Uphill

Couldn't resist sketching this brightly clad lady taking the lower road, passing by ancient looking steps leading to an upper road.

Nice Catch

Judging by the admiring crowd, this Bulgarian fisherman must have gotten lucky with the day's catch.

Robin

I spotted this little robin out my front window, looking over his shoulder at me.This painting was a difficult one since I intended it as a sketch only and drew it on hot press paper which doesn't handle layers or lift-offs very well, at least in my experience.  I love his sweet expression, curious but not alarmed. It makes me think of the lyrics to a song, "I was lookin' back to see if you were lookin' back at me."

Tree by the Sea

A simple scene from beautiful Bulgaria, this month's location for the Virtual Paint Out.

Gediminas Tower Overlook

Gediminas Tower in Lithuania overlooks the medieval town of Vilnius. This view is of the Old Town which is tightly packed with buildings going every which way. Trying to make sense of, and simplify, all the buildings made it a huge but entertaining challenge to paint.

Sunset with Red Barn

My first oil painting teacher admonished that artists should never paint sunsets or red barns because they were trite subject matter, but I decided to be a rebel today and paint both. Yeah, felt good! Silly rules.

The Humble Bee

While painting this bee today, I pondered on what precious little creatures bees are. The title "The Humble Bee" popped into my head for some reason so I googled it and found it is the title of a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson.You can read it here.