Sunflower Friday

Fooling around again with my iPad and sketchbook app. I really love how easy photography is getting to be in this digital age. Note to photographers : there is nothing easy about composition. I struggled to learn photoshop over the years, sandwiched in with raising five children and moving all over the country, it would be years from one session to the next. Far too complicated for this brain. Now, there are an amazing number of incredible apps to expand the creative process. All your photos on hand, pick and play, see what happens. Yeah, I know, I'm suppose to be painting.

Red Gerber Daisy and Friends

July is almost at the half way point. Soon the back to school adverts will begin. I have mixed feelings about this. My son with Down Syndrome and Autism is home for the summer. Next year will be his last in the Educational system, he does not want to go back to school. I think this is why I have been in a bit of a creative rut. Everything feels so heavy, yet, all around me - sunshine and flowers. My mind is preoccupied with what to do. I know the answer will come. After a lot of meetings.......

This 8x10 oil is painted on a canvas panel. It will be available for auction on my DPW gallery.

Pair of Pears

And a couple cherries in honor of the Cherry Festival starting tomorrow. This original oil is painted on a 5 x 7 canvas panel. I wanted to change things up a little and go darker. I saw a photo of pears in a crate in a food magazine recently and found the photo very eye-catching. This is my version of going dark, I love the drama.

New Art

Decided to try the Sketchbook Pro app I downloaded on my iPad recently. Just didn't know what to do with it...I found an old book in public domain about gardening, figured out how to get it into app and played with the different digital painting feature. Makes an interesting print.

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Summer Flowers in a Watering Can

Pink Geraniums

Balmy Beach