More Watercolor Landscapes

I enjoy painting nature and scenery, but I’ve always been locked into painting what I see. The workshop I took last week helped me to see the possibilities of using color in a more imaginative way. I love the way watercolor washes blend and combine in unexpected ways, as in this little painting …

5″ x 7″

During a particularly frustrating moment in class, I decided that one of my paintings was simply not worth spending any more time on, so I scrubbed off as much paint as I could, turned the paper over and sketched out another painting on the wrong side. This one (below) turned out to be one of my favorites. I wonder if I was just more relaxed working on this one since the paper had already been “ruined” on the right side. What did I have to lose?

9″ x 12″

I admire those witty artists who dream up clever titles for their work – I’m woefully inadequate in that department, I’m afraid. When faced with the task of titling one of my paintings I generally draw a blank, usually having to resort to something like “Landscape with Barn”. It makes me feel so uncreative! I need titles for these two paintings before I offer them for sale at our local gallery. Any ideas?

3 Comments

  • I love these. The top one could be "Morning Rose"
    How about "Good Neighbors" for the farm scene?

    Love your work.

    Reply
  • I've been looking to see where your new blog header came from….now I know it came from "Morning Rose"

    Reply

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