New Painting!

"Jean's Hydrangeas". Watercolor on paper, 12 1/2 x 22

It's been too long! Very busy with other activities and neglecting my painting. I also broke my radius but was able to finish this painting today---one that I started weeks ago before the accident. I've always been intimidated by hydrangeas, just because of their profusion of petals. I just decided to go loose and see if I could suggest hydrangea and carry it off.

New Painting!

"Quince Blossoms", 5x5, watercolor on Claybord©.

Another little flower painting to add to the growing number of 5 x 5s of just flowers! It's a lot of fun and quite relaxing to do. I realize this is not the season for Quince, but I perused some old photos I had of these gorgeous blossoms and had to paint one.

New Painting!

"The White Barn", 10 x 13 1/2, watercolor on paper

It felt like the time was right to paint this barn--stately with its red-centered tractor wheel and overgrown purple sage. This barn actually exists at Gospel Flats farm in Bolinas, California. It's a spot I've come back to for many of my paintings, as it's so rich with inspiration at every corner. Everything screams to be painted!

Kate's Updates: New Painting!

"Garden Party" watercolor on paper,  30 x 22

This took my a while, but I think I finally got it together! Another Nasturtium painting to follow in the footsteps of a previous, large Nasturtium painting I did earlier. 

Inspired by an overgrown garden, this time with the beautiful leaves of a Carex with the tenacious Nasturtium peeking through.

I'll be showing this piece at the Two Bird Café at the end of this month. I'll keep you posted!

Kate's Updates! New Painting!

Echinacea, "Big Sky Sundown"

My newest 5 x 5 flower painting. This one inspired

by a new kind of Echinacea (to me) that I have in my own garden.

A Mexican feather grass is draping itself between the petals.

Kate's Photos: Delphinium

Delphinium
Originally uploaded by peperprojects
Definitely, the bluest flower in my garden!

Kate's Art: More "Flowers of Marin"

This one, "Mallows", is from the little community garden in Point Reyes Station


"Mallows", 5" x 5", watercolor on clayboard, framed, $80.00.
Like most of my other "Flowers of Marin" paintings, a percentage of
the sale goes towards Marin Organic.