A Watery World

Yay our drought has broken!  It has rained for three days; everything has greened up and growing like triffids.

Today for SundaySketches I decided to keep with the watery theme.

 

It was really misty yesterday morning and the sun was trying to break through the sky creating this lovely pinkish atmosphere.

This sketch is not so successful, but I love how the sun can shine through the rain and highlight a bit of the landscape.

Er, um, why did I paint this?  Must have been a leftover from my purlow (purple yellow) challenge at APR!  Anyway they are some post tops in my neighbor’s garden drastically changed by me.  I thought they could be people?

The last is a close up of the now sodden and dying Mexican sunflowers that are overtaking my garden!  I had been meaning to paint them for the last couple of months.  This picture is gouache as I thought the yellows would be stronger.  Alas I mess up the background and so tried to save it with chalk pastels. 

Pick of the week.

This week I discovered a blogger that has inspired me – Michelle (Ruess) Remy of http://lostcoastpost.blogspot.com.  She is whimsical, talented, uses bright colours and does marvelous journal pages.  So check her out.

Here are some examples:

 

 

Have a wonderful creating wonderful art blessings to you all.

Quote of the week:

In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.  - Christopher Morley