A watercolor painting of a california poppy just beginning to bloom.

The california poppy blooms in the spring.  Once the rains have stopped and there is warmer weather.  This past year the california poppies bloomed into October.  I always enjoy the poppies because of the bright yellows and oranges. When one sees the sunlight coming though the petals, they almost look transparent.  To the left is one of my interpretations of a young poppy.  The edges tend to yellow and the center of the petals to red-orange or deep orange.  I hope you enjoy my poppy.

Recently, I have been revisiting water color painting.  In the past my paintings have been very stiff and detailed.  Now I want to losen up my painting.  This piece uses the wet into wet technique.  The paper is handmade with rough texture and heavy sizing. I like the way the paint floats on top of the paper.  It gives the various colors a chance to mingle before they settle into the paper. The flaws of the paper from pressing come through to the painting.  This helps to make each painting unusual and unique. 

I hope you enjoy viewing my painting as much as I enjoyed painting it.

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Books have always been an important part of my life.  When I was a child, receiving one's own library card was considered a rite of passage.  To this day, I still enjoy books and reading.

Flowers are also important to me.  This hand knitted bookmark is an attempt to combine my love of reading with my love of flowers.

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Hello, my name is Clownie.  I have always wanted to join the circus as a clown. My eyes light up with stars and doggies every time I think about the circus.  My nose is a bright red bulb just like the circus clowns.  Unlike some clowns I have seen, my mouth is always in a smile.  I would would never stop smiling if I could just be a clown.  My hair is braided in shades of orange and pink.  Very cheerful for a clown.  I would be one of the happiest Giddies if I could just be a clown in the circus. 

As a Child I remember going to the circus every fall.  Usually it was indoors, but once it was outside under tents.  There was saw dust on the ground.  The seats inside the tent were wooden benches. Just like one sees in the movies. 

   The acts were the same whether indoors or under the tent.  There were ladies on bareback horses.  Standing up and doing acrobatics.  Elephants that could stand on balls.  But what I liked best were the clowns.  Some would come out and spray water on each other (it was really confetti).  Then a small car would come to the middle of the stage and clowns would start coming out of the car.  They never seemed to stop coming.  I know I would never be able to get that many clowns into one small car.  I enjoyed the clowns the most.

   My small giddy of about 4" by 6" with the fun eyes and hair brings back those memories to me.

  

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