May Paintings 5/13/11

Well, I have been having fun painting this month. The weather has been great for painting on the deck where I can spread out on the patio table. Some of them turned out better than others, but it is fun to try new techniques and color combinations. The sideways one is of the Free Beach at sunset in Los Barriles. The one of the kayaks and sailboat is of Santispac, and Pelican Island. We loved it there. Calelb's Cafe is one of Roger's favorite places in Los Barriles. It has such a view of the Sea of Cortez. The two florals are two different styles, one almost abstract and the other with an inner 'frame'. The last one is my attempt at cliff dwellings we've seen in Arizona. I am taking a workshop in Bend, OR in Aug and have been inspired to 'get to work' so I wont feel like such a beginner in class. Course my photography is not so hot, but if you click on a photo, it should enlarge so you can get the idea...lol I still don't know if you can 'rotate'a photo in Blogger either.. at least I haven't been able to do it. Today is Friday 13th, and it's going to be about 100 deg. here today. Think we will be staying in for the rest of the day. Roger's coffee machine arrived but he is not happy with it so plans to return it. Guess we will be heading back to Starbucks again! We will be in California for Memorial Day weekend, visiting with my sister and her hubby at Lake Minden, a Thousand Trails park. We hope to get some kayaking in there. Meanwhile, I hope to keep my brushes wet... hope you are having a good time too.... Happy trails.....