Lydia

Absolutely spectacular work and a beautiful philosophy.

That’s lovely!!! And I like the “just do” philosophy – laughing about switching from being a sommelier to just having a glass. I’m with you – I’d rather drink it and paint. 🙂 But I feel exactly the opposite about painting and I’d love to see a Charlie tutorial!

awww – this made me a little teary! Yes, just do. And I can’t wait to see pictures 🙂

Beautiful! And I have never liked big meals after lunch – I love the idea of cereal for dinner. I make a delicious homemade granola which is so perfect in yogurt – and chilly which is important when it’s 106 at 11 AM 🙂 Thanks for all you do!

I love world watercolor month!! But more than that I love this site and the community you’ve created. And I love this sweet snail. Since I live in such a hot place, I’m constantly in a state of high anxiety about how our critters fare when there’s no water. Paradoxically, I also loathe water and rain :). Life is confusing and awesome. Thanks for…[Read more]

OMG you are so right – “they just taste green” hahah! True. They are disgusting. Beautiful doodlewash and sweet memory!

I have to admit, I laughed when your post title came up in email – thought you were painting a girl on the street. 😀

This is beautiful. That sepia ink is wonderful with watercolor. I love a limited palette too. I have seven of them for my DS paints.

Well I always have fun here! I call this combo my holy trinity. LOVE these colors. Re: the mango allergy? Do you have a latex allergy? Mango is cross reactive, as is pineapple and kiwi and a few other things. I feel for you as I have some food allergies that make me sad, like walnuts and some latex derivatives. but at least we can paint them 🙂

This was a hard story for me, even as a child. As you get older, you realize there’s no ugly duckling, because really everyone feels like this, but still. Beautiful painting as usual.

The fact that you’ve inspired me to “paint every day” has changed my summer radically. I’ve learned a ton – not least of which is my new favorite phrase “walking into someone’s mouth” HAHAHA! I’ve always looked for a way to describe our blazing hot and humid days here. (which are all of them) so thanks for that!!! 😀

Let’s DO this! Although I’ve already gotten a sample so please go to the next person! 🙂 This is beautiful and I agree about the daily sketching giving you freedom. I came to gardening late, but it gives me so much joy and subject matter (and tomatoes) now, so there’s hope for you! 🙂 I love this little guy.

I’m laughing at your rabbit hole – I cannot tell you how many times a day that happens to me. I too, am holed up like a squirrel eating ice chips until October, but it’s so funny because I got avocado sushi for lunch today from Whole Foods – we have a grocery delivery service here, so I didn’t even have to break a sweat and got some cold,…[Read more]