Orchid

"Orchid"6x6 watercolor
I am currently visiting in Southern California partly business but mostly pleasure - the pleasure of being warm, surrounded by food I enjoy and of course friends and family.

I had the opportunity to paint a quick commission for a business which I was pleased to do on my trip. Here is the painting framed and ready for delivery! I think it will be a nice addition to their intimate lobby. It's a business by two sisters. One makes silk orchid arrangements and the other has an orchid nursery.

Happy Easter to our Daily Watercolors artists and readers!

Postcards from Yosemite

Thank you to Erika for inviting me to show you some of my watercolors here on the Daily Watercolors Blog. I've enjoyed looking at all the beautiful pieces on this site. Here's a few postcard paintings from my recent Yosemite trips.

The first two are about 4 x 6, and the last one is about 3.5 x 5 - it's painted in the little tiny sketchbook with the little tiny travel palette that Erika gave me when I was in Arkansas. Number one is the bridge at Curry Village in Yosemite Valley. Number two is the vast walls of Yosemite Valley, and Number three is Birch Lake at Camp Mather, just outside of Yosemite.

This is my very first blog post ever! If it goes well then I'll get more adventurous and post some larger on-location paintings I did on this same trip.

Thanks for looking!

Hillary

http://www.hillarymiller.com

Dutch Iris Flower Challenge

"Dutch Iris" 2.5"x3.5" watercolor

This format is also known as ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals). I took the reference photo 7 years ago so I'm glad to have finally painted from it for my watercolor group's flower challenge. This iris was simply begging to be painted with the its beautiful contrasting colors of yellow and purple along with the ridges on the tips of its petals that fold along the tips for added feature.

Signs of spring

I know, I'm late, for my Wednesday Watercolor I started it yesterday morning but couldn't end it in the afternoon. I did it today and here it is!

ACEO - 2,5" x 3,5"

Watercolor on 14o lbs Arches grain satinè.

I got inspired by the sparrows that are just arriving here and by the cherry trees that are typical in my zone, blossoms are all over also if the weather is making jokes and is warm one day and frozen the day after.