Family Fun

I enjoy doing art projects with kids.   My grandchildren, Erik (11) and Katie (8) from Gloucester Mass. have been visiting us for the whole week.    Today we did the "Tee Shirt Project".   They watercolored a design, then photographed it downloading it into the computer.    I then printed their art work onto transfer paper and ironed the art onto white tee shirts.   The shirts are really terrific looking and a great souvenir of a week at Gamma's.

Katie's painting

Erik's design.

Thanksgiving

It is Thanksgiving week, the sun has come out in Garrett County and I am grateful that this is the place that we live.   It has turned colder and we had a bit of snow Thursday night.   Today is a beautiful, crisp,  bluesky day.  We look forward to this week with our family (all of the Waxdals)  and sharing Thanksgiving week with them.   We will have lots of laughs and fun.    I hope that is the case for you.   I am grateful that this blog has become a way to stay connected with you.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Another effort

So after seeing Jean Barnes Downs give here watercolor monotype demonstration, I went to my studio to attempt to create one.    For some reason, these are not easy for me and I go thru a lot of paper to come out with one that is even close to presentable.  (not that this one is).  However, please note that I am persisting and tenacious about this watercolor monotype thing.

                                                   

Jean Barnes Downes

Monday night was the regular meeting of the Western Maryland Watercolor Society in LaVale, Maryland.
After the business meeting, Jean Barnes Downes gave a demonstration of making watercolor monotypes.
Jean is a wonderful artist and teacher who produces lovely works of art.   That evening she creating several watercolor monotypes.   This is one of them.  

                               
I love her looseness and brilliant colors on this small piece.  So now I have my project for the next few sessions in the studio.

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Late Fall

The snow has melted in Bittinger, the sun came out, it is chilly and looks like late Fall.   The leaves are down and the forests have taken on that grayish brownish color.    I saw a flight of geese the other day and remembered this painting that I did recently.

Winter Art

I was talking to my pal Steve Schlosnagle yesterday and he commented "Well you will really have something to post on the blog tomorrow".   How right he was.   We woke up to "winter art" in the form of about 8 inches of snow.    It is really beautiful and so very quiet BUT a bit much for October.    So much for Artist Studio Tours this weekend.

Watercolor class

It has been a tough week for the Arnsons.   Last week Alan was hospitialized for a severe GI virus.   He was in Garrett Memorial Hospital for 3 1/2 days, returning home Saturday afternoon.   Needless to say he did not participate in Studio Tours last week.
I, on the other hand, had knee surgery on Monday to repair the torn meniscus that I experienced on Sept. 6th.   Happily my knee is pain free for the first time in 7 weeks and I will be able to be on Studio Tours this week.    However, the weather people are telling us that we are to get 4-8 inches of snow tomorrow (Sat. the 29th) So much for Studio Tours in Bittinger.
Back to art. . . . . . .
I recently spent a few hours working with Joan Lyons, teaching her some watercolor techniques.   We had a great time painting the Stanton Farm on Rt. 495 in Bittinger, MD from a photo I had taken years ago.
I think her piece is remarkable for a 3rd painting.

Stanton Farm by Sue Arnson

Stanton Farm by Joan Lyons