The watercolor lessons continue (ha ha – originally mistyped that as watercolor lesions, which is an appalling gathering of words). I started with leaves, went boldly on to jellyfish (with a pit stop for some speed poetry) and then climbed out of the water to paint some smiling turtles.
I could fill a paragraph with the things I did wrong on that assignment, but why ruin it for you? It’s a happy turtle and in the end, that’s the most important part.
After that, the ocean called to me and I dove in to paint some seahorses.
I should mention that this is a watercolor course on Udemy taught by Broderick Wong. I’m really enjoying the class. I like the projects, the pacing and the (trying desperately to think of another ‘p’ word so I can have a nice bit of alliteration)…prowess of the teacher. Proficiency of the teacher?
The Seahorse
Unsaddled, unbridled, untamable beast
The sea monster Hippocampus has been released
It’s a knight in sea armor with a prehensile tail
It’s an underwater ship with a curvy sail
It’s a camouflaging critter just waiting for prey
Unsuspecting crustaceans are the menu today.
They keep a dark secret – I really shouldn’t tell,
But these water-dwelling beasties don’t swim very well.
When it’s time for babies, the mare is no slouch,
She puts all the eggs in Dad’s handy brood pouch.
It’s a wonder, a marvel, an ingenious design –
The Creator is pleased with his Seahorse Line.
That’s a wrap!
I’ll probably delete this in the morning, pursuing the elusive Horse O’ the Sea.
Lynniebeemuseoday 
I like your happy turtles….
The seahorses are great too and wonderful poem. It’s interesting because I did a watercolor turtle recently.
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Thanks! ❤️
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The time has come to make a public declaration – or at least a blogosphere declaration:
Lynnie, do you realize how GOOD your light-hearted, whimsical poetry is..?!?
Thus it is time to gather those written gems into a poetry BOOK for children, with – of course – your light-hearted, whimsical illustrations. The world of childhood needs your light-hearted, whimsical contribution more than ever..!! I hope that I am not being presumptuous when I say that I would be honored to write the foreword for your first book of light-hearted and whimsical poetry with illustrations.
The time is now – Amazon awaits!
Note to all the many fans of Lynn’s Blog: I encourage you to enter your own encouraging comments in order to encourage our talented friend to seriously consider our sincere plea!
Thank-you for your support in the Lynn Project – you won’t regret it!
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Thanks so much, Teresa! I really would like to do that, but don’t even know where to start. Any ideas?
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Love the seahorses. Love the clever poem❤️
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Thanks!!
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I am part of the clamoring crowd that agrees with Teresa!
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I need help figuring out how to proceed, but really appreciate all the positive feedback!
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What Teresa and Sara said!
My cousin has some experience with this, so I’ll check with her, but I think for starters,
get a first draft down. You are so creative and already have a lot of material to work with.
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Thanks, Julie!!
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I’m late to the podium, but have been thinking along those same lines, Teresa. Lynn, you need to compile, somehow, all your poems. Illustrated would be wonderful! Put this on your bucket list–your grandchildren (and we friends) will be happy you made the effort for posterity. We all love your poems!
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Thanks so much! I really appreciate the encouragement and have started doing some compiling with the hopes of seeing if I can get anything published. ❤️
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