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  I spent 4 hours just laying in color on the rails and supports for this jump commission.  It was very tedious work, to say the least. ...and to think photo realism was how I started out painting with watercolor!  In the original photo, the rail nearest the horse was not visible due to the photographer's position at the jump.  I was asked to put a rail in there and only did so with just a bit of a suggestion of one. I think it works, do you?   The jump will probably get more done to it but not until I get the horse and rider a little farther [...]

While the rains came down from Hurricane Irene, there was only one thing left to do while the lights remained on...paint.  Before me, sat a wilting bouquet of sunflowers that needed some attention!  What started out to be a painting of a sunlit sunflower in a field of them became a sunflower field at midnight. In the background is the barn that stands in the corner of the field and the mountains that line the evening sky.   Although scanning this little painting came out a lot lighter than the actual painting because of my use of cerulean blue.  Cerulean blue appears as "light" [...]

copyright 2011 Linda Young Watercolors Titled: Sunflower Dreams 9 x 12 Watercolor   There are many pleasures in this life if you just look around and really see what we have been given by our Creator. August twenty-third was a day at Windmill Creek Studio Farms I'd call my personal "Field of Dreams" day for many reasons.   I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to be a part of nature here. The sunflower fields were filled with sights, sounds and scents; butterflies of different varieties sipped nectar from the phlox and red-tailed hawk flew high above me. I heard the buzz and saw an assortment [...]

It was a glorious day for all the artists who gathered to paint the sunflowers in the four acre field (L to R) Clare Klaum, MaryBeth Brath, host Eric Olson, Jane Ramsey, Claire Beadon Carnell, Linda Young     Windmill Creek Studios.  You couldn't ask for a more beautiful day than today; blue skies, yellow fields of sunflowers and the field alive with the sound of the buzzing bees. All of us were quietly painting away when suddenly, each of us "felt a little strange".   After family members called Claire Carnell and Mary Beth, we were told that feeling was the 5.9 earthquake we all [...]

Title: The Blue Striped Towel 4 x 6" copyright 2011 Linda Young Watercolor   This scene is from a place called Heron Hideaway that we rented in Key West, Florida.  It had a small pool and a private hot tub and lovely greenery all around the rental.  The sun was going down and I looked out of the sliding glass door to see the towel draped across a plastic chair; I had forgotten to bring it inside with me after swimming that day.  The colors at that time of day were deep and rich.   Heron Hideaway was a great place to stay and one we want to go [...]

copyright2011Linda Young Watercolors Hauser Estate Winery 8-1/2" x 11" Watercolor   This is a view from the grassy field overlooking the vineyard. I sat next to a dirt road that led to the old barn where palettes were sitting underneath the overhang of the barn. The equipment on the left of center I believe is some type of smoker; I'm just not sure. I wrestled with putting it, in moving it, taking it out and finally decided to put it into that part of the field for something else to look at. Right decision or not; it's there now.   The day was very warm and there were [...]

   If I could go back to another day in time, I'd study art; but time has allowed me to get my art education by "the seat of my pants".  I am consumed by all it has to offer; I grow in it more every day. Linda Young     [...]