I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.
— Emma Goldman
We actually had a wonderfully hot, humid day that was accompanied by warm gusts of wind — so wonderful to feel the soft wind on our bare skin! Bare skin, we have not seen here for quite awhile as the temperature has been somewhat on the cold side.
So few flowers that I have painted in my life that today, when I decided to paint these beauties that trump the steps of the backyard porch I thought that they would be easy… easy I said? Did you hear that? Humph! Well no, they were not… and when is painting easy? Drawing for me is easy, but painting? No way Jose -))) Still I had the courage to continue and that is good especially that I did not use any ink lines… which makes me uneasy in a way.
For those of you who are interested in painting or drawing with a group of people, Linda Drewry is still at it after 23 years. Here is this Tuesday’s location…
June 13 – Baie D’Urfe Town Hall for 10:00 am. There is a beautiful rock garden here, with ponds and water plants. The Town Hall building itself is charming, and there are usually sailboats moored in the bay. Highway 20, exit Morgan road to the end. I will be there!!!
Paper: Arches Cold Press 5″ x 8″
Colours: Q. Gold, New Gambodge, Pyrrol Scarlet, Q. Rose, Pyrrol Crimson, Phthalo Blue
Ink?: No ink -))) See Shari?
Painting to see : Peindre pour voir 
Thank you for bringing into focus the bead or drip line of watercolor, it is an art. The fine line Being light is as powerful as the beauty of an ink line streaming.
Always love to read your art., Best
Elaine Ethier
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Hi Elaine — thank you! Have a nice dominical evening -)
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beautiful painting Jane.I love the way the reds and blues flow through the flowers and give depth to the background. A painter i know, Susan Dorazio, said, “It’s all in the edges” That is defining an object in watercolor is all about how one handles the edges. There is no line.
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Thanks Holly — yes those pesky edges still daunt me… one of these days, when I am 80 years old, I will master them-)))
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