Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Coffee in the Sunroom



Good practice,
spending the morning sketching,
chasing sunlight
as it moves across south facing windows.

Another page in the watercolor workbook.
 

Friday, March 25, 2022

Friday, March 18, 2022

Prayer Plant


Unlike the Hoya,
the Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)
resists being a compliant still life subject.

Named for the habit of folding
its leaves as daylight wanes,
the plant is constantly in motion,
reacting to changing light.

 This is another watercolor painting from the artists sketchbook.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Hoya and Paint Tubes


Another watercolor painting,
this one of the hoya
that added a touch of spring green
to my home this past winter.

Hoyas, also known as Wax Plants,
are slow growing which make them
very cooperative still life subjects.