Recycle, collage and a bit more drawing before sliding into a painting

The first two images here are a combination of cutting up and pasting bits of the last drawings and filing in where needed by doing some new drawing. I'm hoping that will shake out the cobwebs and get me thinking about something new.

I thought it was a good sign when I sat down and drew this on the back of one of the other letters. I kept switching back and forth between between pencils and markers to see which results I liked better and all I really decided is that I'm ready to go back to painting. Now that I'm ready I just need to decide between watercolors, liquid or tube acrylic paints and knives or brushes.

So far I'm leaning toward heavy body tube acrylics and painting knives, it just feels SOOOO good!!!

B more fun

I thought I'd start by drawing most of the flowers that people are used to seeing from me.

I thought the color balance on the first one was a bit off so I'd just focus on the daisies for a while. It will be so long before they're blooming in the garden again it's just nice to paint them, see them and dream of warmer weather and new flowers in the garden again.

  I haven't quite decided how intense a blue that I want to mix for the background yet.

I had a bit of trouble controlling the washes on the roses but think that roses will be a good idea as the project goes forward.

As always people expect to see me do a few Iris so I had to include them as well.