Nancy Bell Scott's Blog Posts Tagged 'watercolor' (5)

Nadine Wendell-Mojica makes my skin crawl

Really do love the unpredictable stitching on this very small two-pager:

(And yes, two thumbs up for Rachel Carson.) Another great Nadine drawing/watercolor, along with missing camouflage birds (seen below on envelope), book note on back, and both sides of the envelope, not to be missed. The back of the envelope has a little something drawn by Nadine that makes my skin…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on December 7, 2011 at 9:28pm — 8 Comments

David Stafford the (possible) alien, with great watercolor

Great watercolor, David, and is she singing, laughing, or screaming? Whichever it is, two thumbs up. Maybe it's all three, so much the better.

The other side at first looked partly as though you were sending me a denim patch to wear with…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on December 7, 2011 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments

Judith Heartsong's modern take on the classic still-life

That's why she includes the label on a pair:

I mean a pear! Judith sent this lovely watercolor as a pair--cut in two--separately, on the same day. One half arrived a couple of days later, and the other arrived 10 days later. So the message Judith wrote, which was cut in half, was quite a puzzle for a little while--as was the whereabouts of the second half, on the part of both of… Continue

Added by Nancy Bell Scott on October 3, 2011 at 9:59pm — 1 Comment

Gentle push from Judith Heartsong

How did she know I need this? "Get yourself outside" and wonderful old doors that remind me of the happiest days of childhood, spent at my grandparents' house in upstate New York. Literally, a breath of fresh air for the mind. I don't get out enough now and think that Judith must be psychic.…

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on September 5, 2011 at 9:30am — 4 Comments

Thom Courcelle's packet of goodies

Opening Thom's envelope was a bit like opening a CARE package, filled with uplifting and unexpected things. First, there was Thom's envelope itself, painted beautifully in watercolor:

It's lovelier in person because my Mac Image Capture does a rotten job with orange. The starfish's markings are more a burnt orange on top with lighter and brighter orange underneath. …

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Added by Nancy Bell Scott on July 18, 2011 at 4:16pm — No Comments

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