There is a jar on a tree stump in the woods. The jar is filled with fireflies. The fireflies are glowing, making the jar look like it is full of stars. The stump is old and has moss growing on it. The trees in the background are tall and green. The sun is setting, and the sky is turning into a deep blue color. The image is peaceful and serene.

Week 6 is upon us, and I am SO excited for tomorrow's tutorial: Fireflies in a Jar - Watercolor Painting! If you joined us for our very first tutorial (the animal watercolor), you learned a little trick about how to do a fast and easy graphite transfer. If you didn't see that one, no worries - I will walk you through it again tomorrow. But basically, this method helps to get a nice image onto your watercolor paper to make your composition & painting a bit easier!For tomorrow's painting, I'm…

It's nearly the end of firefly season and it takes twice as long to catch half as many. I set up early and thoroughly (you can see the chalk outline on the stool). I took three 30 second exposures as soon as I walked in the door. The first one was the best. Next year we work on the noise issues...

Here come real stars to fill the upper skies, And here on earth come emulating flies, That though they never equal stars in size, (And they were never really stars at heart) Achieve at times a very star-like start. Only, of course, they can't sustain the part. 1928 West-Running Brook…

June 27 - First time I've caught fireflies in quite awhile!! This photo is the result of several photos taken over about an hour's time and "sandwiched" together.