On my way home that Sunday, I stopped off at the Houwhoek farm stall and bought a Hanepoot vine for my garden - (I've always wanted a grape vine!) - and the rather gruff elderly lady who looks after the nursery saw the painting, loved it, so I gave it to her.
The second painting of the pink roses was done last Monday in our watercolour group - it was a 10 minute exercise and I rather enjoyed stopping when I had to.
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I adore watercolour flowers! Especially impressionistic ones, rather than botanical specimens. Good job!
Thanks for your visit and comment, I appreciate it vry much.
Lovely!... It is much easier to travel with watercolors than it is with oils, isn't it?
Wish I could work with them as well as you do.
Beautiful Liz !!! Lucky lady, hope it made her smile!
I am a good friend of Marian's and I guess that is how you made it to my website. You have done well with your blog and it so fun to meet people from all the way around the world. Keep painting.
Lovely, Liz! Flowers can be expressed so delicately with watercolour.
Thank you to all for your lovely comments. Yes Marian, it is sooo much easier to travel with watercolours, but I still battle with plein air stuff - I just can't seem to settle and get comfortable wherever I am - maybe a shopping spree in London is called for!
And yes, the gruff old lady did smile!
Roses are SO easy to overwork. There is so much to them.... the velvety texture, the translucence and opacity, the deceptive and subtle shifts of value and so forth. Both of these watercolors are lovely in their own right. And there's a lot to be said for having a strict time limit!
Thank you Suzanne - I'm still in the learning phase and the time limit was a new lesson for me.
I love these watercolors--so full of light and color, and a fair amount of restraint too! the contrast between the deep red roses and the barely-painted vase in the top one is so lovely!
Gosh Laura, that really is a compliment coming from a watercolourist like you. Thank you.
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