May 1, 2008

The Colors of May - #1

May is Bursting with rebirth. As I start this Every Day in May challenge, I decided to explore my knowledge of watercolor pigments (and certainly learn a good bit) as I attempt to capture some of the color around me in this month long challenge.
My first post is a rainbow of color from my yard (magnolia) and a gardening catalog loaded with colorful goodies, plus seed packets I just picked up (although the packet's name should be Hart not Heart ;) Certainly each post will not be so energetic, but I am off, to explore and dedicate a bit of every single day in May to my new sketchbook (Aquabee 9x9).

10 comments:

E-J said...

"The colours of May" is a great theme!

I really like the wisteria and magnolia ... You've approached your sketching of each quite differently and have captured their essence very simply.

Those garden hoses could only belong to an artist. :)

I look forward to the rest of your colourful month!

MaryO said...

V-e-r-y nice! I'm going to love seeing all your drawings for the month.

Lynn said...

Love the rich deep colors! Your theme is wonderful and I look forward to the rest of your posts.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful colors and great theme choice!! Can't wait to see more!

seesue said...

Wonderful! I love your gardencart sketch. Looking forward to your colourful month.

Anita Davies said...

Fantastic page Sandy!

Laurel Neustadter said...

This is very appealing. Your colors are wonderful.

Anonymous said...

I think you'll really enjoy playing purposely with color this month - and I'll love seeing such colorfully painted sketches. This page is great!

Margaret McCarthy Hunt said...

These are both just GREAT...going to have to stop by the store and buy some piece of gobsmacking cake to draw!

Teri said...

Such fabuous colors and springy things!! Beautiful.