Wishes come true

There is a coffee shop (Mill Town Java) near me that my family frequents often. The family that owns it has become dear to us. They had an old oak pub table that I just loved. I asked them to let me purchase it many times. They said they would think about it when they had a replacement. I use to call it my table! One summer about 3 years ago, I saw a similar table with a compass rose painted on the table top. If I could have thrown a fit and got that table, it would have been worth it. It was a very expensive table as things can be at the beach. A girl can always wish! One day at the coffee store my friend came up to me and said they had a replacement table and they were gifting the pub table to me. I almost had a good fit right there. I was so excited. I refinished the table and painted my own compass rose with Daler-Rowney FW inks. I love it and that family is going to join us at this table for dinner.

Finest Pick

Always amazed that the most beautiful flowers come from a seed in the dark. These flowers bloomed out of a plethora of paint! I used FW inks and they are notorious for mixing well together.

Last Nerve

Everyone has a last nerve. If we could only see the humor in it at the time, the release would be laughter. This is an FW acrylic ink pour using my hammer. 

Campfire

Trying some new techniques with my Daler-Rowney FW inks! I was so excited how well this turned out. I'm not much on camping, but I enjoy an outdoor fire under the stars.

Tranquil

The kind of quiet that washes your insides. I think this kind of quiet would be good for anyone, especially near the water. 

This is a 10 x 14 on watercolor paper using Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Inks and System 3 Acrylic Inks. 

Indigo

I have yet to see a blue starfish except in my imagination. I named this one "Indigo" because I wanted to paint a navy blue starfish! Indigo is the name of the Daler Rowney FW Acrylic Ink I used and also the System 3 Acrylic Ink in Titanium White. I painted three starfish in three beachy colors.

Third Season

Who doesn't love the third season of the year with comfortable temperatures. Normal landscapes look picturesque with the riot of colors against clear blue skies. If I have painted one leaf, I have painted hundreds! My favorite, the FW inks, is the best way to paint fall leaves. This is painted with the new Daler Rowney System 3 Acrylic Inks. 

Fluorescent Set

Wish all my sunsets were over water! Never ever tire of watching such an amazing display of color. This is a painting done with Daler-Rowney's  newest FW colors- a six pack of  fluorescent inks! This sunset is on Oak Island, NC and the painting is titled "Fluorescent Set". This is an original 20 x 14 watercolor.

Summer Breeze

There is nothing like a summer breeze, sound of gulls and waves on a hot summer day in North Carolina. Its my happy place! How do you like a white umbrella with plenty of color? This painting was done with the FW inks from Daler Rowney. It and others will be on display at the Flying Pig for the months of May and June at Oak Island, NC.

McCarthy

This is a commissioned piece I painted with Daler Rowney FW inks. My client was thrilled with the piece and I throughly enjoyed painting the elephant. I always learn something new when I do commissioned pieces. I learned that the curled up trunk of an elephant is a symbol of good luck.

FW Wonderful Day on the Water

FW acrylic inks made by the Daler-Rowney company are soooooooo addictive! I used them like watercolors in this painting and probably painted this as fast as I have ever painted anything. Used white, Rowney blue, and dark green. 

remember to play

The simplest toys provide hours of fun. Just add children young and old, water and sand. The beach is one place you see adults remembering how to play. This is Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks on gesso.

It's a jungle out there!

Have you ever gazed at the sky and saw animals or other images made by the clouds? I hesitate to ask this question for fear someone will twirl their finger at their ear and hum the crazy song. This painting was created the same way you might see images in the clouds. I used a mixture of gesso and plastic wrap for the "cloud" stage and then embellished the images I see with FW acrylic inks. 

I'M A PEPPER

Remember the jingle: I'm a pepper, she's a pepper, he's a pepper, we're a pepper,

wouldn't you like to be a pepper too...

Found this old Dr. Pepper bottle in a window in Beaufort, NC. It is painted with Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks. 

Spike

I made my own tie dye t shirt many moons ago. For some reason, when I play with the Daler Rowney Acrylic inks, it reminds me of tie dyeing! Something is going to be a surprise. I painted this cactus with the pearlescent inks. It seems strange to me that a prickly cactus would have beautiful buds and blooms. They bloom in North Carolina around May. Now I watch for them.