Holy Heatwave Batman!
Leave it until the end of summer for a heatwave! It’s so hot after stepping outside I was covered in sweat after only 5 minutes, it had me wondering how people survive it down south -I forget where this summer but I was reading one place in the USA had a record of 20 consecutive days over 40 yikes. Storms said it’s the humidity here 0that makes feel so “heavy”.
Painting is tricky too- gouache (any paint) dries very quickly so painting outside it not an option… I sketch outside - paint inside. Still -thankfully it’s cool inside (we don’t have air conditioning) it’s because the trees! The shade is so much cooler & thank God for trees -you know- those things Doug Ford is selling off.
I’ve been painting things I can paint pretty quickly, in an hour or less. The bear above took a while longer. He’s on his own foray with a look that says- these Amanita belong to me. The mushrooms below are inspired by an online course I’m taking. I know how to paint but watching someone else can inspire new directions, each lesson I notice I end up giving my own Georgia touch’ - ‘tweak’. The course is by Ruth Wilshaw :
https://www.ruthwilshaw.com. she has mastered gouache and I like her style, you can see many of her tutorials on YouTube for free but I took a course to see what it’s like & I’m pleased. There is no excuse for learning how to paint - I started with YouTube videos & Gouache is obviously my medium of choice.
Watching and learning, I will use some ideas to transfer to my own creations. It’s to cool down tomorrow - it’s bitter sweet -as we know what’s on the way - snow… so get out your speedo and be sure to enjoy the last dog days of this glorious summer! The blackberries are also ripe - time for pie, jam and blackberry flakes'.
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Leave it until the end of summer for a heatwave! It’s so hot after stepping outside I was covered in sweat after only 5 minutes, it had me wondering how people survive it down south -I forget where this summer but I was reading one place in the USA had a record of 20 consecutive days over 40 yikes. Storms said it’s the humidity here 0that makes feel so “heavy”.
Painting is tricky too- gouache (any paint) dries very quickly so painting outside it not an option… I sketch outside - paint inside. Still -thankfully it’s cool inside (we don’t have air conditioning) it’s because the trees! The shade is so much cooler & thank God for trees -you know- those things Doug Ford is selling off.
I’ve been painting things I can paint pretty quickly, in an hour or less. The bear above took a while longer. He’s on his own foray with a look that says- these Amanita belong to me. The mushrooms below are inspired by an online course I’m taking. I know how to paint but watching someone else can inspire new directions, each lesson I notice I end up giving my own Georgia touch’ - ‘tweak’. The course is by Ruth Wilshaw :
https://www.ruthwilshaw.com. she has mastered gouache and I like her style, you can see many of her tutorials on YouTube for free but I took a course to see what it’s like & I’m pleased. There is no excuse for learning how to paint - I started with YouTube videos & Gouache is obviously my medium of choice.
Watching and learning, I will use some ideas to transfer to my own creations. It’s to cool down tomorrow - it’s bitter sweet -as we know what’s on the way - snow… so get out your speedo and be sure to enjoy the last dog days of this glorious summer! The blackberries are also ripe - time for pie, jam and blackberry flakes'.
Created to create
