Whidbey Doodles . . .

Here's two little paintings that I did while I was on Whidbey Island, working on the Artmaking as Playful Prayer book . . .



This one is of an amarylis that was blooming from a forced bulb in a glass vase. The color was incredible. I don't normally paint flowers, but I really wanted to try this one. I did the sketch in ball point pen, then filled it in with gouache.


And this one is a self-portrait - again, ball point pen with gouache, my go-to travel paint. When I don't know what to paint, I usually do some kind of self-portrait. I don't know if they ever really look like me, but there's something so satisfying about drawing a person from life. Even if you don't capture a likeness, you capture a moment.