Mary B Spires Watercolor & Art Stuff

6" x 6" Watercolor Watercolor Paper We're settle back at the condo....my new studio is ready & waiting for me to paint! It's been a very busy 2 weeks, had to do the "Spring Cleaning" thing...we're having construction in the complex....dusty dusty!!! My friend Brenda (3 doors down the hall) was giving away a couple of cabinets....so of course I moved them to my studio....what a big difference.....I have more room and a place for everything...if you didn't know I'm a little ADD (I want to play with all the crafts)...now maybe when I have a few extra hours I can find my beads, printmaking supplies, sewing, etc. I painted this little daisy this morning.....I'm plan on painting 3 watercolors per week, and 3 small oils....I've been so bad about doing watercolors....the oils have swept me away....but I still love the watercolors, just committing to doing little 6 x 6 it's really fun. I plan on showing at the "Art in the Pa...

It's that time of year!!!! can't believe it!!! but we're leaving Friday, Oct. 10 th .....have to stop a couple of places to see the grand kids......I packed all the art stuff today...so I'm hoping by the first of November I will be back to painting daily.....where does the time go?

Left to Right. Brittney Stassi , Mary Spires, Kimberly Kocak ,Mallory Sweigart and front and center My Mother Martha Sloan and of course the Star of the Show "Miss Haddie Stasi ". Brittney is the mother of the star, I'm the Great Grandmother, Kimberly is the Grandmother, Mallory is the Aunt, and Martha Sloan, my mother is the great great grandmother.

This is Mark's first demo........what more can I say?

I attend a workshop in West Jefferson, Ohio this past week with Mark Gingerich , it was a wonderful workshop, I learned a lot. But, of course, I didn't get anything I wanted to post. But I decided to post the picture of our model.........I have about 500 photographs from this week. I could paint for a long time. Mark paints in the style of the turn of the century artist, such as Frank W. Benson, Guy Rose and Frederick Frieseke , he is represented by Bryan Roberts Gallery in Bexley , Ohio........