This is watercolor with Inktense pencils. It seems like it took a long time to finish. I went over to the garden 6 times including the times I sketched it, first on charcoal paper and then again on watercolor paper. Each time I stayed there for an hour or two and made some progress on it then came home and worked on it off and on for hours, so I think I have over 20 hours in the painting. I enjoyed working on it very much.
The weather was beautiful! It’s cooling down but not cold. I didn’t turn the heat on in my apartment yet. It’s staying around 70 inside so far. I hate turning the heat on for the first time every year because it blows dust around and I don’t want to catch a cold because of it.
The garden is still beautiful with a lot of flowers blooming. The roses are so sweet smelling and the breeze makes the scent follow you down the walk.
It looks like I have time to try another watercolor painting before we get a good freeze. I’m waiting for that refreshing arctic air from Canada. Then I’ll start on my long time in the planning winter swamp painting in oils. Until then, maybe I can try to get a watercolor done at Back Bay.
