It's been over 100 degrees now for several days, and it's going to stay that way for a few more. It's like reverse cabin fever! There are many photos I've taken to use as paint studies, so Thursday night I pulled up these cone flowers on my computer and made the initial sketch. Sketching and painting from my computer screen is the next best thing to painting "plein air." Friday I took a dip in the pool and sat on the deck and painted in my wet bathing suit - the only way you can stay outdoors in this weather. Normally I use American Journey watercolors from Cheap Joe's, but to get the pink I'm looking for, I'm using Opera - a very bright pink, from Holbein. I'm also painting on Cheap Joe's 140 lb Kilimanjaro water color paper. I'm thinking of painting a series of some of my favorite florals. We'll see where it goes.
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