Night on 2nd Street

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This watercolor batik is of a dear friend's house in Sainte Genevieve, and is a special surprise for our Mother-Daughter weekend visit to our favorite inn!  Following the starry night theme I've used for two other special paintings in the area, I paint this in multiple layers of ink, watercolor and hot wax on delicate tissue thin rice paper. The effect is luminous, and always unpredictable, making the final painting one of a kind indeed.  We had a marvelous trip full of adventures, and this painting will have a new home tomorrow as a Mother's Day gift!  Painting number 5039 in 5039 days. 

Fairy in the Phlox

The first phlox burst forth in the garden this morning!  I love their heady fragrance, so like lilacs!  The hours rolled by on comfort on this cool day, as I worked on my beds.  With all of the rain, the flowers and weeds alike are flourishing, so I must get things in order.  Drawing from life, this tender phlox simply spilled onto the page and the fairy appeared!  Was it my eyes.... or too much gardening?  Painting number 1628 in 1628 days.