i spent another glorious morning at the huntington library & gardens. i’m only 20 minutes away on surface streets. never have i been happier to live in north east LA. it’s nice to be tucked away up here in the hills far from the busier parts of the gleaming metropolis and oh so close to a rich wonderland of gardens & parks.
with my new membership i can get in at 8 am – regular hours are 10:30 – 4:30. this morning it was cloudy and cool. just me, myself, and i tromping all over the grounds.
here follows a creative summary of my weekend.
i added paper & marker to these contour portraits from january.
the weekend comes to a close. now i’m off to watch the oscars and play with my copic markers.
see you soon!
Loving it all Mary Ann. Your weekend sounds like it was happily relaxing.
Your irises are awesome, love them all. What are those fringy hangy down pink flowers? I am seriously in love with those. The photograph and your painting of them..wow. I went to the Huntington only a couple of times, many years ago when I lived in California. It’s so lovely. How nice that you are so close, and can go there often.
What a beautiful place to ramble and your paintings are lovely. Such yummy, bright, springy colors.
Beautiful post MAM!
Gorgeous work Mary Ann!
wow!!!! spectacular and love all that pink and those blind contours are fun…i did a bunch of blind contours of cats while waiting to see my dr. a couple of months ago and a few are pretty good!
how do you feel about people pinning your photos and artwork?
i love pinterest and think pinning (with proper link back credit) is a great service to any artist as it gets their work into greater and greater circulation. PIN AWAY! and thanks for doing it. i consider it a compliment.
great!!! thank you!
Your irises are absolutely stunning! They are my favorite flower.
I think doing blind contour drawings is the inspiration for the Mad Max costume and makeup artists.
Anyone who can paint an iris like that is my new best friend! It is one of my favorite flowers! Beautiful work, Mary Ann!
Luscious luscious paintings and photos!
Wow- those gardens are sure gorgeous. I can see why you became a member. I would too if I lived in that neck of the world and not here in New Hampshire. Love your flower sketches too! 🙂
Your iris are stunning!! The color luscious! Lucky you to have such a wonderful garden nearby for inspiration!!
amazing !!!
did not know these flowers could exist ! love your bright colors.
Tried for years to draw iris with “petals like fingers of a hand catching the wind” in a chinese style, you succeeded perfectly !!!
but my favorite is carol’s face !!! Hello sister ! A Picasso’s girl sort of, made with tiny wool.
I am Oh-So-Jealous. The Huntington Library is so wonderful, and if I lived in southern California I’d join in a minute. Love the watercolor, especially the iris! Lovely…
I love the Huntington. Years ago I came across a plant there that made me swoon because of its pretty yellow flowers and strong lemon scent, and I wrote down the name (tagetes lemonii) and since then I have planted dozens of these fabulous Mexican Marigolds. In fact, I bought 7 x 1 gallon pots yesterday and will be planting them on my slope. Thank you, Huntington!
oh i can’t WAIT to run into that glorious plant on my jaunts at the Huntington! thanks for telling us about it!
Pink! Love all of the pink. Those watercolors are especially nice. Yes, we live in a wonderful place with so many possibilities.
i’ll be heading to our favorite coastal town in a couple of weeks for an entire week!!!
Those irises are lovely!! Especially the partially included darker veins, adds so much depth to the watercolor.