Woe is me! (Sketches, Acrylic Plein Air and Photos)

Sort of woe.  I washed my cell phone today in the pocket of my jeans.  Isn't that the pits?  Luckily I had a Tracfone, which works fine for as often as I need it.  But I am still without a phone until morning.  We went to Taos to Wal-Mart and got a new one.  Just $20, I can keep my same number and restore the minutes I had.  Whew!  I am so happy I do not yet have an iPhone. :)  Only because of the washing.  Ha.

I have been painting and sketching.  Really!  Here is some proof:

Scavenger Hunt 188, Number 1, "F", a box fan here in the condo.  In the medium sketchbook with a Micron 003 pen.

Number 2, "M", motorcycle in Taos.  It was painted in camouflage with the fenders and gas tank green camo and the seat a pinkish.  Guess the pink is for the desert.  This was with a Micron 05 pen in the small sketchbooI 

I also painted plein air on Wednesday.  Gene rode his bike so I went along and painted near Black Lake.  It was a spectacular day.  I painted with acrylics.  I forgot my paper towels, but my apron pockets had enough left overs to cover my time.  I always forget something.  This painting is 8 x 10 inches on Masonite with gesso on the board.  I was pleased with this as I painted about 1 1/2 hours with one brush about 1/2 inch wide.  The horses are pretty much just a brush stroke or two.  It was pretty windy and the paints dried so fast that I only used red, blue, yellow and white.  There was a spring there, so I listened to a babbling brook as I painted.  The owner lady came by and asked if I was looking for someone as I was putting up my easel.  I told her the place looked abandoned and I was going to paint and gave her a card.  We chatted a while and she told me a friend of hers was an artist and lived nearby and they paint on Wednesdays.  Maybe I will find her.  :)

My painting and the view.

My set up under a tree in the shade!  Nice.

Finished painting, you can click to make it larger.  It will be for sale on my website soon.

Gene, starting his ride.  He went about 30 miles that day.

We had visitors again after dark at the condo.  We took in our hummingbird feeders, but they found some on the floor above us .. 3rd floor.  Not  great photos , but you get the idea.

The mama having a drink, I don't think the kids can reach.  It was all 5 of them again.

One of the kids right on the step.  They look like aliens with their glowing eyes.