My Sister Told Me to Post Something

I've been inspired by a couple of things this weekend.  The first is that Jim is taking a rendering and illustration class and he's going to draw every day.  The second is the four artists going on holiday together in Provence and blogging about it. http://paintingprovence.blogspot.com/  What fun!

Today I pulled out the watercolors and started a painting of one of my African violets.  I also took photos of the art that is hanging in our living room, so I could show you how things look since we did all that work in the living room.  However, there is a great big honkin' flash mark in the middle of each photo and I don't know how to shut off the flash on Jim's camera, so...  I'll not post any photos today:)

We're going to have our granddaughter stay with us a few days while her dad is in Houston at the end of the month.  I'm going to get some of that jumbo sidewalk chalk and a long jump rope.  I have to brush up on my jump rope chants.  I can remember two.  Jim says he'll jump rope with us.  He knows a chant I've never heard of.

Well, it's time to do some lesson plans.

This is what I've been up to

We set the tile, grouted and sealed the grout.  The carpet layers did a great job installing the carpet.  We have to install the baseboard, stain the French doors, put furniture and art where we want it and ta-dah - we'll be finished with the living room. (Briscoe is looking in.  He and Rosie spent a lot of time outside or in our bedroom while we were working.)

Since I have no art of my own to share right now, please check out this show http://www.robertlangestudios.com/

I commented on Ali's blog that I think whoever came up with the idea of these two to exhibit together is brilliant.  I wish I could check it out in person.

I love this!

Check this out. This is one of the sweetest videos I've ever seen!

http://5thworld.com/Paradigm/Postings/!Wisdom/OrangutanAndHound.html

This is why I haven't been painting on paper

Jim and I have been painting walls. We painted the living room. We tore out our old carpet and old tile. We set tile in about a third of the living room. We've been having fun working on this project, but, boy, are we tired at the end of the day! We're going to have carpet installed in the rest of the living room. I've also taken a moment to watch the roses bloom in our backyard:)

Sarah Stilwell Weber (1878-1939)

This is from The Saturday Evening Post Jan/Feb 2011 edition. I found some more of her illustrations by googling her, but I've been unable to find a biography. I love her work.

Good Night! How Could I Never Have Heard of Her?

I just fell in love with an illustration in The Saturday Evening Post on page 80 of the January/February issue. (Yes, the magazine is still in print and it's fabulous.) Have you ever heard of Sarah S. Stilwell Weber? I googled her and found some of her work here http://giam.typepad.com/100_years_of_illustration/sarah_s_stilwell_weber_18781939/
I couldn't get this to show as a link, but I'll edit tomorrow when the kids come over and they can show me what I'm doing wrong. (Sometimes I can get things to work and other times...) Check it out. Her work is lovely. I want to learn more. Maybe someone has written a biography.
Tell me what you think of her.

Do you have a favorite shade of green?

Do you have a favorite green in watercolor? If so, would you please tell me the brand and the shade? I do mix greens and there are some shades I like straight out of the tube, but I'd like a few more to choose from.