Retired railroad conductor. Strong union background. Progressive. Environmentalist. Watercolor Artist.https://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3mjtwkya2pk2j#birdillustrations Black cap chickadee in watercolor19 Apr 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtwkya2pk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lprcnkcqsk2v Snapdragons in 20 minutes #watercolor22 May 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprcnkcqsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lphyg5cabc2pPracticing trees. Used pallet knife for birch trees #watercolor18 May 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphyg5cabc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lphy3doeas2pPractice practice practice #watercolor18 May 2025 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphy3doeas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lphxxkzke22pPractice practice practice #watercolor18 May 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphxxkzke22phttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lphxijj4zc2pQuick small make believe landscape #watercolor18 May 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lphxijj4zc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3ljqjsubwrc2x#watercolor #art I did this a few years back and the current owner was kind enough to digitize it for me06 Mar 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqjsubwrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lg4ffqvatk2x#watercolor #art Helper engines over Donner Summit19 Jan 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4ffqvatk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lfl4vaises2y#birdart #watercolor #SuperSeabirdSunday Pelicans. Watercolor from a photo off the internet12 Jan 2025 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfl4vaises2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lfgmtal26c2g#art #watercolor #birdart #birbfest Shoulda posted this back in November11 Jan 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfgmtal26c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lffzv3jynk2f #birds #birbfest #art #birdart American Goldfinch. Colored pencils10 Jan 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffzv3jynk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lfegixiywc26#art #watercolor Did this a while back. From a photo. If I did it over, I would move the front gosling to make it more visable10 Jan 2025 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfegixiywc26https://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lfd5cajswc2n#art #watercolor Bird's eye view Sacramento River from a photo09 Jan 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfd5cajswc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3ldcowwqt5c2t#art #watercolor A 4x6 practice in complementary colors and trying to make it warm coloring15 Dec 2024 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldcowwqt5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lcymfqtm522jFrom a photo. #art #watercolor11 Dec 2024 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcymfqtm522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lce5peuvhc2r#art This was a learning exercise. Place a photo upside down covered by a blank sheet of paper. Slide the paper down to reveal a slim slice of the image and draw what has been revealed. Then slide the paper down slightly and continue.02 Dec 2024 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lce5peuvhc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3lbe55f2esc23#BirdArt #birdwatercolor20 Nov 2024 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbe55f2esc23https://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3laxjajl76c2qPastel and watercolor. Copied from a print my wife has on the wall. #watercolor #art15 Nov 2024 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxjajl76c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kk5jqwhm6h2sFrom a photo #watercolor #art29 Jan 2024 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kk5jqwhm6h2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kg7yxdn7sc2hSorta from a photo #art #watercolor10 Dec 2023 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kg7yxdn7sc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kfvtvnbshu2tTwo for one. Totally make believe landscapes in monochrome #art #watercolor06 Dec 2023 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfvtvnbshu2thttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kevnef6sj62gHalf Dome from a photo. Of course, the photo had that fish eye effect. I should have straightened the tree. #watercolor #art24 Nov 2023 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kevnef6sj62ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kej4t37cqv2hPigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero CA from a photo DIL had taken. #Art #watercolor19 Nov 2023 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kej4t37cqv2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3ke4kpbuou22eFrom an artist's video I watched a few years back. Can't remember the name #art #watercolor14 Nov 2023 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ke4kpbuou22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kcpegjr2tk2aSouthern Pacific Donner Route from a photo #art #watercolor27 Oct 2023 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcpegjr2tk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kcj57aqxtz26Hey. A pencil drawing of a duck. Anybody can draw a duck, right? #art #drawing24 Oct 2023 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcj57aqxtz26https://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kc57jgfnmt26This is my inner Bob Ross making an imaginary landscape #art #watercolor19 Oct 2023 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc57jgfnmt26https://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kc3h5rsryf26Saw the original on a page of an old watercolor magazine and tried to do likewise but not as good #art #watercolor19 Oct 2023 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kc3h5rsryf26https://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kbym4pdujb2hHalf Dome in Yosemite National Park. From a photo. #art #watercolor18 Oct 2023 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbym4pdujb2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/lbholder99.bsky.social/post/3kbvjogrjpf2oPractice trees. Like any other acquired skill, painting takes practice. I require much more practice than most. #art #watercolor16 Oct 2023 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:fbxpfa272asbmpqrmokmbekf/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbvjogrjpf2o