One more picture from South Texas.
This big rock sits in the Rio Grande River at a place commonly called "the narrows", for obvious reasons, I guess. This scene is in the movie Lone Star, a very good Texas thriller. Getting back to art tomorrow; I'll show you what I've been working on.
More sights of South Texas.
Notice the little baby owl sitting up in the window. It just sat there looking at us for the longest time.
Does anyone remember the old Coke cooler, or the Pearl Country beer coolers?
These brought back a lot of memories
The cacti are crying for a drink of water!
I know it is hot in so many places this summer, but it is still good to look for the cool beauty in life.
The sunset over the Rio Grande River is a beautiful site, as is a good cold beer and a cowgirl hat.
South Texas grass is suffering, however there are wonderful mesquite trees everywhere.
Good food, good friends, life is good.
Thunder and lightening!! We had a wonderful rain while is South Texas; just didn't rain long enough.Wanted to bring some home with me.
We took wonderful rides in the evening.
This beautiful cloud came before the storm, and the lightening gave us all a wonderful light show!
When I ordered some CD's from KC Willis at Lipstick Ranch, she sent the CD's in a pouch that she had made.
I loved it so much that I lined it, bought some fabric tape to match, to use for a handle, and made a shoulder bag.
It is not made for a heavy load, but will add some class to an outfit for a special night out.
It is always good to do a color chart when working with new product.
These Derwent Inktense pencils were applied to wet muslin. The color definitely gets much lighter when it dries, so you have to take that into consideration when thinking about your finished piece. It will be fun to experiment with them.
Cleaning up my studio and putting away my fabrics for awhile. I feel like painting; maybe it is because of the heat, I'm not sure. Painting just seems like a cooler project, and there are some new things I have been wanting to try. We have had triple digit heat for over a month now with only a small amount of rain one evening. My new Inktense pencils are very bright when water is used with them. I have used them on fabric, but will experiment on paper this weekend. You can read about the pencils here. The interesting thing is they are permanent after they dry and you can paint over them, unlike other watercolor pencils. This is not a commercial for Derwent even though it might look like it. :>) The jury is still out on these pencils. Will see how the paper projects work out, and I will report back.
