Hollyhocks, Purple Kale and Zinnias

"Hollyhocks, Kale and Zinnias"
12" x  12"
Acrylic on canvas panel 
Her garden was a riot of color. I could see snatches of it peeking between the pine boughs on the other side of the fence where I was visiting. She clustered her flowers so they looked like the cover of a magazine, and she let me photograph them. 

I was well enough to cover more than a six inch canvas today. Things are looking up!

Carol

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Garden Path

"Garden Path"
7" x 7"
Pastel on sanded paper
My friends discussed, by way of email today, the merits of copying the art of a favorite artist. Four of us had recently become infatuated with the art of Oregon artist, Romona Youngquist. Her work embodies the lessons we've learned over the past few years from our beloved instructor, Thomas Trausch. We decided to copy one of her paintings to discover how she went about creating the layers of texture, color and light. This is my first contribution to that effort. I'll gladly admit it was a blast!  I loved walking in her shoes during this painting. I'll try it again in a couple of days, but in acrylic with a palette knife next time.

Carol

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