Recent watercolor projects

There is a sweet story behind the Sparrow and the Cricket.  This was a gift to my friend who recently lost her mother.  The Sparrow is a reminder of my friend's mother's prayer for everyone.  The cricket is symbolic of the child presently growing within the granddaughter-in-law.  It is a sweet story, but not one that I am privy to share.

The bowl of oranges was my attempt to work with a dark background.  Let's just call this one "fiddling around".