I've always wanted to paint a watercolor or oil palette. This is my little Cotman I sometimes use when I travel. I seem to have lost the little water reserve that goes with it. The magnolia blossom I picked earlier yesterday. Then in the afternoon the skies opened up and the rains came. When the storms were over all the blossoms were on the ground. When I returned to my easel this morning the blossom I had picked was pale and limp, so I had to paint this flower from my memory, which is rather scattered and sparse. I really should go back to watercolors for awhile and take a break from oils.
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What a lovely painting of watercolor. It brings back memories of when I was younger and got a set of water colors. I can still remember how it smelled. JB
Hi Kathryn..
thanks for stopping by to admire my "Pinks"..
When I lived in Newport RI, eons ago,as a Southerner,I was totally enchanted with picturesque New England collectively..
Anytime weather permitting,I could be found ,camera in hand, shooting any and everything..
These photos served dual purposes..
First they were documented proof of "my" New England which I kept in special "albums' for posterity. Secondly, they served as reminders of what I wished to capture in my paintings.
Due to arthritis, I no longer paint..
Capturing and documenting my subjects with the camera has now become my passion..
I would suggest you do the same to avoid future catastrophes.
warmest sandy hugs..
Loui♥
Hi Kathryn..
thanks for stopping by to admire "Pinks"..When I lived in Newport RI, eons ago,as a Southerner, I was totally enchanted with New England collectively..anytime weather permitting, I could be found , camera in hand, shooting any and everything..These photos served dual purposes..First they were documented proof of New England which I kept in special "albums' for posterity. Secondly, they served as reminders of what I wished to capture in my paintings.
due to arthritis, I no longer paint..
but capturing and documenting my subjects with the camera has now become my passion..I would suggest you do the same to avoid future catastrophes,
warmest sandy hugs..
Loui♥
Congrats on your first!! I love the cotman watercolor set. When I was little I remember how wonderful the rainbow of colors in the prang water color sets were. I love the shiney sheen on the pots of color and hated wetting them and losing their prisine beauty. I love your lose interpretation of the magnolia blossom more than if it had been ideally rendered. All of your lovely work has such a compelling individual personality!!
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