Here is the latest on the sunflowers in my organic vegetable garden, which I have chosen to paint in watercolors. I began by drawing them en plein air, and put some color on them in front of the garden as well.
Last night I worked on the petals, leaves, and the background, and then this morning I continued to create texture and depth. I am using Arches hot press paper this time, and noticing that I’m not using as much paint. This paper is definitely not as thirsty as the cold press paper that I used for my last project.
Today I was up early, and finished it! Still looking at it and wondering if I should do anything else, but I believe it’s a wrap.
Today I made great progress on it. Although the flowers wilted some time ago and I ate the pear, I continued from memory, and also looked at the empty vase and another pear.
I was taking a photo of the corn in my mini garden, and look what appeared! I caught this hummingbird on the fly with my wide-angle lens.
My next color was Cadmium Yellow Pale, added to the petals and leaves.
Not far south of 
Driving north on Interstate 5 just beyond Shasta Lake, it appears suddenly, towering above the freeway on the west side.
My mom had nasturtiums all over her yard, and I always admired them. So I planted seeds in every garden bed.
They are a great way to fill in around the edges of a garden bed and add brilliant color!
When You're Bored 