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Our friend Tom went trapsing across Europe recently and brought us back some terrific stuff, making sure they were things we couldn’t get here in the states. Thanks Tom! I’ve immortalized your gifts in another watercolor vignette (after all, everything but the keychain is edible and won’t last forever!):

From left to right: Eiffel Tower keychain (a must-have souvenir, of course), Bouquet garni (seasoning pouches for sauces), Edmond Fallot White Wine Vinegar with Herbs from Provence, a jar of rum-soaked crepes, Apricot & Almond Milk Confiture, Michel Cluizel Noir Infini 99% (now THAT is DARK chocolate – we’ve been warned to let it melt in the mouth but do NOT bite down, or we may die right there), and Lindt 85% Cacao Dark Chocolate (for those times when 99% might be a BIT too much.) Mmmmm… souvenirs!
[Tags: watercolor, painting, souvenir, France]

This was one of those watercolors where, during the painting process, I was afraid that I would somehow ruin it while working on the next phases. I’d also been entertaining this stupid fantasy in my head that we’d have an earthquake and somehow the cup of water would spill all over it. Nice! The weird thing was, we DID have an earthquake – a quick jolt that was only a 2.6, and of course the cup didn’t move at all. Still, I decided that emptying it after every painting session was a good idea anyway – fresh, clean water and all.

So, anyway – sunflowers! Er – bright, eh? I’m thinking about getting this image on cards or a journal for myself, maybe even a t-shirt (*gasp*). And maybe eventually I’ll frame the original too. Oh, yes, and this painting is also available in three sizes of unframed prints.
[Tags: watercolor, painting, sunflower, art, tshirt]

Just a little visual vignette – a quick watercolor of a terrible tragedy that befell us today. Sure the pear was extremely mushy and WAY past its prime anyway, but then it fell off the table and onto the floor – SPLUT. Didn’t roll out of the door or into the garden or anywhere at all, unlike the fabled ‘poor meatball’.

[Tags: pear, watercolor, sketch, fruit]