A Few More Watercolors

What fun this is! Would I ever have gotten here without Covid19 I wonder? The isolation has removed all the pressures of dyeing yarns, weaving, knitting in anticipation of upcoming shows. So far shows have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely (and really, I do have enough stock should there be a sudden reversal!) Here are some more of my watercolors.

These were done this winter when the living room was toasty warm and all I had to do was move from one chair to another for a different perspective.

I also drove out and photographed a few places just so I’d have some more potential drawings to do.

Of course I did some right from my own yard

Of course, there are my cats, both of whom have died leaving me bereft and needing to find another wonderful brother-sister pair. The little calico was Muizza (named for Mohammed’s kitten who fell asleep in his arms so he had to cut the sleeve off his robe in order to go to pray without waking her.) The tiger was Mischa Mouseky (Named for the cellist Mischa Maisky.)

And I have a few from recent trips to Spain and Italy (even if I didn’t get to go to Sicily this spring!)

Also one more from Stromness. Gulls having retrieved lambchop remains fly off

Adventures in Watercolor–Orkney

If Covid-19 has done nothing else, it has given me permission to spend time drawing. Now, I am no artist! I’ve never taken a formal class though I have watched a number of sketching and drawing classes that are offered through The Great Courses, which I highly recommend. (Some are available through Kanopy, a wonderful public library streaming site.)

This is my first attempt at reviving my blog and it turns out I’ve pretty much forgotten how to do it! Right now I am trying to figure out how to insert photographs.

It was windy and cold at the Kirbuster Farm this day!
The last morning in Stromness and it’s up to Brinkie’s Brae