WAITING FOR THUNDER MOON

We had a thunder moon last night. I went down to the river with my camera and waited...

And waited. He barely showed himself, hiding behind the clouds that were supposed to bring thunderstorms and welcome relief from the heat. The storms were a no-show,as well.

Bah!! Let's do some more dragonflies, shall we? Watercolor this time, not fabric. I'm in a painting mood, or maybe, my paint table is tidier than my work table. When the available workspace on my sewing table has shrunk to the size of a postage stamp, then paint it is!
From this photo...

Edited to this...

Used Micron pen and watercolor to make this...

Then scanned and edited again to make this...

The possibilities are endless. 
What are you working on?

CARDINAL WATERCOLOR

Lots of things I should have been doing this morning. Did this instead.

watercolor, charcoal pencil, ink

Based on this picture taken at Adkins Arboretum last week.

But that's enough of that. Time for barn chores and a little housework. Just between us, barn chores are more fun. XO.

NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

I finally got a free day to make something. I should have been tidying up my work-space, but I picked up my paintbrushes and played with watercolors instead. Haven't really worked with watercolor much but felt I needed something different to get the creative juices flowing. Chose one of my recent heron photos which was perfect, as it was taken after a light snow and is fairly monochromatic. So is my paint selection. A perfect match. I'm a chronic media-mixer though, so some acrylic, Pitt pen, charcoal and whatnot found its way in.
I enjoyed it enough to want to try again, and maybe add a few more (and better) paints. The good news is now I can torture you with my heron photos AND painterly renditions of same. I have a fabric version banging around in my brain as well. You know how I do.

Haven't tried to paint this one yet, but I love him and couldn't wait to show you...

Taken at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

With apologies to friends and family whose koi ponds are being ravaged. I find Great Blue Heron fascinating. XO.