August draws to a close....

 GOODE afternoon my lovely friends.  I apologize for my late greeting ~ twas a VERY busy day.  I took care of our little man (Grandson, Kurt Evan) then ran errands on the way home, once home, Oliver needed a walk, the flowers needed watering and the bird feeders needed filling. I usually do these last two things in the morning however, I left the house quite early and did not have the time. 

In the studio and settled, I am doing a bit of watercolor painting.  I am forcing myself to make MANY color wheels and to learn to mix paints using the three primary colors before I venture off to purchase special colors.  Watercolor supplies are expensive therefore learning to create a variety of colors using the three primary colors is important to me.  And, creating color wheels and swatches is also a perfect way to create muscle memory, and improve your watercolor skills!  DO you see that little pool of yellow-green?  That was the final color I painted, on this color wheel and, all of the colors were mixed in that one pan section.  It began as a yellow puddle of paint, made its way through all the rest of the colors, on the wheel, and ended as a puddle of green. I know that is something so simple but I find it fascinating and thrilling. I am also quite proud of myself that instead of ending up a muddy mess, at some point, each color came to life without much fuss and was quite close to what I was hoping for.  

I am off now to create another color wheel or two before Oliver James insists on his dinner.  Speaking of dinner...ours will be leftovers!! :) I love it when that happens. 

Enjoy the day my friends. hugs, Doreen  

 

"A fallen leaf is nothing more than summer's wave goodbye" ~ Unknown

Glad Tidings my friends and a very good Sunday morning to you. I hope this day finds you in goode spirits. Oh my word, it has been far too long since my last blog post!!!!  I would like like to say a very big hello to all of my friends visiting from our LBHG Network ~ welcome to the blog, I am so happy to have you here.  :).  

Here in Vermont, we wake to clouds and a lovely coolness as we sip our coffee on the front porch, serenaded by the chirp and chatter of birds, early risers like ourselves, ready to start the day. An owl hoots, from its home in our woods. Crows call to one another, and over on the mountain a coyote howls low and long.

Mark will be working on our winter wood today, and puttering in his shed (his favorite thing to do lol). I have a bit of garden to do, a Cypress tree to plant (OH how I LOVE Evergreens!!) and then I will be heading into the studio for a few hours. This afternoon; a bit of stitching on the front porch and as well as time sketching and painting.

I think I'll make a Spinach, Bacon, and Chive quiche for dinner along with a fresh from our garden salad. :).  

Enjoy the day my friends ~ Make it a good one. Doreen