One for sale-

This is the third painting from GuessWho? I have it back at home and will sell it to the first bidder at $100 with $50 going to the Food Bank - just the same as at the GuessWho? sale. While we made over $2000 for the Food Bank and had some fun and even excitement, I think we would have done even better if we had not had the horrible rainstorm. Anyway, we'll give the fuschia a chance to add to the good. This 10" x 10" painting is in acrylic with some added collage for more drama. Acrylics are good in a kitchen as they can be wiped off if necessary - so are very durable.  However, this also might be what a powder room needs to brighten it up. Fuschia flowers are a bit like exotic dancers. The tender ones that you see in pots are more like ballerinas. This kind is perennial on a shrub-like plant. It was another of my "taking risks" pieces of art.

Excursion to NorthWest Watercolor Society show

On April 28th, a group of us went down to Mercer Island - near Seattle- to the reception for the 69th Annual Open Exhibition and Sale of the NorthWest Watercolor Society. Aided by her GPS, Tanya Bone drove, Gail Arrison helped navigate and Adrienne Moore, Sheila Symington and I were the backseat drivers. Adrienne and Tanya both had paintings accepted in the show and we had the added excitement of Tanya winning the Golden Paints Award.Tanya's painting was in acrylic - which is a water medium. It was her very well-done painting of shovels and a pitchfork that she has seen in an antique store. After crossing the border, we stopped for a terrific lunch in the cafe above the bookstore in Fairhaven, Bellingham and then ventured back on the freeway. As we had arrived in good time, we drove around Mercer Island - partly to see the nice views and lovely homes- but also to find our way to the town centre for coffee. The reception was well-attended and the level of the show was very high. Mike Svob , the juror, presented
the awards.The weather co-operated with sunshine and dry roads - and we baffled the border guard with the fact that five women could be out for a day and not go shopping. Another successful art foray!