May Flowers

 My lilacs are blooming nicely as well as the alliums.

 My apple tree was gorgeous but the high winds have since blown all the lovely

pink blossoms off of it.

I am sharing this with Weekend Flowers and Floral Friday.

There were so many tulips this spring.

Thousands of these too.  I could have had as many wishes as I wanted.

Hope your wish comes true......make one.

Out My Patio Door VIII

We have been having lots of rain showers lately.  It is the coldest May on record so far. 

The storms seem to come from out of nowhere.  Looking out of my Patio Door has been

quite spectacular in the last few days.

I am sharing this with Sweet Shot Tuesday, Outdoor Wednesday, Himmelsk and a Piece of Heaven.

Happy Hippo

A happy Hippo going for a refreshing dip on a sunny day. 

I don't usually paint animals but I could not resist this cute face and had to give it a go in watercolor.

I am sharing this with Daily Paintworks and Paint Party Friday.

Foto reference from Paint My Photo.

Roses

I had some time to make some bookmarks. 

Roses are one of my favorite flowers.

 A Pink, Green and Gray color combination.

I used Art Journey stamps with watercolor and finished them off with pen and ink.

A few more detail shots.

If you would like one of these rose bookmarks,,,,leave me a comment

and  my assistant will pick a name next week and send one to you.

I am sharing this with the Art Journey Design Team.

Exploring Line 2

 My second exploration of Line.

Watercolor background. 

 Black ink.

Blue and white gouache.

These will be used as bookcovers for some handbound books.