Rain, Rain, Rain

The rain has not slowed down the trees

from blooming. This is one of our 

many ornamental fruit trees on 

The Redwoods' campus.

On Monday's, I get to read and help out

in Elsa's class at Marin Horizon School.

It is so nice to be a small part of 

my granddaughter's life.

Every one at Marin Horizon calls me Oma,

which I love. It is so sweet and personal.

Elsa is the eager child standing up.

I did this simple painting for a new friend.

She is a Dominican University graduate student

in Occupational Therapy. We co facilitate

a small group once a week in my apartment.

The Redwoods' program is called

Circles of Connection. 

Each week I put out fresh flowers for us.

The past few times, it has been daffodils.

Liz's birthday is later on this week.

I hope this painting of daffodils reminds her

of our times together doing this program.

I really enjoy working along with another

woman from another generation. Liz is

doing a wonderful job as a facilitator.

This Lace Cap Hydrangea was a practice

try at negative painting. I did not use

watercolor paper. It is beautiful hand made 

paper but it buckled and curled with I tried

to do a background wash. I had to press 

it down with a towel and my lap top to 

keep it from curling.

I do like the result but I won't be using

this paper for watercolor again.

 

Finally, this is a page from today's

Watercolor Journal Group gathering.

Miriam put out this lovely small

sculpture for me to try to render.

Once again, the paper is not really good

with watercolor but I was pretty

satisfied with what I was able to 

do in a Moleskin journal.