Christmas Palette

I just couldn't resist painting a Christmas Palette!

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Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas
Note Card/Envelop 5"x7"
©2012 Barbara Parish



Oh! This was fun. I like to get excited about Christmas after Turkey Day. But, the cards need to be finished by Dec 1st. I painted twelve different designs. These are from my memory, hand sketched, hand painted, and not copied.

This morning I shopped for Thanksgiving Day. Turkey and all the trimmings are in the kitchen.
You guessed it, I am hosting a 2:00 pm dinner for my family and friends.
One thing about the High Desert, when rain is expected, Hesperia could get snow. Alt. 3200 ft.

I would enjoy a White Christmas!

Hand Painted Christmas Cards

Today I am painting Christmas Cards for Family and Friends.
Friday I sketched designs on the blank note cards. Today I plan to watercolor paint these cards to make them come alive with a message of Christmas Blessings.
Throughout the day I will post images and talk about each one.

In Friday's watercolor class I demonstrated the how-to for sketching and painting Holiday/Christmas Cards. I gave suggestion to stimulate the imagination of the Friday Painters. FUN!

Check back for the image postings.

The Map

This intimate painting, Man on a Journey, can you feel his anticipation for travel and his delight with deciding where to go?

My new landscape paintings for 2012 will feature people in action.

I will exhibit them on two web sites, Barbara Parish

Watercolor Landscape Painter and Women Artists of the West

Holiday Reminder:

* If you are gifting an original watercolor painting, give me enough time to package and mail before the holidays. I will holiday wrap and send directly, with your message on a hand painted card or send wrapped to you with a hand painted card you can sign.

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Original Watercolor Paintings

* Be aware of your surroundings this holiday season, don't be surprised by unexpected trouble. Be safe and enjoy the season.

Barbara

The Color of Fall

Color of Fall
Watercolor on Paper22"x15"
© 2011 Barbara Parish

With the change of season comes cooler weather. Time to start the jeep and wonder the back roads of the High Desert looking for my next visual story.

The Color of Fall, rich, intense, warm color. This landscape was cluttered with a broken fence bordering other green trees and many ground shrubs hiding the large weathered rocks.

I designed this painting showing the illusion of space and the Color of Fall.

More information click Color of Fall

Lightening - Rolling Thunder - Rain

The High Desert of Hesperia received a heavy down pour this morning. Lightening zipped to the ground and thunder rolled across the desert sky. I enjoyed my morning coffee on the patio looking at 180 degree view of the storm working its way across the desert. Beautiful!
This week I will paint in the vineyard. The clusters are turning a reddish purple and the bird nets are in place. I am expecting a September Harvest...depends on sugar content.
I'll be posting paintings soon.

May Best of Show

Spring Promise
Watercolor Paper 22"x15"
© 2011 Barbara Parish

Spring Promise half sheet image in a Cherry Wood frame 32"h x 27"w Watercolor Painting. I was thinking of Mom when I painted this flower spray in my Hesperia studio.

Happy Mother's Day Mom

Spring Promise received May Best of Show. On display for the month of May at Hemet Valley Art Gallery. barbaraparish@verizon.net