Thursday, June 25, 2020
Sunset Surf in Santa Barbara-in gouache and watercolor
My oldest daughter recently requested a new painting from me, and I was honored with her request. She loves the beach, Hawaii and Santa Barbara are her favorites (she has great taste!), so naturally I was inclined to paint her a beach scene. The idea of surfing and a Willy Jeep Wagon came from an image on a vintage post card from Santa Barbara while searching online. This is a 10x12 gouache and watercolor on treated canvas board, and will soon be hanging in my daughter's apartment.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Pashima Stole in cashmere
Sometimes you just need to surround yourself in cashmere because you deserve it. For 3 months, I have knitted and purled on this beast, thankfully it was pretty mindless. It has stripes of spring and summer, and is the perfect weight for cool summer nights. The pattern is called Pashima Stripes, but should be called Pandemic Stole as it will always remind me of this pandemic we are currently in. The yarn was a mix of (in green) Flying Goat Farm Zephyrette and Lux Adorna Knits for the other 3 colors.
Now I can move on to a new project, I thought I would never finish this one!
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