On the Promenade

While cruising down the Promenade du Soleil on the French Riviera, virtually via Google Street View, I spotted these ladies enjoying a drink under the shade of a straw umbrella. What I wouldn't give....

Meet and Greet

These two aunties were an island of calm in an otherwise busy Japanese marketplace, catching up on the latest news.

Light At the End of the Tunnel

This walkway led to what I assume is a Buddhist temple in Japan, as seen on Google's street view. As I painted, my thoughts were with the people there and my heartfelt prayer is that they will soon see the light at the end of their dark and difficult journey.

On the Rocks

I traveled, virtually, via Google's street view, to Cape Town, South Africa, for this month's virtual paintout. It was great to escape the last rains of the winter to paint by the sunny South African shore. You can view the scene on street view by clicking here.

Almost Flying

As usual, I'm flying into the home stretch at the very end of the monthly Virtual Paintout challenge. I wish there was more month ahead so I could paint more of beautiful Romania but oh well, there are other countries to learn about and paint. This is the first horse I have painted and the first time I have picked up my watercolor paints in many months. Wow, was it fun! The original scene had a rider on the back of the horse but what fascinated me was the horse who only had one foot touching the pavement as he flew down the street.

Coming Home

Back in the day, I used to paint with pastels quite a bit, primarily to paint models in life drawing sessions. Then the watercolor bug bit me and I put them away for a very long time. Yesterday I dusted them off and painted this scene for the virtual paintout challenge in Romania. It was like coming home again.

Irish Cream

This was painted for the December Virtual Paintout challenge in County Clare, Ireland. With the Christmas holidays, I despaired of finding the time to paint (just when I needed it the most, bah humbug!). Finally squeaked this in near the end of the month but had to scan it rather than photograph it and the color is off. Oh well! I really enjoyed painting these cows. My Christmas gift to me! :)