Ruth Bailey

Thanks for the chuckle, Charlie. Your cats are cute!

Hi, Charlie! Working fast and furious and not second-guessing yourself can lead to a wonderful spontaneous sketch. You’ve caught the cheetah’s movement and speed.

Oh, Charlie, your love of circles and glass and watercolor all come together in these beautiful marbles!

Thanks for the review, Sandra. I have looked at these journals online but didn’t pursue buying one because I saw it wasn’t professional grade (and all cotton) paper. I will have to reconsider.

Nice job on getting a different perspective, Charlie!

Congratulations, Charlie! You have persevered, learned, triumphed, and encourged us along the way.

Sandra, those are also ladybugs 🐞, in different stages of the life cycle.

Well, Charlie, you pulled off the bug’s-eye perspective on this one! The only reason it looks like a giant is that you haven’t given us anything else for comparison. Although, to an aphid, this is a dreaded monster!

Charlie, I like all the color you brought in to the water. Great job on the goldfish and the glass; as usual it is stunning.
Happy Valentine’s Day. I stayed home, too, but then, I was teaching a student at my house.

Great job on these, Charlie. You observe and recreate the details of every subject. I can tell that you have a bank of lights in the room where you were painting, as each egg has several highlights. Your shadows on the carton give it dimension and texture.

Do you eat them? I’m always looking for new ways to try them out.

It is never a waste to use your paints and brushes. The most important person you paint for is yourself. I like these pinks and purples and that you left some white paper for contrast.

Thanks, Rod.

Ah, Julia, the edges are perhaps the hardest part, yet so important. One has to leave that little white edge in just the right place to give the shells some thickness.

Thanks, landon. With eggs, about all one has to paint are light and shadow with a little color. (And, yes, I exaggerated the color.)

Thanks, Charlie. It’s even more of a challenge with white eggs, but I didn’t have any on hand.