"2 Peeks 4 U...!"

First,

a late afternoon peek at our little prickly pear

after basking herself in a balmy 70 degree sunlit backyard Sunday...
the shadows now becoming longer and the air cooler

as the sun begins to slip to the west beyond

the White Tank Mountains.

The faintest hint of a of breeze scents the air

with the fragrance of rosemary.

Strains of smooooth jazz on FM 95.5... KYOT...the "Coyote"...

serenade my brush as I paint...blissfully...

just knowing that a new season is upon us here in the desert.

And

a second "view" of her...now at "midnight"...

still holding on to the golden warmth and memories of yesterday,

and

anxiously awaiting this first day of December...

and the promise of the season to come.

A Bit of an Artist's Note:

The background for this piece is a monoprint

which I made in a workshop using pure pigment

on coated coverstock.

I then used various Daniel Smith watercolors

in dabs

to apply the colors of the prickly pear.

This was tricky

as the wetter the wash was the more it bubbled and slid

right off the surface of the paper.

If you look closely you will see applying the paint in dabs of

purer color seemed to work best.

...Live and Learn...as "they" say! LOL :)

Happy "December 1st Cactus Monday " All!

"How did it get so late so soon?

Its night before its afternoon.

December is here before its June.

My goodness how the time has flewn.

How did it get so late so soon?"
~Dr. Seuss