Beginning Watercolor Painting Tips & Supplies To Get You Started

My old friend Lori McNee of Fine Art Tips has produced this video which explains all about the essential supplies for watercolor painting! Check it out!

Beautiful weekend weather

We finally had beautiful weather! It was warm and sunny all weekend, and I spent the week puttering around in the garden more than the studio.

My peonies are just starting to bloom! I have 6 plants, and 3 are going to bloom this year. I may have planted the other three too deep, so I'm going to to remove about an inch soil from around the plants to see if that improves them for next year. 

It's great weather to paint outdoors and I'm itching to set up my easel out in the garden. I miss being able to paint with friends, but at least we can still gather via live-stream. 

Baby bluebirds

Spring has sprung! My irises and peonies are in full bloom and the windows are open to let the fresh air in. Squirrels are busy digging up my garden (Grr!) and birds are hatching. This birdhouse is one of many in my yard, and is the closest one to my patio. We watched a few leave the nest before I went and got the camera to catch this last one taking his first jump!



After the last bird left the nest I cleaned and washed it out and hung it back up. Another pair of bluebirds came to check it out right away!