Mary B Spires Watercolor & Art Stuff

7 1/2" x 11" Transparent Watercolors I painted this one for Make It Take It Fridays..... It will be taught in March.

These are the steps that was taught to me by  Jerry Fresia.....I was able to take his 5 day workshop on  Lake Como this past fall.  This is one of those things that change you for life.....my journey into impressionism. Thank You Jerry!

Step by Step Demo

25" x 25" Transparent Watercolor on Paper A few years ago I was teaching in Indianapolis, Indiana, of course I had to go to the museum.  All I can say is WOW! What a collection......this painting is huge, maybe 6 feet square.   I couldn't help myself when I saw this young lady looking at the painting.  I first did this in oil and loved it!  So let's see what it would look like in transparent watercolors. If  you would like to purchase this please email me at marybspires@yahoo.com $350

6 1/2" x 6 1/2"  Transparent Watercolor on Watercolor Paper Another little project for Make it Take it Friday.  Not sure when I will teach this one.  A couple of the Ladies from my condo complex want to do a Quetzal Bird from Costa Rica.  Dick & I joined my daughter and her husband for a fabulous week a couple of years ago. Those wonderful Birds sat outside of our villa every morning.  Day 35! not stop  painting daily!

Transparent Watercolors on Watercolor Paper 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 Florida Birds are so much fun to paint because they are so colorful.  This will be the first project for Make It Take It Friday, Feb.8th at 9:00 am.  Please call Beach Art Center 727.596.4331 to make a reservation.  All supplies are included in the class price of $35.00.  Hope to see you there!

I think I made painting daily a HABIT!!!!  Saturday is our open studio with a model at the Beach Art Center. I haven't been painting the model but working on various projects.  Yesterday two of my friends decided to work on collage paintings using torn paper from magazines.....while they were collecting their papers I work on two small watercolor paintings for my Friday Make it Take it Class.  Thursday, day after 30 days I also painted a small watercolor for the Friday Class.  I hope to continue painting 5 days a week.  Just think I could have 260 paintings by January 2014!