Irises by the Woodshed
May is a very busy time here in the country. Cleaning up winter debris and preparing and planting summer crops. However, I have managed to find some time for some plein air painting, mostly sketching really.
The first three paintings are just around the yard. I try to catch the spring flowers before they’re gone. I particularly like watercolor with pen and ink overlay. These were all painted in a Pentalic Aqua Journal, 5 x 8, landscape format. The double pages really are challenging but, as you know, artists always like trying new things. The watercolor is actually a small travel set that I’ve had for years (decades?). And the pens are Micron in various sizes .01 to .05, mostly black but I am experimenting with red and burgundy.
Azaleas and Hostas by the Woodshed
On the Patio, watercolor / pen and ink, Kit Miracle
At the Riverwalk, Jasper IN, watercolor / pen and ink, Kit Miracle
Riverwalk, brown ink, Kit Miracle
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These are so wonderful! I know exactly what you mean when you say that May is very busy in the country. For us May and June are the two busiest and it is hard to keep up and paint as well. I’ll have to read your post in more detail to get some ideas from you. 🙂
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Thank you for the compliment. Oh, and did I forget to mention, that we’ve had rain about 6 out of every 7 days this month. I think Seattle is dryer.
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