SAME FLOWER, DIFFERENT PAINTING

Instead of reworking this painting, I decided to just start another.  Looking at the original painting, I drew the flower and greenery on watercolor paper and began working wet-in-wet inside the petals and pods.  The first painting has more pop and I will add layers to the second painting so it stands out more.

A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE

Another oldie pulled out and reworked to give it more pop.  


I am not being inspired much to do anything new and fresh.  So pulling out old paintings.  I can do better on most of them.  Some, I find, are fine as is and I put them back in the pile.  


What will my family do with all these paintings when I’m gone?

REWORKING AND PLAYING WITH PIGMENTS

Reworked this one and played with irridescent pigments (by Daniel Smith) although it doesn’t show the shine as well in the photo as in real life.  

Remember the Beatles song:
“I want to be
under the sea
in an octopus’ garden with you.”

RED, WHITE AND BLUE

The numbers keep climbing but we’re all behaving as if it’s all over and we’ve “won” whatever it is we were fighting (mostly each other).  It makes me so sad and frustrated to know leaders in the U.S. are so incompetent - and not only incompetent but unable to show compassion or empathy to those people who have lost loved ones.  Nope - all done - all over - we win!  :(. 


Red, White and Blue 

AN OLDIE

Didn’t do anything else to this one, but it’s a oldie, too.  Just not finding inspiration right now so sharing some older ones I’ve gone back in to darken, shape, etc.  

ANOTHER REWORK

Reworked this one a little, too.  

REWORK

Reworked an oldie from years ago.  I’ve always liked this one but it was very pale before.  I like it more now.  

ON STONEHENGE AQUA HOTPRESS

The bowl looks a bit wonky, but not too bad.  I now wish I’d made the bowl more red.  

This is a copy of a painting I saw on a magazine.  

CANDY APPLE

A candy apple painted on Stonehenge Aqua hot press paper.

Midnight Queen Tulip

Tulip on Stonehenge Aqua hot press paper.

TULIPS

Tulips - evening dark.
On gessoed watercolor paper.

GESSOED PAPER - PAINTED IRIS

Finished this one.  Tried to be delicate with the flower and stem.  

Have gessoed another piece of watercolor paper for another painting - not sure what but by the time the paper dries, I may have an idea.

GESSOED WATERCOLOR PAPER

I started this painting by brushing white gesso over the watercolor paper, letting that dry, then going in and drawing the iris.  Put down the background and let it run a bit.

Next = the flower.

If you paint on gessoed paper, you can wipe mistakes back to white (if you don’t use staining colors).  

LITTLE EMBARRASSED BALLERINA?

A strange painting I began years ago in watercolor and I didn’t like it (plus the paper was crappy student grade so was harder to work on).  I found it while sorting through photos, looking for something to inspire me and keep me painting.

So...took out the gouache paints and tried to work it a bit more. It’s still pretty bad but...there are some areas that aren’t too bad.  However, I got her skin tones too red and adjusted them to tone that down in my photo program so this isn’t really how it looks when you stand in front of it and say, 
“What’s she so embarrassed about?”
Ha ha ha ha ha 

I ADORE CALLA LILIES

A bit more shaping needed.

Now, in your best Katherine Hepburn voice say,
“I simply ADORE calla lilies!” 

Enjoy!

Okay, I admit it.  I wasn’t that happy with the previous “finish” so did some work around the flowers and stems with a Pitt pen in black.  Not sure why it looks darker in the bg but it does so...whatever.  

CALLA LILIES

Started a painting of calla lilies.  The background and stems are done.  Next to lightly paint the flowers.

LEAN ON ME

Lean on me, when you’re not strong.

And I’ll be your friend.  I’ll help you carry on.

For it won’t be long

‘Til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.

    Bill Withers (RIP)

SPRING

Spring will come, 
showering us with blossoms white, yellow, violet and pink.  
Spring will come.

FINISHED

The speckles are the colored pencil (watercolor pencils) sanded so the bits fall onto the wet pigment, creating some more texture and interest.  I kept this one lighter and brighter in color and tone.  

LET’S PAINT SOME MORE PEARS

Started another on a smaller, scrap bit of watercolor paper.  Going with lighter colors and using some colored pencils sanded onto the wet paint to add interest.