through my reference photos for the millionth time, a photo I took at Longleat House caught my eye. I don't know why something that I've previously ...
13 years ago -
We've Moved! - *A Painter's Year* has moved to my new site! Now all of my blogs and galleries, news and information are under one roof at the new www.susanabbott.com. Ple...13 years ago
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Seeking - *I suddenly saw that all the time it was not I who had been seeking God,* *but God who had been seeking me.* *I had made myself the center of my own exist...
14 years ago -
Going Now - This blog is now merged, smudged and mixed together with my main blog The Red Shoes . So please transfer any interest and linking and lovely comments that...
15 years ago -
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