Who Doesn't Love Ice Cream?

The weather might be getting colder but I strongly believe that ice cream can be enjoyed what ever the season. While I sat huddled under a blanket enjoying my bowl of super rich, super fabulous chocolate ice cream I watched the dog and one of the cats watching me. They LOVE ice cream and are forever hopeful that I will pass a spoonful their way.

I always give in. They got their spoonful each. Who doesn't love ice cream?

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Who Doesn't Love Ice Cream, 8x10

EXPERIMENT IN PAINT

Recently I've been trying to loosen up my painting style a bit. After all watercolour is free form, and exciting and unpredictable. So I gave myself a painting exercise to help get my paint flowing.

The Exercise:
I limited myself to just 3 paint colours, cadmium yellow light, alizarin crimson and payne's gray for shading. I also gave myself a time limit of 30 min (including drying time between layers).

This is the result. What do you think?

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Bunny in Shades of Yellow and Red, 5x7

I Saw an Owl While Walking

I came across an owl last night while walking my dog through my southwest Toronto neighbourhood. He was calmly sitting on my neighbours picket fence under an (almost) full moon. I sometimes hear this owl but seldom see him...it felt like a special occasion.

Woke up this morning and had to paint an owl!

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Great Horned Owl Up Close and Personal 1 - 8x10 - $45

Let Me Introduce you to the Gang...

Before I really get going here I wanted to introduce the support team behind Water In My Paint - my merry band of strays and runaways.

Without my 'bandmates' I'd never paint or be happy!

(Left) BRONIE: He'll never believe he's actually a runt, not a fearsome warrior

(Right) SCHAFFER: A true and honest gentleman

(Left) PHOEBE: Evil, but in a fun way

(Right) ORANGE PEEL: Always hard at work...sleeping

I've taken the plunge...

I've done it!! I've just plunged head first into the deep end of the blogging pool. And while I may know how to swim, I'm not sure I'll have enough interesting things to say to keep me afloat in the world of blogging. So please be patient while I flail about dramatically as I try to find my voice. I'll either get stronger with each post - practice as they say makes perfect - or I'll swallow a mouthful of words and sink like a stone.

What's this blog about you rightly ask. The short answer is art. The longer answer is my art - my watercolours actually - and everything that inspires my work. Since blogging is basically about self-promotion that's what I'll do, promote my art.

My favourite painting subjects: animals, food, animals, nature, animals, domestic animals and finally animals.

I just plain love to paint animals. Here's an intro to my work: