The grass has greened up and the frogs have started calling in the marsh behind our house so it is clearly spring!
I finally managed to circle back to make some paintings inspired by the classes I taught at the Japanese Gardens last spring. The light was truly magical, as was the maple foliage!
Love a good Japanese lantern!
Inspired by the Little Spokane River and filled with love for the color green. Why do herons always look like they are glaring at you?
This is one of the HUGE old trees at our place. We had some incredible sunsets this winter. This evening, it felt like I was living in a pink and gold globe of light!
I was asked to create a couple utility box designs for the City of Liberty Lake and they requested a patriotic feel so what is more patriotic than fireworks on the 4th of July?
The daytime themed Liberty Lake Utility box wrap is all about enjoying summer at the lake shore. I thought about trying to fit a barbecue into this scene, but finally decided that it was better to leave it out. This is the biggest watercolor I’ve ever done, something in the neighborhood of 27” x 41” which is pretty darn big!
I have been following an artist online who has been making little square “diary” comics about her daily life and I found them fascinating and inspiring and decided to do a few of my own! I think I’d like to continue this. A little 2” x 2” square is totally manageable and I like how it makes me think of something interesting to document each day. As you can see, indoor flowering house plants are essential and there is high interest in what might be flowering outside!
The primroses are blooming and I am delighted. I only have three, but I am already scheming to save seed and try to grow more. I want a whole meadow! Unrealistic? Who cares.
The Hellebores are also in bloom. In fact they were the first thing to bloom on the whole property (What happened to my snow drops? Who knows.) which has made me forgive them their downward facing flowers. At this time of year, I’m desperate for signs of life!
But before you know it, the world will look like this and I’ll be trying to find some shade while I’m out sketching in the field. A little tease for the future-Katie Frey and I are going to team up to do several plein air painting sessions this summer at various places around Spokane so if you want to get out and paint on location, keep an eye out. I’ll share here once we have dates!
May your days be full of blossom and your palette full of paint!
Megan