Uncertain Smile Ss919

A Saturday morn rendition of a Convention photo while I wear a formal dress with butterfly sleeves created and designed by a coutourier from the Chicago area. Please be patient with my transition!

  

Across the Street - Portree, Sky

September 20, 2026 — Elaine O.

Aww...it's our first Christmas tree! Lest you think we had bad taste in trees, this was honestly the best one on the lot, since we waited until Christmas Eve. Still, it made for a lifetime of family jokes and set a low bar for every tree thereafter!

14" x 10"

This week I attended a dedication of a lovely little urban garden and I had to add it to my sketchbook. Originally, I planned to finish with ink outlines, but I don't think I need to do that. Also, I didn't originally plan to divulge the location (so you couldn't check the sketch for accuracy), but it's too cute to keep secret. It's right on Irving Park Road (at St. Benedict's between Leavitt and Bell).

7" square

A village - from imagination

The Hub - Edinburgh, Scotland

Overlooking the port of Portree, Isle of Myst (Sky)

Old restaurant in Seoul - picture taken in 2013

Just checking the color of all my discarded paints mixed

Apothecary Tower - a quiet spot in Portree UK

Apothecary Tower - Portree, Scotland - plein air 

a watercolor sketch

Three 9x12s

Did this in class.  Maybe a tad too much sepia, but I think I got away with it.

This one was going to be great and I was excited, but then I put a little blob here.  Oops, that meant now it needed another blob over there which did not work, and then everything I did went wrong and it was absolutely wrong and in frustration I dipped deep into the sepia and slathered it all over the page.  But when I saw it the next day, well a little yellow would go well here and a some touches of green and, well not too bad.

And this, well, it's not done yet.