jerie artz - artzart

      Abstracts are not my usual  subject  for watercolors.  I love florals, landscapes, nature, subjects that are recognizable and  grab my...

 Painting plein air has it joys and pitfalls.  There is the joy of being outside, surrounded by glorious natural beauty, letting the sun, wi...

 In a four months time we had the opportunity to travel to both to Hawaii and Mexico with friends.  With my travel journal in tow, it was de...

It's been nearly a year since I've taught a watercolor class.  After painting my first bird, a cardinal, I decided to keep painting ...

After a successful evening, "Watercolor, Wine and Wonder," at the Lafayette Country Club with 42 women, the ladies in my neighborh...

Noticing how the sun gently kisses and illuminates whatever it touches, has become a real fascination for me.  So much so that I'm creat...

These beauties growing in my son's back yard begged to be painted.  I took several photos but when I was able to get back to paint them ...

Learning and growing outside of the known to the unknown, is how I feel about painting abstract watercolors.  Recently I've been challen...

16 x 20 painted tissue on wc paper - "Oberlin's Oak" 16 x 20 tissue texture on wc, "Winter Glory" 5 x 7 ...