"Siberian Iris Streams" 12 X 16” Watercolor
My iris watercolor was juried for the 63rd Southwest Watercolor Society Exhibition 2026. This is a highly select exhibition. The show will be at the SP/N Gallery at the University of Texas @ Dallas, 2860 Facilities Circle, Richardson from Sept 11 to October 3.
Between vacationing with family and friends in Connecticut and Cape Cod and taking an extended painting class, I haven’t posted much this summer. I had some time this weekend to paint what I wanted and hydrangeas was my choice. I actually picked this bouquet while I was on the Cape in Wellfleet. They were just growing n the yard!
If you haven’t been to the Valley House Gallery on Spring Valley Rd, you are missing out. Behind the gallery, there is a sculpture garden and a lovely pond. I caught this image when the irises were blooming last spring. This was sold by the Dutch Art Gallery in Dallas.
My above watercolor was selected to be in the 63rd Southwest Watercolor Society Exhibition 2026. I am thrilled as this is a highly select show. The show will be at the SP/N Gallery at the University of Texas @ Dallas, Richardson from Sept 11 to October 3.
A client has commissioned 6 bird watercolors, in pairs of two. Here is her left facing Great Heron.
Irises are a gift to us, so old-fashion and yet contemporary, with their stylized petals both reaching to the sky and flowing down to the earth.
This week I am painting peonies in many different ways!
We painted outdoors in Llano TX for three days this spring. We painted at the Slab, where there are great hunks of pink granite on the Llano River. One rock section spans the river, and cars can cross the water there. It’s a gorgeous spot that looks more like a moonscape, all pink and blue.
Come visit me and other artists at Casa Linda Park, 9302 Alta Mira Dr. See the website at https://www.whiterockgardentour.org/ for tickets and more information.
I spent last week painting birds for the Great Texas Birding Art Contest. Here is a male and female pair. I actually saw the male bird once in the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin. It was so bright and lovely.
My collector grew up in a home surrounded by her Mom’s beloved peony bushes. She remembers them fondly and bought one painting for herself and one for her sister!
The weeds in your backyard can be quite beautiful!
I painted at the Dallas Arboretum last week, trying to hide myself a bit. The place was mobbed, as it was spring break. But people found me, surrounded me, and asked many questions. I loosely captured the walls of colorful azaleas.
This is a robin’s nest with pale blue eggs but it contains a galaxy with moons and stars in the center.
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