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Here's an oldie.

Last summer, Karen and I went out to the circus, sans children. Any parent will understand how freeing it is to go somewhere by yourself. Not that we wouldn't normally take the children to the circus, but we went to paint, and do a little plein air work. We found this amazing red advertising car and just had to capture it. As you can tell, my trees need some work, but hey, we never claimed to be good at this, right? We only claim to a love of creating and our current medium of choice is watercolors.

This little guy is still a work in progress, I still need to paint in the letters on the side with some white, either acrylic or gouache, but I feel like the gouache is still awfully light. Perhaps I add too much water? Some day I might figure it out, I've got a whole tube to use up.

It's hard to believe how fast two hours flew while we painted. Well, scouted the rather sparse grounds and then set to painting, which required filling water, looking for lost water containers and getting comfy on the rocky ground. It's always fun to sit and chat with someone that can finish their own sentences as well, and that won't try taking the paint brush and adding their own creative flair.

I'd love to say there is more to come, there is, truly, but as two busy mamas, I think this little blog is a bit on the back burner. Hopefully once this unnaturally cold weather has moved onto another state, we'll be able to get together and make a mess for you to see.

Cheers!

Plein air at Devil's Lake

I'm going to start off with a work in progress shot from last summer. I am dreaming of warm weather so we can once again paint outside, plus that gives the kids something to do. Karen and I were out at North Shore and had a bit of time to paint before the amazing sky decided to break open and start raining.We each got some pretty awesome work done, if I say so myself.

I learned that a three year old will trail sand everywhere, and painting with a baby is almost impossible.

Also, I like to work small, I've got a 4x6 watercolor block that's got a cold press finish that I love, but has now been stolen by the three year old. You can see my block in the pic, with half finished painting of the West bluffs.
There will be more to come, most likely wip shots from my phone and finished paintings that look much better.