Yes, Friday is sometimes fun. It’s a busy day for me with lots of things to be done before the weekend. One thing is food shopping. Why do I always have to visit the fruit market or the big super market? Why do we have to do all this eating, and cooking, and shopping? It’s too much.
So I did my running around and came home exhausted. By the time I got myself together at home it was already afternoon! Where does the time go? I should, at least, be having a blast doing something I like to do. And even that doesn’t get a whole day!
Yesterday the town where we live had trucks out vacuuming the fallen leaves for mulch. When I came home from my errands I found that one of my neighbors had blown all my leaves into the street for the trucks. He’s a nice guy, very energetic. In the winter he plows the whole block with his snow plow in the driving snow. Like I said, energetic.
A small, bright red Japanese maple leaf was poking itself up over the mounds of leaves as if to say Hi! Over here! I took it out of the leaf pile and put it in my Artist’s Way notebook to dry.
This afternoon I arranged it with my favorite rocks and painted it. I did the twenty minute challenge thing so when the time was up I stopped painting. I got a little watery with the rocks, which I didn’t want to do, but the leaf looks good to me. I will go back and work on the rocks after this dries so I can better define that area.
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| Red Leaf 7×10 Watercolor (c)2010 DST |
I’m happy to say I’ve kept up with these twenty minute paintings. It’s never boring. I like the process and I’m even comfortable with the outcome most times. The challenge is helping me produce more finished work besides.
The hydrangea painting is waiting in the studio. I think it hates me.
I think the rocks look good.
Twenty minutes. I can’t believe that! You have a keen eye and decisive hand! Dora, would you like to join a new blogger group where we draw/paint to a theme? I’d love to have some of your work here. http://littleartclub.blogspot.com
Hi C, I added too much water to the rocksand couldn’t do what I wanted with them, so thanks!
Katherine-thanks for the invitation, I’d love to join you at your blog! I will drop by.
Love the leaf, Dora- we don’t get all the great colors here in California. I miss that about Long Island, among other things!
Sheryl