Goodbye Benton, hello Holland

I am so thrilled to be sending one of my paintings to Holland!  Every sale is a treat to me, it just tickles me to pieces when people want to buy my art.  But this painting is going all the way to the Netherlands!  My friend Di Winson provided the outstanding photograph of the orange pepper, thank you again, Di.  I sent three paintings to Baton Rouge,  Louisiana this morning and three to Edmond Oklahoma earlier this week.  I love getting to share my paintings!  

Betty

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Me and Booker T

Booker T and the MGs did "Green Onions"  in 1962.  Me, I did them in 2014!   My husband took the photo about 15 years ago, I decided it was time to use it for a watercolor.  Can you say A WHOLE LOT OF GREEN?   I actually did this watercolor with a different approach which helped since about 95 percent of the painting was green.  I usually paint all of one color pretty much at the same time.  I decided to paint one small section (one onion) at a time.  I was able to get the variation in the green this way, I did not start with a large amount of green ready to paint, but rather mixed the green for each onion individually.  That took a while longer, but it was a good experience.  Here's my green onions, Booker T's follows!

Painting is for sale in my Etsy Shop

https://www.etsy.com/listing/181221436 

 

Betty

Thank you for sharing in this little slice of my life

DON'T MISS BOOKER T

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDDKZ7PERDk

Day 19 of 30 paintings in 30 days "Rose colored Destin"

This is day 19 of thirty paintings in 30 days, a challenge I am doing in the month of January.  Today's painting "rose colored Destin".  This past winter a trip to Destin Florida found it gray and overcast most of the time.  We did not get to see the beautiful cool blue waters that are common there.  BUT, we were on vacation, and we were at the ocean, so we pretty much were looking at the world through rose colored glasses.  Not much is bad when you can hear the ocean.  So, as I looked through the vacation pics I thought I would show you the site from our balcony!

This painting is available in my Etsy shop

https://www.etsy.com/listing/176286577/original-watercolor-painting-beach-scene

 

 

Betty

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Day 14 Thirty paintings in 30 days "Give me the bird"

This is day 14 of 30 paintings in 30 days through January, a challenge I am participating in.  Today...Give me the bird!  I have struggled for several days with my paintings.  Painfully.  But today, my friend, David Walters sent me some photos of birds that he had taken.  He has a magnificent collection as he is an avid birdwatcher and photographer.  If you are familiar with my work you know I have painted several birds.  I don't really know why they work for me, but they do.  So, I was so thankful when these new subjects came along.  I don't know what this guy is,  but today, he is my friend!  Please consider this an open invitation to give me the bird, it will more than likely make my day!

Painting is available in my Etsy shop

https://www.etsy.com/listing/175713401/original-bird-painting-bird-art

 

Betty

Thank you for sharing in this little slice of my life.