My Mother's Toys #7



"My Mother's Toys #7" 20" x 14" Watercolor on paper

Her much-loved books sat on a chair the shape of a curvy woman. I draped a couple soft napkins, added a vase with curves of its own, and a sterling toothpick case, to repeat the metal of the chair. My Mother's Toys posed for the seventh in the series.

The neurtals in this painting were derived from the primaries in the vase. The limited palette worked well for this simple arrangement. 

This painting is not for sale.

Thank you for visiting today,
Carol

More Toys

"More Toys" 9" x 12" Watercolor on paper

A newly-formed art marble took comfort in a crisp linen napkin nestled in my mother's parian bowl.  A skeptical observer kept a watchful eye on the goings on, aware of his inability to change a thing.

Overlap, stuff, fold, tuck and stack. That's one way to put this many things into a painting and keep it interesting.  I found by this time that I loved painting my mother's linens.  The addition of a live flower breathed life into the composition and I made up the background long after the subject matter was finished.  It needed more than a flat background.

This will end the current series of watercolors. Next... acrylics!

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Dailypaintworks auction.

Thank you for visiting,
Carol

My Mother's Toys

                                                                                                            

"My Mother's Toys" 12" x 16" Watercolor on paper

When I finished painting my mother's blue and white plate I found other items to paint before coming back to Illinois. The rose was live, and deliciously fragrant.

The vase's soft pastels set the tone for the rest of the painting. I would like to have painted it again with a darker, more dramatic background. 
Maybe some day...

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Dailypaintworks auction.

Thank you for visiting,
Carol