Mountain views and planning for Hawaiian vacations… hurray! 

Acrylic on rock.

This view doesn’t get old.

 

Sea turtles and sunrises with my morning coffee.

Acrylic on rock.

Sunrise.

Dreaming of spring. Sigh.

Graphite on paper.

Frozen streams.

 

All of the March seedlings are done. The main ones were dahlias, snapdragons, nasturtiums, and passion fruit (I’ll try a tropical fruit in zone 4… why not? LOL!) Also, I made an adorable gecko.

Acrylic on rock.

Leo sure gets into the gardening spirit!

 

The tomatoes grew their first true leaves and their stems were pretty long, so it was time to pot them up today. They were in potted, the stems gently wrapped around their dirt ball, then then they were buried up to their necks in the next larger pot size. Doing this a few times while seedlings is how strong heathy plants are made that can absorb lots of nutrients and water out of the ground.

Acrylic on rock.

Tomatoes with their first true leaves and long stems.

Happy tomatoes ready to keep growing.

There is a moose on the loose!

Today was a wedding day near this beautiful lake. Also a quick sketch of a forest scene.

Graphite on paper.

Sunny winter lake days.

 

Hellebores. I may need these in my life. We’ll see if they’ll live in my environment.

Graphite on paper.

Wonderful patios.

 

Sketching some arboretum sights.

Graphite on paper.

Cyclamen.

Taking a break from the snow to spend time among the green trees.

Paper.

Giant Sequoias.

Snow days are good days for sketching.

Graphite on paper.

5 more inches last night!

 

These jasper stones have a lovely purple hue.

Earrings: jasper and shell.

Winter afternoons.

It snowed a few inches today, which was a nice warm break from the recent negative temperatures. Also used up some of the left over paint from yesterday just playing.

Acrylic on canvas.

Acrylic on canvas.

Acrylic on canvas.

Snow, snow, SNOW!

 

Some paintings develop a life of their own. This one was no exception. It’s finished “for now”. As in, if I have time in the next few weeks I’ll come back to add actual flowers in the foreground. 

Acrylic on canvas.

The flag tree.