Tag: #WorldWatercolorGroup
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Bunny Ear Cactus
A couple of years ago we were visiting my brother and his family in Utah. One of our outings was to a desert nature center where we saw, among many other fascinating plants, this bunny-ear cactus. It was easy to see how it got its name!
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Flowers for a Winter Day
Primroses remind me of my stepmother, since they are one of her favorite flowers. I think the first picture I gave her was of primroses. We were living overseas at the time and I drew and drew with colored pencils on the airplane and had them ready (6 hours later) when I arrived at her…
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Nature Hike: Fruits
The World Watercolor Group prompt for today is fruits. My first thought was “apples and bananas?” but we have the monthly theme of “Let’s Go on a Nature Hike” and I don’t usually see these fruits on nature hikes, unless I have brought them with me. So, what kinds of fruits would I see? And…
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Yellow Swallowtail
The World Watercolor Group prompt for today’s painting is “Butterfly” so here is a yellow swallowtail from a couple of summers ago when I couldn’t keep parsley growing but we had hundreds of beautiful butterflies!
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Jingle Bells
Doodlewash has issued a watercolor painting challenge for the month of December. Today’s prompt is “Bells” so here are some jingle bells that have been in my button box for many years. Their little “tink-tink” sounds brought back many memories of my children playing with them. And my daughter, who was very quiet, wore them…
Ruth Bailey, artist 