Oh, I am liking how this is coming out!
Waiting on some ribbon to arrive by mail to put covers and ties on.

#watercolor #ArtistsBooks

A different attempt at the homework (2 views of the same scene) where I only liked one. A honey bee on an azalea flower on campus.

#watercolor #bloomscrolling #bee

Class week 2 homework: two views or compositional approaches to the same scene/photo. We found these dandelions growing in an old stone wall on a walk the other day. I like dandelions and I like the way plants grow in stone walls: win-win!

#watercolor #bloomscrolling

I'm taking another painting course, this one is miniature watercolor and pen. This is my 3rd class with the teacher in Japan. (American women, resident in Japan. She's learning Japanese techniques and teaching Western painting.) Having classes online makes the class more convenient and allows me to have classes with instructors I'd never be able to learn from otherwise, but I think it works better because I already had experience. I'm not sure how well it works for someone just learning.

Anyway, we have developed tiny travel kits and mini booklets. Mine are accordion folded watercolor paper. These are about 3x1.5 inches (7.5x3.8 cm.) I'm really enjoying this, and am looking forward to having a small book of my work by the end of class.

#watercolor #miniature

An early fancy daffodil. This one is in a very protected spot - only a few of the hardier naturalizing plain yellow variety are out in the more exposed parts of the yard.

#daffodil #bloomscrolling

The Siberian Squill is out! (Blue and white varieties)

#springFlowers #squill #bloomscrolling

Crocuses!
#bloomscrolling

The deep purple crocuses are starting to bloom! They are my favorites.
#crocuses #spring #bloomscrolling

Crocuses.