Archive for May, 2010

Reflections in Cerulean Blue

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Reflections in Cerulean Blue

Reflections in Cerulean Blue


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More Houston Arboretum

This is the second painting of the pond at the Houston Arboretum, but this time I was standing looking into the sun. This mainly darkened and intensified the color of the sky’s reflection in the water. Now I really understand Monet’s experiment! Also, other things started to bloom including these little white flowers on the surface of the water.When I brought this back to the studio, I was amazed with how different this was from last week’s painting… so, I was excited enough to brave the crawling creatures another week.

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Turtle Pond

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Turtle Pond

Turtle Pond


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The Houston Arboretum

During the month of April a group of us have been plein air painting at the Arboretum. This decidedly wild park is in the middle of the big metropolis of Houston. I have done three paintings of the pond and one in the forest which I will show you in the coming weeks. The pond is home to turtles, fish, birds, and SNAKES! They do not come out until it is warm. On the Arboretum website it states that the Arboretum is home to many kinds of snakes including Water Moccasins, Coral snakes and Large Black Water Snakes. They are not suppose to be aggressive but after two sightings we are not convinced. I think we all have decided maybe it is time to go somewhere else.

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Purple Climbing Wisteria

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Purple Climbing Wisteria

Purple Climbing Wisteria


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Mason, Texas, Bed and Breakfast

On our painting trip this Spring to Art, Texas we stayed in Mason which is about 7 miles west of Art. Mason is a charming small Hill Country town where everyone is friendly and no one locks their doors. Our directions to the Bed and Breakfast brought us to a sweet little grandmotherly house in an old neighborhood with a front porch. Naturally the door was unlocked and in the back yard was a cedar fence with a huge wisteria bush in full bloom. Doesn’t everyone remember bees buzzing around a Wisteria bush from your childhood? I had a delightful time remembering as I painted this little painting.

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Indian Paintbrush in the Morning

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Hollees Farm

Hollees Farm


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Did Indians paint with this flower?

Have you wondered where the Indian Paintbrush got it’s name? Well, sure enough, Wickipedia says that the Indians of North America did actually paint with it, along with eating the flowers which can taste sweet. However the roots and green leaves are quite toxic so watch out. Some tribes also used it to make a hair wash and as a treatment for rheumatism. Personally I just enjoy seeing fields ablaze with red color. I painted this in the early morning mist two weeks ago at my friend Hollee’s farm. There were also butter cups, bluebonnets and daisies in the garden! WOW!

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