Last Paintout in 2021

 Our final paintout in December 2021 was at Arlington Garden.  It's always one of my favorite places to visit and to paint.  There are always wonderful views new to me to paint even though I've been there many times.  On this visit we were excited to see some beautiful fall colors.  And there is always something about the winter light through the trees that I really enjoy seeing and painting.  

Wishing you a very happy 2022!

6" x 8" Watercolor

The Wishing Trees

A new entrance for the garden

 

Christmas Berries

 Generously, every December our Saturday paint-out group organizer hosts a holiday get together.  I always look forward to it.  It's also a card exchange for anyone wanting to participate.  This year I had fun making my card of greenery and berries using colored pencils and watercolor.  I also added some glitter/glue dots on the berries which really made it sparkle.  

Last fall when we were not meeting together to paint, I painted some red Nandina berries in watercolor.  Nandina is also known as Heavenly Bamboo.  There is a tall plant next to our driveway that gets beautiful red berries in the fall.  I usually can't resist painting or drawing them.  Next to the green, background, bamboo leaves the red berries really stand out.

Approx. 5" x 7" Pencils and Watercolor

7" x 5" Watercolor