Sidetracked Artist

I discovered Susan Branch's art years ago when I made scrapbooks.  I love watercolor paintings, and her work grabbed my attention.  I can't really explain why I like Susan Branch's work so much.  Looking at her watercolors just makes me feel good. It's the kind of watercolor that I enjoy creating.  Except that my work lacks that extra something that comes with thousands of hours of practice.  I'll keep working at it. I just discovered that Susan Branch has a blog , and it's filled with her lovely watercolors! That just makes me happy . Cindy Update:  You can enter to win a copy of Susan Branch's book, Girlfriends, here at Creative Connections.

Scan of  Pink and Yellow Tulip  5" x 7" Watercolor on 140 lb. Arches Cold Pressed Paper.

I've been thinking about doing some watercolor paintings for my Etsy shop .  I haven't painted for a long time and was surprised at how difficult this simple painting became.  So today's painting is just a practice piece to warm up and re-establish those connections between eyes, brain, and hands. I was planning to start with a carrot, then paint this lovely red pepper.  But I needed the pepper for tonight's dinner, so it got to go first. And since I haven't painted for so long, I fiddled with it for way too long, so the carrot will have to wait for tomorrow. Cindy