The Clothesline

I usually don't post other patterns on my site since there is a conflict of interest there...but.. I fell in love with this adorable hat...

This week for the DPW challenge we were to select just one item and divide our paper or canvas into 4 small squares, about 3"x3"...

My quilt, Tortured soul will be one of only 37 quilts selected for the Interpertations show at Visions. I am so excited to have been choosen...

I can't remember if I shared this or not so I am sharing it now. My amazing art quilting group, Sub-Q, did a challenge where we divided ...

I met the old man of the Pumpkin Patch! , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. I found this crazy pumpkin calling to me as I passed by the giant...

Yes, today is my birthday and I am getting to an age I only thought other people achieved. I can remember having conversations and refer...

One of the many online art groups I belong to love doing holiday card exchanges. I have posted in previous years many of the cards I have se...

Another Rose Arbor , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. With the cooler nights the roses are blooming again with vengeance. This trellis is co...

Altissimo rose , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. I found this rose variety one year at the Huntington Gardens and fell in love with it, my ...

Limelight Hydrandeas , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. The property is filled with color and things are blooming all year long. Getting to ...

Valley views , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. Looking out of the window from moms living room I painted the view she wakes up to every mor...

Anemones , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. In one of the shady flowerbeds sits several different colored anemone flowers. Some are white, s...

Hidden Gardens , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. My moms property is nestled on some foothills next to the redwood forest in Mendicino coun...

Rose arbor , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. My mom made this 75' rose arbor that ends at a gazebo in hopes of having weddings here, ov...

Angel wing begonia in Chinese pot , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. I am visiting my mom in wine country this week. Her 5 acre estate alway...

I teach a sketching class once a month for a wonderful group of women. Every month we learn something new, technique, paint application etc....

Plating with webbing , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. I bought some webbing and sprayed this piece of watercolor paper and then just thoug...

I taught a class on copic markers and the students did some great pieces. This medium is tricky, like trying to control something uncontrol...

With the heat threatening to melt us at 109,we escaped to the ocean and ended up at Crystal Cove State beach. The weather was about 74 and p...

The backyard is blooming! , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. These Helenium Autumnale or common sneezeweed is in full bloom. The days are ...

For my last sketching class we talked about negative paintings. I love things that are painted by surrounding the positive by painting the n...

We were each given a fortune cookie and asked to make a small quilt to represent our fortune. My fortune was "Try a new hat for a chang...

I am going to post some pictures from my weekend in San Clemente, it was an amazing time on the beach, celebrating Dianna's birth...

Finished!! , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. So nice to be finished although the weekend could have lasted forever! Lots of laughing and s...

Working on more sunflowers in San Clemente , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. Having an amazing time with my art buddies in SC taking Dianna...

Sketches from my walk , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. This morning I woke up and was out early, just Chloe and I making our way to the c...

Cosmos , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. Another watercolor aquaboard painting. The board does not allow the paint to run and blend on the ...

Buena Vista Bridge Commission , a photo by ddhabicht on Flickr. Here is new, looser version