Longue Vue Magnolia

Here's my latest watercolor entitled "Longue Vue Magnolia" since that's where I took the original photograph.

I think I'd like to dedicate it to my mother, who was quite the "southern magnolia" herself and who would have celebrated her 90th birthday today were she still here

 with us today.

 She's the one who inspired a love of beautiful art and gardens in me.

Here's to you, Mom!

Completed Painting Projects 1

Okay, so here is the first of several watercolors that I have completed. I feel like a first-grader rushing home to proudly show off my masterful scribblings to a hopefully receptive audience.

Its amazing what a simple mat and frame purchased from the local craft store can do to elevate one's efforts to the status of "art".

This is my first completed efffort copied and enlarged from a photo of an existing painting.

My painting is double-matted in soft greens and mounted in a 16"x20" frame

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This next watercolor entitled "Easter Liliies" is based on a photograph I took while visiting the Long Vue Gardens here in New Orleans, La.

This painting is double-matted in cream tones and mounted in a 14"x 18" gold-tone wood frame.

This last one is a study of a birch tree based on a tecnique I found on Youtube. It is simply matted in a dark blue 8"x10" mat.

 I'm really having fun with this and I think all-in-all they're not too bad for a beginner who has never taken an art class before now.

Let me know what you think.

Should I sign up for the next class session?