EDM 141 - Something with Bristles

This was just fun to do. It helped that I got to talk to my daughter on the phone the entire time I worked on this piece. So, this was REALLY FUN!!

EDM 141 - Bristles; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 140 - An Envelope

I'm trying to make short trips outside my comfort zone where the new-to-me art supplies have been living for many decades. My first few attempts with acrylics were frustrating, and I've always been overwhelmed by the vast array of paint additives on the shelf. This piece features metallic acrylic mixed with matte medium and watercolor diluted with granulation medium. This is about as wild as it gets with me.

EDM 140 - An Envelope; 3x3" watercolor & acrylic

EDM 139 - Something with a Handle

I knew when I saw this old water pump that I would want to paint it. I love how the rust is complementary to the sun-faded paint. It reminds me that time is a tireless artist. Whether we see its "art" as beautiful is a matter of opinion.

EDM 139 - Something with a Handle; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 138 - Something Soft

Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Flowers are closed and lambs are sleeping;
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Stars are up, the moon is peeping;
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
While the birds are silence keeping,
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Sleep, my baby, fall a-sleeping,
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!

~Christina Georgina Rossetti

EDM 138 - Something Soft; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 137 - Something That Turns On and Off

I took a picture of this truly elegant old water fountain at an Interstate rest area somewhere in Virginia. It turns on and off with a foot pedal.

At some point in my lifetime, Americans ruined their taste buds for cheap or free water. There was no line at this fountain or even evidence that anyone uses it anymore. I did see people buying bottles of "the good stuff" from a nearby vending machine. I'm not judging. I didn't drink from the fountain either.

EDM 137 - Turns On and Off; 3x3" watercolor

EDM 136 - Something That's Alive

The label says this yogurt is alive. We're conditioned to forget about that before we eat it because we would never voluntarily eat something that's still alive, would we?! Wink. Wink.

EDM 136 - Something Alive; 3x3" watercolor

EDM - Color Therapy

A couple weeks ago, I suspected that I was mired in a "blue period." I think my last four sketches speak for themselves. I'm cured! Talk about bright!

EDM Brights