Pots & Beads Linda Rupard

This is an old watercolor that I had started & never finished for some reason. Not sure if it was a still life set up or what. I went in & changed some things & now will say it is finished. Watercolor & ink on 15 x 22 watercolor paper.
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Apron Linda Rupard

This is more Zentangles done on an apron. Thanks Jamie Fingal for this neat idea.
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Sedona Linda Rupard

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Beautiful Sedona AZ. is a wonderful experience for artist . Sedona is located in a unique geological area & is home to many cultures & lots of artist. Many Galleries and Sedona Arts Center provide lots of great art to enjoy. It is an inspiring place for anyone to be but a very special place for artist. This red rock country is wonderful backdrop for paintings & photos or just site seeing. Galleries seem to be thriving in this area. Looks like Sedona is thriving & growing & may just be the new art showplace of the west. Sadly Scottsdale has many empty buildings & closed galleries. Can only hope that the economy gets better again and all the businesses & galleries can come back. These are small watercolor & ink sketches from this area. So neat to have roses blooming this time of the year.

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Lavender Rose

This lavender rose was growing in a rose garden at a camp ground in AZ. I had never seen a lavender rose growing before , just in the flower shops. It was beautiful & among all the traditional colors you usually see it was quite a surprise & treat to find this color mixed in with the pinks, white, red & yellow roses.
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Sketchbook Watercolors Linda Rupard

These are watercolor & ink sketches on paper that will be painted larger in my studio. Rocker was one I had taken a photo from a chair setting on a patio. The campground & RV's are painted from a campground in CA. One more zentangle where I am trying to learn to do a square spiral. More fun in the sketchbook.
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Sketchbook Zentangles Linda Rupard

I have got into Zentangles & sketching for the sketchbook challenge & I can't quit. Fun fun past time that you don't even have to think just sketch. I usually start with something, one was started with a sunflower, one was a goose , one was from a star that I had seen somewhere but the most fun was one that came from the ink dots that came through the page & got on another page. I was fussing about it & my Husband looked at it & said just connect the dots, so Connect The Dots was born. A piece of wax paper behind the page you are drawing on will keep the ink from coming through the page, but if you want a surprise just let those ink dots come on through & connect the dots. The Sunflower was the ink that went through & started the big star in Connect the dots. Check out the Sketchbook Challenge if you haven't seen it. It is a neat group of 7 artist that do lots of different things.
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London Bridge Linda Rupard

This is a nursery rhyme that most of us sang when we were children. Seems a magical place. The bridge was slowly sinking into the river bed over the Thames River. Built in 1832 by 1924 one side of the bridge was 3-4 inches lower then the other. The Common Council of the City of London placed the bridge on the market. London Bridge was sold to McCulloch Corp for $2,460,000 dollars. Each block was numbered before it was taken apart. Blocks were shipped over to CA & trucked from Long Beach to AZ. where it was reconstructed over Lake Havasy. finished in 1971. Total cost was $5.1 million. An English village stands on the shore of the lake. One of the most popular AZ tourist attraction. Seems a shame that it is not as nice as it was at one time. Lots of the stores in the village are now closed. Guess the poor economy has hit here just like the rest of our country, Still a great way to spend the day. I painted this view of the bridge from a photo I took while we were there.