The Mother Ranch Blog

Playing in Watercolor, "Queen of the Mountain"

Apr 28, 2020

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...

Playing in Watercolor, "Ike"

Apr 25, 2020

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...

Playing in Watercolor, "Nettle"

Apr 24, 2020

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....

Watercolor Sketch—Jacaranda Seed Pods

Apr 21, 2020

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 Sketch—Oat Grass at the NC Coast

Apr 19, 2020

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...

"Madonna" Watercolor Portrait

Apr 16, 2020

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...

Playing in Watercolor, "Windy" the Piglet

Apr 14, 2020

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...

Playing in Watercolor, "Dreamy"

Apr 09, 2020

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...

Playing in Watercolor, Fuzzy Foal

Mar 31, 2020

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...