Shadows, bugs and flowers

Oil painting on stretched canvas, 11 X 14.
This is another painting from Alberta, red rock area. I think I need to work on it more as the shadow on the mountain seems to me to be an animal with a long tail. My husband doesn't see it so maybe that is just my imagination.

Meanwhile, I was tired of oil paints and cleanups so I took out my old watercolor pans and brushes to play with on a sketchbook.  I copied drawings from a Chinese painting book, but did not have the correct paper for that painting. I think I gave away those papers when I moved to Idaho, almost 3 years ago, so I just played with what I have.

I enjoyed doing these and will practice some more on them as we are still restricted to home due to the virus. Stay safe wherever you are.

Psalm 121

I created a card from my recent painting. This is oil painting on stretched canvas, 11" X 14". I added the words for the card to give it some uplifting thoughts in this difficult time. I painted this from a photo I took in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada several years ago. We love our retirement and being able to travel, but now we are staying home just like everyone else.

We did go for a walk along the river yesterday (Boise River, greenbelt trail in Eagle, Idaho). Saw lots of families out walking.  We did not let our dog go swimming, but other dogs were in the river chasing sticks. It was good to see.

Stay well everyone.

Rest of the psalm for those of you not familiar with it:

1A song for ascents. I shall raise my eyes to the mountains, from where will my help come?		אשִׁ֗יר לַֽמַּֽ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֣א עֵ֖ינַי אֶל־הֶֽהָרִ֑ים מֵ֜אַ֗יִן יָבֹ֥א עֶזְרִֽי:
2My help is from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.		בעֶזְרִי מֵעִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה עֹ֜שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ:
3He will not allow your foot to falter; Your Guardian will not slumber.		גאַל־יִתֵּ֣ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֶ֑ךָ אַל־יָ֜נ֗וּם שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ:
4Behold the Guardian of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.		דהִנֵּ֚ה לֹ֣א יָ֖נוּם וְלֹ֣א יִישָׁ֑ן שׁ֜וֹמֵ֗ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:
5The Lord is your Guardian; the Lord is your shadow; [He is] by your right hand.		היְהֹוָ֥ה שֹֽׁמְרֶ֑ךָ יְהֹוָ֥ה צִ֜לְּךָ֗ עַל־יַ֥ד יְמִינֶֽךָ:
6By day, the sun will not smite you, nor will the moon at night.		ויוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַ֜כֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה:
7The Lord will guard you from all evil; He will guard your soul.		זיְֽהֹוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָרְךָ֥ מִכָּל־רָ֑ע יִ֜שְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ:
8The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from now and to eternity.		חיְֽהֹוָ֗ה יִשְׁמָר־צֵֽאתְךָ֥ וּבוֹאֶ֑ךָ מֵֽ֜עַתָּ֗ה וְעַד־עוֹלָֽם:

In the Tetons finished

All varnished and ready to go to its new home in NH. 16" X 20" acrylic on gallery wrap canvas, commissioned painting from the buyer's photo. I probably would have enjoyed doing this in oils, but it would take too long to dry. I will be bringing this back to NH in April when I visit.

I got a good start on this one yesterday. Oils, 11" X 14". I hope to continue working on it today or tomorrow. I might add a little marmot too since he was there in Alberta in the next photo I took of this place.