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

Barbara's Plate

"Barbara's Plate" 12" x 16" Watercolor on paper

When she heard about my plate series Barbara brought me one of her new dinner plates. I flanked it with two milkglass pieces, and linens befitting her lovely offering.

With as much white as was actually in my set up, I changed the background whites to a salmon I isolated in the bouganvilla on the plate.

This painting is listed with, and for sale through Dailypaintworks

Thank you for visiting,
Carol