Gills N' Thrills

Watercolor on paper. No ruler was used in the making of these mushrooms.
Just a very steady hand and a very fine liner brush :-)

New free desktop calendar for August tomorrow!

Caps

Fun with fungi this morning :-)

Work in progress. Watercolor & acrylic ink on paper.

Happy Colors

Today has been rainy & gray but I squeezed in some play time to paint my blank matryoshkas in very cheery colors.

Souvenirs

Found on yesterday's walk.

Outtakes

Thank you SO much for all the book love! 

I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that y'all are so enthusiastic about it.

Here are a couple of outtakes I shot for the cover.

The one that did make the cover was my super favorite from the start

even though it doesn't have a bird on it! ;-)

Making An Impression

Look at what arrived this weekend! An advanced copy of my book :-) 

I've been smiling non stop since it arrived. Here's a little peek inside. 

It will be available October 2nd and I can't wait for you to see it! 

It was a labor of love and the team at Lark did an extraordinary job!

Isn't the cover just lovely???

It's already available for pre-order at Amazon.

Woodland Walk

Today I Saw...

...the sky reflected in a pool of water at the Casa del Obispo in San Angel.

...an amazing wood sculpture by an artisan from Oaxaca.

...one of the most beautiful paintings on amate paper that I've ever seen.

...a very cute church made out out clay.

...a very cosmopolitan welcome mat.

...and a snail that reminded me of my friend Margie :-)

Matryoshkas Redux

I started painting these Russian dolls a little over four years ago while we were living a little cabin in the woods and never got to finish them. I dug them out of a box yesterday and decided to do something new altogether. But first they new a new coat of white acrylic paint.

Greens

I'm in love with all the pretty ferns, mosses, pennyworts and tiny mushrooms growing in the forest. These are just a few I picked up to be pressed.

Black, White & Blue

Watercolor & acrylic ink on paper. 6" x 6"

Birdsong

Watercolor & digital collage. Inspired by all the different beautiful bird calls I've been listening to lately. Here's a bird song I recorded during one of my walks with Turbo. I'm hoping one of you might recognize it.

To me it sounds like a rusty swing at the playground :-)

****Update: Thank you guys! You nailed it!
It's a russet-nightingale thrush Catharus Occidentallis.
Now that I know what it looks like I'll keep an eye out with my camera on my next walk in the woods.

Passion

There is an extremely photogenic passion fruit tree in our yard.

Currently

Lots of bird watching, painting & sitting by the fire. One of the perks of living at 9400 ft/2800mts above sea level is that it's always cool enough to light a fire.

Happy 4th!

Turbo & I wish all my fellow Americans a very happy Independence Day!

Stitching On The Porch

Mixed media/collage piece I finished today while remembering what a wonderful time I had last summer with Margie & Sonia on Margie's magical porch :-)