Watercolor Wednesday - My Town

In the marina I caught this man returning home after a days work.
He'd just pulled in and was cleaning up and getting ready to leave his boat and head home.









On a clear day you can see Mount Hood from My Town. Just outside City Hall is an overlook of the river, a park, and marina. Only the top of some masts are visible. Across the river is Sauvie Island and in the distance Mt Hood.

Pan ACEO

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2008

Pan was the Greek God of shepherds, fields, mountains and wooded glens and music. He is half man , half goat. He is supposed to have gained his pan-flute after a nymph called Syrinx turned herself into reeds to escape him. He blew down the reeds and heard her song and so fashioned the instrument from them.

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Morning Glow

Aha! FINALLY my daffodils are starting to open. This is the first daffodil painting of 2008! I went out early this morning and took lots of pictures. This is ACEO sized 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 and I used watercolor and watercolor pencil on Arches 140 lb hot press. Visit my personal blog to see a WIP. To bid on Ebay, click here.

Rose in my Shelf watercolors by Erika Nelson

"Rose in my Shelf" ACEO
This rose was from my garden. I can't begin to recall the name but I just love the salmon-pink shades it gives out. It reminds me of the sort of colors and roses I'd see in vintage paintings. It's listed in my Etsy

Waterhouse Rendition - Gather Ye Rosebuds..

4 x 6 inches, watercolour with gouache, 2008

A rendition of J.W. Waterhouse's painting "Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May".

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Swallowtail & Lilacs

Happy Spring!

Watercolor 7 x 11