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Cheerful and Colorful Paintings in Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media and Collage
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Friday, November 23, 2007

Bungalow Row ~ Watercolor Painting

$125.00
15 x 22 Workshop Painting Watercolor on 140# Arches
This was done in a workshop last year with a large brush with no image to reference. I was disappointed that I hadn't produced a "passable painting" during the time and this was the best effort and I've given up with the instructor's suggestions. I decided to post it after painting in watercolor again. I'm like a fickle lover who loves the one they are with. When I've been taking a watercolor class I'm all about watercolor and so it goes for acrylic or a sketching/journaling class.
If you happen to be in a watercolor mode this week and would like some inspiration, I've discovered Jim Chapman's site, Watercolor Sketch.
He has a video under Art Instruction and I now want to set up my "cowboy" hat and a bottle of wine and try painting it. He has some good writing articles on his Art Columns. Maybe I'll add a wine glass to try my ellipses after Myrna's drawing challenge this week. I just copied my ellipses from Keys to Drawing by Dodson and didn't have or take the time to do a set up. (See Amazon link on the side).
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I got to spend some time with family and brushed up my rusty cooking skills with dressing, hot rolls, and pecan pies. The Texas weather has been varied with 80's one day and then our first cold front came in with sleet and snow flurries and it will probably hit 70 again before the weekend. I'm put painting on hold while I try to organize some files of painting ideas and paintings done. I just took a photo of the files littering my kitchen table and floor but I don't want to share that sad site until I get it straight. The painting hold won't be long now that watercolor is my new love for the week.

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3 comments:

William F. Renzulli said...

I like this painting with its lightness and warmth.

caseytoussaint said...

I just discovered your work through a comment left on Nina Gudbranssen's blog. I love it! So colorful and loose - but still beautifully drawn. I really enjoyed reading your account of the workshop you recently participated in as well. Thank you for sharing!

Nancy Standlee said...

Thanks, William and Casey, for your comments. I painted this after ditching my reference material and just painted an imaginary place. Thanks for visiting. ns