My Hollyhocks are starting to bloom! This is a #watercolor painting I did from a few years ago. #art #painting #hollyhocks #flowers #fineart

Meet Lexi! My second pet portrait. She looks a bit mischievous, and yes! Her eyelashes are that long! If you’d like a portrait of your BFF furry friend, please contact me. 🤗 #art #watercolor #painting #petportrait #dogsofbluesky #furryfriends

WIP. My second dog portrait. 🥰 Commissions welcome! #art #watercolorpainting #dogportrait #dogsofbluesky #voteblue

In under two years my mortgage pymt has gone up over $350/mo. bc of taxes & insurance. 😡 In 25 yrs I’ve never even filed a claim! Only 2 more yrs to pay her off, then good riddance insurance! & I have nothing left to cancel or cut back on anymore. & Elon’s a TRILLIONAIRE now! 🤬 That ain’t right.

Took my dog to the park to throw the ball for her. She gave it to some old guy sitting under a tree. He then told me all the places he’s been to (including San Francisco) with a global, geological location. Except for Kuwait, I’ve been to all of them! 🤦‍♀️ Mansplaining at its finest.

I can finally post the #watercolor #painting I did for the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society’s contest. I placed 4th. You can view the top 12 winners on their website. (Pikespeakwatercolorsociety .com) #art #PikesPeak #fineart #landscape #mountain #14er

In memory of my little dog, Boo, I painted his portrait. RIP little one. #dog #portait #watercolor #art

Quinn is deeply mourning the loss of her little buddy, Boo. Hiding & sleeping in the bedroom, not wanting to play, and very sad eyes. 😥 Any suggestions how I can help her? I feel so bad for her.

If you like #watercolorpaintings please take a minute to vote for you favorite in our contest! 🤗 There’s only 5 days left to vote. One of them is mine! Thank you! #art #watercolorartist #contest pikespeakwatercolorsociety.com/pikes-peak-c...

Little Boo passed away Thursday evening. He turned 14 last month. Quinn really misses her little buddy, and is very mopey. So am I. 😥🐾💔

Hey #ArtistonBluesky and all #watercolorartist ! I belong to the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society and we are having a contest! Would you all please vote for your favorite painting of Pikes Peak? One of them is mine. 🤗 #art pikespeakwatercolorsociety.com/pikes-peak-c...

My half-sheet #watercolor painting is done! 🎉 “Spring Runoff” 22” x 15” Visit my page to see the progress pics. 🤗 #art #painting #river #landscape #Colorado #artistonbluesky #nature

A little more progress. The water is blocked in. Water movement, shadows, and details still need to be added. 😊 #art #watercolor #painting

I’m a member of the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, and we are having a contest to pick a new painting of Pikes Peak for our website. Would you be so kind and vote for your favorite painting? One of them is mine! 😊 #art #contest pikespeakwatercolorsociety.com/pikes-peak-c...

I always say: A creative mess is better than tidy idleness! More progress on my big painting! Trees are in now on the right side. Much more to do! #art #watercolor #painting #landscape

I made a bit more progress on my big #watercolor #painting today! See my previous post to see the beginning stages. 😊 #art

I started this half-sheet #watercolor #painting on April 13th. Here are some progress pics. It’s been slow going. It doesn’t look like much now. 😂 #art

I’m working on a large half-sheet #watercolor landscape, but took a break to paint this. I want to have another #granulation class and thought we could paint this. I need to make some 💰! Titled: The Last Leaf 11” x 14” #art #artclass #Aspen #trees

To keep track of all my tubes of #watercolor paints, I make these color swatches, organized by color and separate rings for granulating colors. It’s easy then to pull a color off a ring to see how it works with another color. @uselessdegree.bsky.social #art #colorswatches #painting

Just playing with granulating Lunar Black #watercolor paint. #art #watercolor #granulation #painting

The colors of spring! Lemon Yellow, Lime Green, and Fuchsia. (Plants: Forsythia, Aspen tree, and blooming Crabapple tree. )

Take a break from all the ugly news and enjoy a peaceful painting. I taught my first #watercolor #granulation class last week. We needed about 20 more minutes to finish, but everyone had fun and did a great job!

With all the nonstop chaos going on right now (thanks to you know who 😡) taking a break to paint feels calming. “Into the Blue” #watercolorpainting #watercolour #art #granulation #waterfall #fantasy #landscape #artistonbluesky

Someone at the dog park was yelling for their dog, “Marco!” In unison everyone nearby yelled, “Polo!” 🤣

February is the shortest month of the year. Yet this month has felt like six months long! What will March bring?

It’s been months since I’ve painted. 😔 This is from a class I recently took with Peruvian artist Dario Ccallo. I couldn’t understand a word of it, since it was all in Spanish, but he did have a translator. #watercolorpainting #waterfall #landscape #art

I might have gone a little crazy with the granulating #watercolor paints, but it’s so mesmerizing to watch it happen! #artistonbluesky #art #watercolorpainting #waterfall

This image just popped up on my photo memories. It’s one of my very first watercolor paintings from years ago. 😊 I wonder where it is… #art #watercolor #rose

Since I’ve been in such a funk for the past 3 months and creatively blocked, unable to paint, here’s an older painting from 2018. #watercolorpainting #art #oldcar #rust

Today, at my yrly physical, I had to draw the face of a clock with the time 11:10. The young aide then did an image search on Google to see if it was correct! She didn’t know how to read a clock! Did I teach her? You bet I did! I feel old now.

Who’s that laughing, a*s kisser asking our idiot leader questions?

Well, I almost caught her flying, with all four paws off the ground leap to catch the ball! 🎾 #Labs #tennisball #ballaholicdog

A creative mess is better than tidy idleness. Until it isn’t! I just spent the last two days cleaning up and reorganizing my office/painting space. Let’s see how long this will l last! 😂 #art #painting #artstudio #homeoffice

Wishing everyone a happy holiday. I’m grateful to all of you who follow my art and a giant thank you to all. 🤗 #watercolor #painting #art #Christmas #ornaments #pigsintutus #grateful

Wishing everyone a happy holiday. I’m grateful to all of you who follow my art and a giant thank you to all. 🤗

Mood It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree. Quote by Alexandre Dumas #watercolorpainting #granulation #art #watercolour #landscape #nature #artistonbluesky

One of my favorite places to take my dog to play in the water. (She’s off in the bushes searching for a ball! 😂) Manitou Creek 11” x 14” #watercolorpainting #art #watercolour #landscape #creek #nature #Colorado #artistonbluesky

Today, while buying some mat board, a woman came in with an ORIGINAL Morten Solberg watercolor of an owl! I gasped when I saw it! An original! With stray paint splatter on it! The detail in this owl, incredible. She was looking to sell it, so I offered her $50. Unfortunately she declined. Darn! 😂

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Found an old pencil sketch I did ages ago and finally painting it. 🎨 “Dude, where’s my horse?” 11” x 14” #watercolor #painting #cowboy #boots #artober #artistonbluesky

We the people.

I’m having too much fun painting with these granulating watercolors! Plus, with all the chaos and evil happening in our country and around the world, it calms my soul and gives me a few hours of joy. #watercolorpainting #granulation #art #lake #artistonbluesky

A new watercolor painting. 😊 “Expanse” #granulation #watercolor #mountains #winter #wideopenspaces #art #blueskyartist

I'm excited to give the demonstration tonight for the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society. (Which I'm a member of. 😊) I'll be demonstrating how to achieve great granulation with watercolors. I'll be painting something similar to this. #watercolorpainting #granulation

I forgot to attach the final painting in my first post! 🤦‍♀️🤪

“River Crossing” 11” x 14” #watercolor #painting #granulation #river #nature #landscapepainting #art #artistonbluesky

Memories of Maui #watercolor #painting #art #granulation #blackbeach

My heart goes out, again, to those parents who’s children were either lost or shot. 😢 Why is it all these deranged 🐓💩 shooters always go after innocent, defenseless children?

Via @artistlorayne.bsky.social FB: they’re painting the US side black! Is that to keep us in? Idiots🤦‍♀️ Mexico is painting beautiful murals on their side❤️There goes another $500M of our taxes wasted on a needless thing. Think of all the US artists the govt could hire to paint murals on our side👀

Finally done! “The Last Tomatoes “ 11” x 14” My nod of respect and appreciation to all the immigrants who worked so hard to pick our fresh fruits and vegetables, and are now being disappeared or deported. 😢 #watercolor #painting #farmersmarket #tomatoes #immigrants #artistonbluesky #art