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Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)
Butterflies on Mexican Sunflowers Watercolor Paintings
I did two watercolor paintings featuring Mexican Sunflowers. These little sunflowers attract a bunch of different butterflies to my garden. I reworked two photographs into the paintings you see above. The first shows the Sunflower in full bloom. The second painting shows that even a withered flower still attracts butterflies. In fact, the withered flower had more butterflies than the fresh flower. I do not know what that is all about. The first butterfly I think it might be a Tiger Swallow Tail Butterfly. It is a male one to be more specific about it. The three other butterflies are...
The Life of a Yellow Rose Watercolor Painting
Today, I was in the mood to paint a floral painting. In the old days, I used to make these simple paintings with acrylics. This time I did it on watercolor paper. I have been painting with watercolors a lot, as of lately. I feel more confident working with the medium. Normally, I just make cityscapes or landscapes with watercolors. This time I wanted to paint flowers. First, I drew the roses with a pencil. I created the shapes starting in the middle. Trust me, with roses, it is always better to start drawing in the center. I drew the...
Islamorada Nature Photography Travel
I wanted to show you some of the cute flower photos I took. I was in Islamorada for a bit, and I got to take a lot of nice photos of cute flowers. Most of them were taken in the Theater of the Sea. The place had a lot of cute flowers, especially orchids. There were not a lot of bees or mosquitoes. I guess the mutant mosquitoes managed to drop the regular mosquito population. Yes, Florida does have mutant mosquitoes. It is a more “natural” solution to the mosquito problem. It is a good alternative...
Islamorada Tropical Flowers
During my trip to Islamorada, I took a decent number of photos of tropical flowers. Some were native, others were planted by the owners of the establishments. Orchids seem to grow well in that location. Then again, it has been raining a lot. Rain and heat work well for orchids. Aside from photographing orchids, I also took care to look at other pretty plants. I always find soothing to look at flowers. The one thing that I do not like are bees. I have yet to be bitten by a bee. I want to avoid having that experience....
Artsy Sister Visits The Theater of the Sea in Islamorada, Florida
Last Sunday, I visited The Theater of the Sea with my family. We got the tickets online. We had nothing better to do during our mini vacation. We always drive by there, on our way to Wahoo Bar and Grill. In order to quench our curiosity, we bought tickets to that Theater. Despite its name, the Theater is like an aquarium and a nature preserve. They rescue and rehabilitate animals before returning them to the wild. The shows work on a rotation cycle. We spent 30 bucks to enter the Theater. It was a fair price. We arrived there around...