Vineyard Challenge, Look Up, and Starship Enterprise

Spent a lovely couple of days away at our property in Central Oregon, and now it's back to the easel again! Every once in a while I like doing something different. The Daily Paintworks Challenge this week is to paint a vineyard, and a photo is given for reference if we choose to use it. For this landscape I chose to use the tiny backpacking watercolor kit my husband gave me for Christmas. I started with some scribbly ink lines, then washed in color afterwards. Lots of fun!

Vineyard Challenge © Dorothy Jenson 2014

5 x 7 ink and watercolor on paper

Next up is a proud eagle! "Look Up" could mean many things to different people. To me it's a reminder to look for what's good and praiseworthy in our world, and to seek out solutions to problems before they overwhelm us. I love the look of assurance in the eye of this eagle.

 

Look Up © Dorothy Jenson 2014

6 x 6 "acrylic on 3/4" wrapped canvas

 

 

The paint is still drying on the Starship Enterprise! Well, not the one you probably think of that flies through space, but I'm talking about a beautiful iris that is named after the original spaceship. This iris blooms happily in the garden of a dear friend. My dots almost looks like stars floating around the flower!

 

 

Starship Enterprise © Dorothy Jenson 2014

6 x 6" acrylic on 3/4" wrapped canvas

 

 

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