My husband and my children are part of my fine art journey. They are my biggest fans and cheerleaders, there to encourage me every step of the way. Every time I bring home a painting Darryl puts it in a frame and hangs it on the wall. He praises my work pointing out what he likes best and helps me see little things where I can improve.
For Mother's Day Cody and Alisa bought me a small Watercolor kit that came with two 5x7 sheets of paper. For the first time I decided to create watercolor paintings of my very own.
The first is a landscape of the Oregon Coast I made for my granddaughter Rachel (and her mom and dad) to thank her for the paint set.
The second I painted for my friend Robyn from two pictures she took of Long tail boats in Thailand.
I have continued to go to the Tuesday night "Paint along with Peter" classes learning more techniques and trying to see the small things where I can improve in my painting journey.
The Boat in the Bay.
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"Sunflowers"
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Darryl bought me a few more watercolor art supplies. I tried my hand at painting a watercolor scene. For a subject I used a photo I took at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens in Washington.
I see good things and not so good things, so I am anxious to try it again.
Another Tuesday Class painting.
The Portland Skyline.
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Sometimes on our journeys it's a good idea to go over the course a couple of times so you can learn the way. This is me doing that with my watercolors.
A second, larger rendering of the botanical gardens.
I don't like my trees, but I love the pagoda and my rock isn't bad.
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I watched a youtube video on how to paint "A little pot of Lavender", so I tried it a couple of times.
As should be expected, this second attempt was better than the first and they are fun to paint!
As I continue this journey I know there will be rough roads and smooth, some easy, some hard, but all these roads will take me to a place where I can create something from what's inside of me and express myself in new, more beautiful ways with the sounds of love and encouragement in my ears cheering me on.
