The Mother Ranch Blog

Watercolor, 8x10, "Sweet", original and prints available

Our little mini donkey was begging to be painted, "What about me! Hey, look down here!" ;-) Haha, as if anyone would ignore him! He's well...

Watercolor, 9x12, available

This painting is from a photo I recently took of Denali's daughters, sisters Sprinkles and Marbles playing on stumps in the goat yard. I always thought the King of the...

Watercolor, 9x12, sold

Ike the Border Collie came to me as a retired working dog. We had been dogsitting for a friend and my son fell in love with him, easy to do with Ike. We asked our friend if...

Watercolor, 8x10 (sold)

I'm not sure I will ever get enough of these baby goat portraits! The brightness fits their colorful personalities. This is Nettle. She was a 2019 baby at the Mother Ranch....

Today's watercolor sketch prompt is, "keepsake." "It's a sketch! Say it out loud and stop beating yourself up about it!" This is my internal monologue. These plain brown disks bring back bright...

Watercolor, 6x9

I've joined a facebook group called World Watercolor Group and they have a daily prompt for a watercolor sketch. It's a great way to get out of the grip of perfectionism. A sketch...

Watercolor, 9x12, available

After all the animals, I decided to dive in. As a first portrait in watercolor, I'm pretty happy with the results. As always, I see the places I would do things...

Watercolor, 7x12 (sold)

I was debating on what to paint next when Brad said, "Paint a piglet." Huh. Well that was weird, he doesn't usually have requests! We wandered Pinterest for a bit and he saw...

Watercolor, 8x10, available

If you're interested in taking a free online class based on this baby goat, click here! You will get a free pdf line drawing (in the YouTube Description) for you to...

Watercolor, 6x9 (sold)

I'm enjoying painting all these bright and happy baby animals! I hope someday I get to have a foal here at the ranch. If you'd like to see this piece being painted, click...