I love the creative process of gardening. Both my mother and grandmother were gardeners who inspired me. The tools in this painting are theirs and I love the beauty of the rust. This art print of my original watercolor would make a marvelous addition to your sun room or the perfect gift for the gardener in your life!
I thought that you would like to see how I create my watercolor paintings. After starting with a photograph of the still life on my kitchen table that captures the light at that moment, I begin to paint. The green ribbon on my hat blended too much with the greens in the background, so I changed it to red. Decision time begins when I have to plan what type of surface I want my leather gardening glove, rusty gardening tools, and straw sun hat to rest on. At first, I have to admit that I was timid. I wanted it to be a wooden bench, but was not real adventuresome about the colors of the wood. Finally, as you can see in the finished painting at the top, I threw away all inhibitions!
Not quite done. Check the top finished photo to see the refinements.
Very nice to see the transition and the final version has a great "weathered" look! Very nice balance of colors and great form -- love the rusted tools and the wooden planks...well done!!
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I really, really love this painting! Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Love the texture and the feeling of anticipation you've captured in this lovely painting, Barbara.
ReplyDeleteReally Xcellent work indeed!
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