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The zinnias made me do it

The zinnias made me do it

Skipper moth,  Common checkered skipper, California hairstreak butterfly, Cabbage white; Zinnias, Lavendar Watercolor, colored pencil and graphite The pollinators are right, I have been walking past these intense colors for too long. My brightest colored pencils and...
Little studies

Little studies

What the sunflower dropped– August Sketchbook; graphite, watercolor, colored pencil These little study sketches are my favorite way to learn about something: find it, marvel, draw, marvel… repeat:   The pomegranate blossoms fell– August...

A closer look

Lichen, magnified (detail) Watercolor on paper This painting has just been featured by Saatchi Online Gallery, in a curated collection called “Last Days of Summer” It’s one of those discovery paintings, fun from start to finish. I picked up a twig...
Three days in July: bugs & beans

Three days in July: bugs & beans

Three days in July: a garden sample of insects and other arthropods Gouache on plaster Each spent just a few minutes in my glass jar, while I quickly painted– California Lady-beetle Blue Milkweed Beetle Ant Honey Bee Goldenrod Crab Spider Skipper moth Pillbug, 2...