Arizona III

Arizona III

Another cactus.  I love the desert.

Watercolor and Gouache.

You can see the first two cacti here.

Have a sunny weekend!

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

Arizona II

Arizona Cactus

I can´t get enough cacti. Here is another one

of my cacti paintings. It is a sneak peek from a larger piece.

You may remember this big Aloe from last April. If not,

go have a look.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

Have a good weekend!

Arizona

Arizona

Sun filled days in Arizona.

Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm

My entry for Daily Paintworks Color Challenge.

Carol Marine started something good with

these paint challenges.....go have a look.

Pure Luck

Joshua Tree by Karine Swenson

Sometimes you have to ask yourself,,,do I feel lucky?

I definitely got lucky when I received this blog

giveaway from Karine over at Ponosmom.

Her blog is named after her sweet dog, Pono.

She included this postcard which she used

as an advertisement for a recent art show.

Original monotype by Karine Swenson

Karine lives on the high desert near Joshua Tree, CA.

She takes her inspiration from her wonderful desert life

by painting jackrabbits, cottontails, cacti, beautiful landscapes

and of course the joshua tree as well as abstracts and printmaking.

Original Monotype by Karine Swenson
This is a greeting card that she so kindly included.
On her blog she shows how she produces these
masterpieces.
Thanks a lot Karine for brightening my walls with
the essence of the California desert.

What a Day

My day started out like this....another beautiful sunrise as seen from my patio.

As the morning progressed...... I could only think of going here!!!







Everyone was enjoying the sunshine.




Even Benny.

Soaking up the rays................

The heat eventually got the better of me and I had to retreat to cooler territory.

I started painting some watercolor paper adding a touch of metallics. I stamped it with a frame from Stampers Anonymous and a quote from Catslife Press.

The center is sliced open and peeled back to reveal Mr. Extraordinary,,,,,,

"el gato gordo",,,,Benny.

The card itself is stamped with a definition from Catslife Press which defines the meaning of cats life. It reads as follows,,,,,

catslife (kats´lif) n. 1.the opposite of dog´s life and rat race. 2.an independent lifestyle, with plenty of naps, snacks, toys, afternoons of sunshine and back-scratches.

What a lifestyle,,,,,sounds good to me.

Just how hot was it anyway?

Well, it was,,,,and still is for that matter,,,, sooooo hot that these guys are feeling right at home.

The weekend forecast is making them very happy!

Yup, you guessed it,,,,it is supposed to get even HOTTER!!

But have no fear,,,

because before you know it, we´ll be having to dig our way out again.

This is one of my watercolors from the winter of 2010 in the "Siebentischwald" forest.

I feel cooooooooler already,,,,don´t you?