Lorrie D. Hall
@lorriedhall.bsky.social
Retired Exec Dir, former opera singer, PT & Asst. Professor. She/her, life long democrat #KHiveForever
🎨 Watercolor artist
🌸 dahlia grower
🌲PNW: Olympia
https://www.lorriehallwatercolors.com
🎨 Watercolor artist
🌸 dahlia grower
🌲PNW: Olympia
https://www.lorriehallwatercolors.com
I missed #FlowerFriday. I'm a hobby dahlia grower and mine are exploding. I love dahlias. Got another 6 weeks of blooms left if frost holds off.
September 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I missed #FlowerFriday. I'm a hobby dahlia grower and mine are exploding. I love dahlias. Got another 6 weeks of blooms left if frost holds off.
Boy I should time myself. Some watercolors take hours some take weeks. This one was tricky because I needed to get all of those straight lines. I'm going to say 20 hours at least not including drying time. It's a half sheet so very large.
August 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Boy I should time myself. Some watercolors take hours some take weeks. This one was tricky because I needed to get all of those straight lines. I'm going to say 20 hours at least not including drying time. It's a half sheet so very large.
#BlueSkyArtShow theme is pieces. This watercolor I painted has thousands of #pieces of grass. This is Point Wilson Lighthouse in Fort Worden, Port Townsend, Washington which guards the entrance to Puget Sound from the Straight of Juan de Fuca. An Officer and a Gentleman was filmed here. #lighthouse
August 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow theme is pieces. This watercolor I painted has thousands of #pieces of grass. This is Point Wilson Lighthouse in Fort Worden, Port Townsend, Washington which guards the entrance to Puget Sound from the Straight of Juan de Fuca. An Officer and a Gentleman was filmed here. #lighthouse
Seattle area folks come see me at Bellevue Arts Fair in 2 weeks. I'll be in Booth S-13 on the street by the sponsor tent (Amazon). I am honored to be on of the 24 artists featured in the Artist Spotlight this week. Hope to see you Blue Sky friends! www.bellevueartsfair.com/services-9
July 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Seattle area folks come see me at Bellevue Arts Fair in 2 weeks. I'll be in Booth S-13 on the street by the sponsor tent (Amazon). I am honored to be on of the 24 artists featured in the Artist Spotlight this week. Hope to see you Blue Sky friends! www.bellevueartsfair.com/services-9
Aren't they cool? I painted a pair a few years ago from an Esperoart tutorial.
July 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Aren't they cool? I painted a pair a few years ago from an Esperoart tutorial.
My latest watercolor "Pollinator Heaven" with a monarch butterfly visiting a field of Zinnias and Lantana. We do have monarchs in Washington state but rarely see them here. I love painting these vibrant pollinators! #BlueskyArt #Watercolors #NatureArt
June 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My latest watercolor "Pollinator Heaven" with a monarch butterfly visiting a field of Zinnias and Lantana. We do have monarchs in Washington state but rarely see them here. I love painting these vibrant pollinators! #BlueskyArt #Watercolors #NatureArt
My latest watercolor inspired by several different photos taken by @mongha.art Painted on 150 lb cold press 9 x 12 Arches. We see these Rufous Hummingbirds in our yard year around. Help me name this photo please. Originals/prints available on my website. #BlueSkyArt #rufoushummingbird #fuschia
June 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My latest watercolor inspired by several different photos taken by @mongha.art Painted on 150 lb cold press 9 x 12 Arches. We see these Rufous Hummingbirds in our yard year around. Help me name this photo please. Originals/prints available on my website. #BlueSkyArt #rufoushummingbird #fuschia
Handsome little helmet head Toby fresh from the groomer.
June 20, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Handsome little helmet head Toby fresh from the groomer.
"Misty Olympics" is based on a photo I took on a misty morning near Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park. The original is 9 x 12 inches on cold press Arches 100% cotton 300 lb paper and is available on my website as are prints. www.lorriehallwatercolors.com #blueskyart #olympicnationalpark #rubybeach
June 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"Misty Olympics" is based on a photo I took on a misty morning near Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park. The original is 9 x 12 inches on cold press Arches 100% cotton 300 lb paper and is available on my website as are prints. www.lorriehallwatercolors.com #blueskyart #olympicnationalpark #rubybeach
The Dungeness crabs are tiny and sparse. Hoping this research will shed light on why they have disappeared from south sound. #DungenessCrab #PugetSound
May 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Dungeness crabs are tiny and sparse. Hoping this research will shed light on why they have disappeared from south sound. #DungenessCrab #PugetSound
Fellow Puget Sound folks. Have you heard of the Dungeness crab depletion in South Puget sound, specifically marine area 13? It's severe. I volunteer to do the survey at Zittle's Marina in Olympia. We caught & measured our 2nd Dungeness this am (& put back). youtu.be/gGdj5IovrLo?...
May 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fellow Puget Sound folks. Have you heard of the Dungeness crab depletion in South Puget sound, specifically marine area 13? It's severe. I volunteer to do the survey at Zittle's Marina in Olympia. We caught & measured our 2nd Dungeness this am (& put back). youtu.be/gGdj5IovrLo?...
May 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My latest watercolor titled "Leavenworth" that I painted on a whim the last two days. I took a photo of this bend in the Wenatchee River in Leavenworth, Washington a few years ago when we visited in October. I love the mist in the Cascade mountains and the fall colors. #blueskyart #watercolors
May 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
My latest watercolor titled "Leavenworth" that I painted on a whim the last two days. I took a photo of this bend in the Wenatchee River in Leavenworth, Washington a few years ago when we visited in October. I love the mist in the Cascade mountains and the fall colors. #blueskyart #watercolors
Painting some of my favorite Washington state spots lately. I took this photo at Roozengaarde last year. I love the snow covered mountains, bright blue northwest sky and fields of brilliant color. www.lorriehallwatercolor.com #watercolor #blueskyart #tulips
May 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Painting some of my favorite Washington state spots lately. I took this photo at Roozengaarde last year. I love the snow covered mountains, bright blue northwest sky and fields of brilliant color. www.lorriehallwatercolor.com #watercolor #blueskyart #tulips
Figured out a name for my latest watercolor, "Best Buddies". That's my husband and miniature poodle Toby bringing home a Christmas tree and they truly are best buddies. #BlueSkyArt #SnowyFarmstead #WatercolorBarn
May 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Figured out a name for my latest watercolor, "Best Buddies". That's my husband and miniature poodle Toby bringing home a Christmas tree and they truly are best buddies. #BlueSkyArt #SnowyFarmstead #WatercolorBarn
Help me name my latest watercolor please. This is a barn in a forest from my imagination. I debated about putting a deer in the clearing but put my husband and min poodle Toby in it instead. Christmas is Coming? Little Helper? Homeward Bound? #watercolor #blueskyart www.lorriehallwatercolors.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Help me name my latest watercolor please. This is a barn in a forest from my imagination. I debated about putting a deer in the clearing but put my husband and min poodle Toby in it instead. Christmas is Coming? Little Helper? Homeward Bound? #watercolor #blueskyart www.lorriehallwatercolors.com
My latest watercolor "My Dream View". The eastern view from my house includes the boat house. If I walk north on the beach I can see that view of Mt. Rainier. This inspired me to paint My Dream View...if only Mt. Rainier would move a little to the left! 🤣 #BlueSkyArt #MtRainier #Watercolors
April 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My latest watercolor "My Dream View". The eastern view from my house includes the boat house. If I walk north on the beach I can see that view of Mt. Rainier. This inspired me to paint My Dream View...if only Mt. Rainier would move a little to the left! 🤣 #BlueSkyArt #MtRainier #Watercolors
Feeling so blessed and lucky to live here. View from my friend's/neighbor's deck during book club yesterday. Warm enough with a sweater to sit outside. #MtRainier #TheMountainIsOut #Olympia #NisquallyReach #PugetSound
April 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Feeling so blessed and lucky to live here. View from my friend's/neighbor's deck during book club yesterday. Warm enough with a sweater to sit outside. #MtRainier #TheMountainIsOut #Olympia #NisquallyReach #PugetSound
Did I hear that today is #PuffinDay? I love puffins and love painting them. Here is a watercolor painting I did last year called "Puffins on the Edge. #watercolor #eastcoastkin #puffins #blueskyart
April 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Did I hear that today is #PuffinDay? I love puffins and love painting them. Here is a watercolor painting I did last year called "Puffins on the Edge. #watercolor #eastcoastkin #puffins #blueskyart
My latest watercolor painting 23 x 15" of Point Wilson Lighthouse which is active in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Washington, my home state. An Officer and a Gentleman was filmed here in case it looks familiar. #BlueSkyArtShow #Watercolor #PortTownsend #PointWilsonLighthouse #Art
April 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
My latest watercolor painting 23 x 15" of Point Wilson Lighthouse which is active in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Washington, my home state. An Officer and a Gentleman was filmed here in case it looks familiar. #BlueSkyArtShow #Watercolor #PortTownsend #PointWilsonLighthouse #Art
What a busy month!! Finally getting back to this 15 x 24 inch painting of Point Wilson Lighthouse in Port Townsend, Washington. Loads of detail yet to add, all the siding, windows, foreground and shadows. Oh so grateful. #watercolors #paintersofwashingtonstate #watercolorartist
April 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
What a busy month!! Finally getting back to this 15 x 24 inch painting of Point Wilson Lighthouse in Port Townsend, Washington. Loads of detail yet to add, all the siding, windows, foreground and shadows. Oh so grateful. #watercolors #paintersofwashingtonstate #watercolorartist
My watercolor painting for #MacroMonday that I painted in '23 from a tutorial with the wonderful Esperoart School (Krzysztof Kowalski). Please subscribe to my monthly newsletter for a chance to win free art. www.lorriehallwatercolors.com #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Flowers #Bees
March 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My watercolor painting for #MacroMonday that I painted in '23 from a tutorial with the wonderful Esperoart School (Krzysztof Kowalski). Please subscribe to my monthly newsletter for a chance to win free art. www.lorriehallwatercolors.com #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Flowers #Bees
March 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM