Lime and Ruby Red

Posted on January 21, 2016 by treshabarger

A few more watercolors from my online class (Lesson 1, Bonus assignment).

I love Ruby Red grapefruit.

Three Fruits Three Times

Posted on January 20, 2016 by treshabarger

Fruit is the first lesson for an online watercolor class, Sketching and Watercolor Journal Style, by Jane LaFazio. This is the first watercolor class I’ve taken as well as my first online class. (At least, no other online classes come to mind right now. I love taking classes, so I might be mis-remembering this detail.)

I like the colors best in the first one, but the pear is out of proportion. The pear size is better in the second one, but the lemon ended up a bit angular. The third one is pretty good, but I still like the colors in the first one best.

First effort. Pear too small.

Second effort. Lemon too angular.

Third effort.

The subjects. Jalapenos are a fruit, botanically speaking.

The lemon and pear are fake fruits; the jalapeno is real. As soon as I finished the third watercolor, I cut it up and added to a soup.

Alphabet: Weekly Photo Challenge

Posted on January 17, 2016 by treshabarger

At La Mancha restuarant, Austin, Texas

Weekly Photo Challenge: Alphabet

Texas Star Barn

Posted on January 13, 2016 by treshabarger

On my way home from the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, I stopped to photograph this barn. It was yet another grey day! Eventually I’ll revisit the barn on a day with blue skies.

Watercolor Snails

Posted on January 12, 2016 by treshabarger

After a six-month hiatus due to arm pain issues, I started sketching again. I sketched a snail and then decided it would make a good subject for me to teach myself how to paint with watercolors.