Showing posts with label 100th post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 100th post. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

100th Post: Hawkweed Blossoms

The Hawkweed blooms boldly in spite of the spring snow squalls and frosts. This watercolor with pen & ink painting is from a photo I used for my most recent online painting class. 

The day before class, I took my photographer husband on a hike with his Nikon D200 and pointed out scenes of interest I wanted reference images of.  He supplied me with a collection of great photos to send to my students.

The day of class, my students and I warmed up with contour drawings of these Hawkweed flowers and one little native bee perched on a blossom.  Later, I completed this quick sketch in my nature journal.  I love the contrast of bright colors and defining black lines.

This post marks 100 in my blog to date.  Thanks for following along with me on my art explorations!