Orchids – day 2

I am continuing to work on just the orchids. Here they are on Day 2 of adding watercolor.

First touch of color

Even though parts of the picture are still just sketched in, I’ve begun applying the first layers of watercolor to the orchids. The basilisk, orchids, and frogs are all now …

New painting: stages

I’ve decided to lightly ink in all the drawings of frogs, orchids, basilisk and vines. When that step is completed, I can go back and erase all traces of the …

Academy of Sciences visit

I visited the Academy of Sciences today to see the new “Extreme Mammals” exhibit with my dad and niece, Amber. It was quite well done, and I learned a great …

Research for painting

I’ve begun researching frogs. Actually, I’ve now put together 12 pages of photo collages to use as reference material. Whenever possible, I include scientific names with the pictures to make …

New work in gestation

Finally, I can feel the emergence of a new painting taking form in my imagination. It has been gestating for awhile, and the elements have now become more specific in …

CD Release

My good friend, Karen Sellinger, has just completed her first CD of classical guitar. Fantastic!I had the honor of doing all the design and artwork for the CD case, insert, …

New Cards

I spent several days playing with the full digital file of “Friends of the Eel River” (watercolor painting) in Photoshop in order to create greeting cards. The full image has …

Autumn Crepe Myrtle

I finally got back to the watercolor painting that I began this fall. Christmas holidays and family visits kept me busy, and then I got rather distracted making the new …

Ruby Royale

Last but not least, I’ve finally added a new interpretation of the Ruby Slipper to the Miniature Shoe collection. This one doesn’t look at all like the one Judy Garland …

Slinky

I’ve created a few new polymer clay miniature shoes, since my collection has become somewhat depleted over the past few years. Online sales are lovely, but I miss some of …

Beading Magazine article

The latest edition of Step by Step Beads features one of my beaded bracelet designs on pg. 20: “Silky Sensation”. This is the third beading article of mine to appear …

Autumn Color

This autumn has been quite colorful. The leaf display of vibrant fall colors is different every year, and this year is better than last year. I try to get a …

New Work

Time to start a new painting. As usual, I spent several days or weeks waiting for inspiration. Luckily, the fall colors have started to appear. We don’t have the glorious …

Friends of the River

The new painting is done, and it has a new title. It’s now just “Friends of the River”. This is a bit less unwieldy than “Flora and Fauna of the …

Opening Reception photos

Here’s a link to a Picasa web photo album from the opening night reception for “Butterflies, Bugs, & Beyond”. It was a wonderful party!https://picasaweb.google.com/lucyaharnold

Flora and Fauna

I believe the final brush stroke is now on the paper for “Flora and Fauna of the Eel River Watershed” painting. Whew! To complete this project, I need to get …

Opening Reception

The opening reception for my solo art show, “Butterflies, Bugs and Beyond” was fabulous! My oldest friend, Karen Sellinger, provided wonderful live classical guitar music. My sister, Jennifer, provided delicious …

It’s not easy being green

Well, the new painting is coming along well. I’m in the final phase: the greenery. (All the flowers, bugs, butterflies, birds, amphibians, and mammals are painted.) Now, many folks might …