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 Art: More Chickens!

"Gospel Chickens"...newest watercolor for Art on the Farm!

"Gospel Chickens", 9" x 12", watercolor on clayboard, $300.00

I loved these chickens! There were globs of them everywhere---under apple and pear trees, inside coops, on top of coops, on their own chicken-sized mountain. They were fairly relaxed and were quite amenable to having their picture taken. They actually cooed.
It was a beautiful late afternoon at Gospel Flat Farm in Bolinas, and full of animals, plants, machinery and lovely laundry that I will paint next. (I love laundry pinned with clothespins or just draped over a line. I guess it's my love of John Singer Sargent...)

Kate's Updates!

Lettering for an Ashram sign!:


I had never been to an Ashram before, but this past weekend I was able to remedy that. A few weeks ago, I had been asked to paint the lettering, the borders and the little elephant in the corner on the Sonoma Ashram's Welcome sign. No, I don't usually do lettering nor do I often paint in acrylic, but this was such a sweet little job, I had to give it a whirl. And this Saturday I drove up to the Ashram and hung the sign with Daphne White, the head of the Ashram's board. It was she, in fact, that contacted me to do the job. And it was through a mutual poet friend that connected Daphne with me (thank you, 'lyn!)

I stayed and met the Ashram's spiritual leader, Babaji, and petted goats, a kitty and photographed the lovely grounds. Loved it! So peaceful and calm, and only 40 minutes away from my house. I am definitely going back for a needed zen time-out. (They even have yoga classes)!
Sign as seen from the parking lot as you enter the Ashram.

The entry garden as you walk in...Ganesh with flowers.

The fountain with sunflower "sentries".

Artichokes!
These are just some of the veggies and other
edibles the Ashram grows on the grounds.
They are sold at the Sonoma Farmer's Market.

Very curious, darling goats. Soon, the Ashram will be making its own
milk and even ice cream from these gals!