Here's another week...

Here is a drawing I did of Zorro, my grandaughter's ginea pig.  He is cute and fun to watch.  She lets him out on the back deck to explore, while we visit.  He stays in his cage and likes to have the door open so he can stay in the doorway.  He sticks his head out and watches everyone who comes into the room. 

ReDooo

I posted this bird a few days ago and didn't really like it. So, I asked for comments and suggestions.  I got the suggestion that I use a darker background to make the bird brighter.  I decided to repaint the background..in dark colors.  I think it was the right choice.

Another wet weekend???

I sent another ATC to an exchanger and it is of rain, which I have had enough of this year!  My garden hasn't needed water all summer, first time for that in a loooong time. I did several of these rains in different blues.  It helped me see the difference in the blues, one was grainy, one was opaque and one was my favorite for skies.  I hope those that got them didn't think they were quickies, because they were as much time and trouble as any other ATC.

Pretty bird..

Pretty bird is what I call this painting.  It is for a challenge for Minatures, has to be under 24 inches total of sides.  I need to see if I can find out what kind of bird this is.  I couldn't get the shimmering effect on the feathers, especially the chest feathers.  The feathers are so intense and bright that it looks fake.  This is a 5X7 and is on my favorite block of paper.

Original version

this is the first version of the mailboxes. I colored the white weeds under the boxes and did a few tweeks to them.  I did the most redo on the trees, I'm not sure which version is better.

Time just keeps on ticking...ticking

I don't know what song my title is from, do you?  These mailboxes are like everything else... getting old and obsolete.  The US Postal Service is laying off thousands of workers, and closing thousands of post offices.  Folks just aren't sending letters, they text, facebook or email 8-( I chose a picture of a row of mailboxes as my challenge for WDE this week, over at WC. These mailboxes have seen better days and could soon be icons of the past.  I posted it at 2 hrs and then worked on the trees and details.  I will post the finished work in the same place.

Here is the change..

Here is the changed to the Can You See... post that I did and posted for WDE on WC.  I changed added a pillar on the left upper corner, and a carved watermelon just below it and a freighter behind the pink flower just below the sunset.  Sometimes I just get carried away by an idea!