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New flowers

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My assistant, Foxy, is compiling a list of flowers for me to paint. On it are a yellow daisy, a small delicate yellow poppy, and an orange mystery flower. Camas is also on the list; blue lily-like flowers with a nutritious, bulb-like root (a staple food of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest). Camas was requested by a visitor to my booth at the Scappoose Farmers Market.

Below is an image of the daisy painting in progress.

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Foxy was a lot of help so I gave her some chocolate for desert. Then I discovered that she found, and ate, almost the entire bar of chocolate. I scooped her up and put her to bed.

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Behind the scenes – Finished!

Just finished the 2015 Road Trip. Good, because 2015 is almost gone. It looks so small and cute in the photo – they’re all 7×5 inches. I will post the series in its entirety the first week in January (I have to wait for this one to dry so I can scan it). It’s the I-5 Grapevine hills north of Los Angeles.

Finished selfie - I have to get a tripod.
Finished selfie – I have to get a tripod.
Finished - A little closer.
Finished – A little closer.
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New Beginnings – Pencil sketch of a Day Lily

First step in the process; will become an ink drawing. With watercolor added?

Michael Liebhaber, Day Lily, pencil on paper,  7.5 x 9 in. (19 x 22.5 cm)
© Michael Liebhaber, Day Lily, pencil on paper,
7.5 x 9 in. (19 x 22.5 cm)
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Welcome Autumn, Germany

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Golden colors and crisp temperatures make for perfect walking weather, so I took myself outside this morning for a walk. Not a soul on the trail up to the castle, at least not any living ones, unless one counts the goats that had broken through their fence!

 

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Travel Watercolor: Old Town, Chania, Crete

Travel Watercolor: Old Town, Chania, Crete
A cool walkway among the touristy shops near the port in Old Town Chania, Crete, Greece

Old Town, Chania, Crete (Watercolor & Ink, © Michael Liebhaber, 2014)
Old Town, Chania, Crete (Watercolor & Ink, © Michael Liebhaber, 2014)