Skagit Valley Tulips
$149. 15″ x 11″ watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper. My watercolor meetup group painted at Roozengaard tulip farm on a rainy day during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The tulips lit up the landscape, so we hardly noticed the weather. Of course, being under a canopy helped.
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Poppies and Pears
$99. 11″ x 7-1/2″ watercolor on Arches 140lb cold press paper. I must still be in my “Pear Period,” or maybe it’s a “Pear and Poppy Period.”
Read MoreMary’s Yellow and Blue Pitcher
$149. 15″ x 11″ watercolor on Arches 140lb cold press paper. Several people contributed the “ingredients” of this still life — the shiny turquoise cloth, a flower arrangement, and a yellow and blue pitcher. I brought the pears, as you may have already guessed.
Read MoreGarlic and Potatoes
$99. 7-1/2″ X 11″ watercolor on 140lb Arches cold press paper. At Seattle’s Pike Street Market, this basket of garlic was so fetching that I simply had to paint its portrait.
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Three Pears on Italian Dish
$149. 15″ x 11″ watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper. Bill has a wonderful, hand-painted Italian dish that he keeps pears on while they ripen. Share
Read MoreChristina Painting Greenlake
$99. 7-1/2″ x 11″ watercolor on Arches 140 lb cold press paper. My watercolor group met at Greenlake one afternoon, and I painted another painter painting. Share
Read MoreRed Cabbage, Carrots, and Onion
$149. My favorite carrots are grown by a farmer named Nash. Every year Bill and I anxiously wait for his carrots to come to market. In this painting, Nashes’ carrots are joined by a Walla Walla sweet onion, a beautiful red cabbage, and a bottle of Tamarac Cellars wine, also made in Walla Walla, Washington. Mmmm!
Read MoreJack’s Dory
$149. Once a month, the Seattle Plein Air artists’ meetup group gets together at Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle. One day I found this gem of a subject and sat right down on the dock to make a picture of it. A fisherman couldn’t believe it: ”Why d’ya want to paint Jack’s old dory when there are so many NICE boats around?!” My explanations were received with knitted brows until I finally said, “You know how artists are…” At that he nodded and continued on his way.
Read MoreCoupeville Barn
$149. Bill and I love to stay at the Lovejoy Inn in Coupeville on Whidbey Island. The proprietors, Linda and Mitch, are gracious and the accommodations are pleasant. While there we golf, hike, and eat lots of fabulous Penn Cove mussels. On the Lovejoy Inn grounds is this weather-beaten barn fronted by a group of camp chairs inviting one to sit down and enjoy the fresh salty air and relaxing atmosphere after an active day.
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