Red Tulips

This is kind of just for fun.   I did it from a photo of tulips.  The medium is watercolor on canvas board treated with absorbant ground. The size is 12" x 12." I changed the composition a little so that it would touch all four sides.

Daffodils

It's Spring and I'm stuck inside.  I was yearning for some daffodils.  Last week, Louisa went to Eastern Market where they (usually) have florists and garden plants for sale, but there were no flowers available.  A couple of days later she went to the local hardware store Frager's which also has a garden shop.  She found daffodils in a pot for me---six cheerful daffodils.  I did this little painting as a thank you card....I'm not sure why I chose to paint only one daffodil.  It might have something to do with feeling a little isolated, though I have found many things to do to keep busy.  They were really appreciated.

Peter Bug - Capitol Hill Icon

Here's another one of my favorite neighborhood people.  Peter Bug does shoe repair.  More than that, he takes "at risk" youth and teaches them howto do it and how to work with others.  I think he's closed now due to the DC "stay at home" orders.  He had a heart attack last May but recovered and honored those who saved him.  He did go back to work.  I just hope he's OK now.

I did this because, with some of my artist friends, we are working on paintings of local spots and icons for a display in the new offices of Capitol Hill Village.  I am not sure it will fit in with what we're doing, but it was a picture I got off the internet and I really enjoyed doing it, especially the grey in the hair, beard and mustache.

Koi

Here's a painting that I did over a month ago, but never posted here.  It was quite a challenge, but I am happy with the result.  I did it from a picture I took several years ago at the National Arboretum.  I like the bubbles!

April 8 Draw a Bird

I completely forgot about posting my April bird for Draw a Bird Day.  It is a Robin.....Happy Spring, even though it doesn't seem too happy with the Coronavirus "mitigation."  I have mostly stayed inside, but haven't done as much painting as I thought I would.   The "Stay at Home" directive is extended until May 15....so I think I will get more painting done in the next month than I have in the past month.