After months of neglecting my blog site, I am back among the living! I have posted new paintings done earlier this year following a workshop with Carol Dillard Stroud that I attended in San Antonio, Texas. The workshop was one of many sponsored by the San Antonio Watercolor Group. I must say that I was disappointed in Ms. Stroud's workshop demeanor, although she is a well know, excellent artist and writer of many great articles and books, in my opinion she was not a good instructor. My reason for saying this is that she did not try to "connect" with the students, she was unorganized in her presentations, did not cover topics that were to be covered, did not have students use the supplies she asked us to bring, took two hour lunches away from the workshop, and seemed more intent on finishing her demo paintings than assisting the class.

Well I guess I am done sounding off about that subject and fortunately, I am pleased with my paintings using some of the techniques she demonstrated. They included making my own rubber stamps, using masking tape to grid off areas etc.

This painting of the Yellow Hibiscus was completed in my studio after the workshop and exhibited in the Brownsville International Art Exhibit in March, 2008 and was awarded a 2nd place ribbon by the judge of the exhibit, Anita Diebel of Rockport, TX