Saturday, August 13, 2011

A small, fun painting!

Berry Lonely II
 I have taken a little break from my experimental orchid painting ( previous post) to paint a small
 5" X 7" watercolor.  I sold out of " strawberry" paintings at my June show. With a show coming up next weekend, I hope to find the time to paint at least one more! I am really having a lot of fun painting these strawberries - each one  seems to have  its own personality:-) This one is called Berry Lonely II - a variation of Berry Lonely I that is already sold. It is shown here  double matted in white with a black inner mat that really sets the stage for this lonely lady.

If you are in the Ottawa area next Saturday, come to the Ottawa Experimental Farm for a great outdoors art show organized by the Friends of the Farm.



9 comments:

  1. This strawberry looks very fresh and crispy. It is really lovely. It seems very easy for you to paint it particularly those little things on the berry's skin - do you call them seeds. I love your red.

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  2. I always appreciate your visits so much, Cora!
    After you have painted a few strawberries, they become really fun and easy to paint. Yes, those are seeds on the berries...I usually mask them while I am painting the berries.

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  3. Yummy good! Really wonderful painting- the shadow is gorgeous.....the seeds on the berry- amazing!

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  4. Could I have a little cream with that berry?? :D Love the shadow work too.

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  5. Very nicely done Christiane, I like your little green top.

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  6. Kathy, thank you. The shadow is done wet in wet and the paint really decides what it wants to do:-)

    Ann, cream? hum...let me see if I can paint a cow:-)I am very pleased that you like this.

    Nora, thank you. Your visit is much appreciated.

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  7. Berry lovely! :)
    Good luck at the show, hope you do well xx

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  8. I can see why these pieces sell well -- luscious and they look like I could pick the berry off the page.

    I like your experimentation with the varnished watercolor. I can't wait to see the completed piece. Very nice. Question -- could you paint a standard watercolor, adhere to a gessoed board and varnish after it is done?

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  9. Hi Mary,
    Thank you for taking the time to visit after your hectic jet-setter's schedule:-) It seems that you have had a simply wonderful summer!
    I am very pleased that you like the strawberries. I have not had time yet to paint any more for Saturday's show...I may still have time for one:-)

    I have almost completed the "experimental work" and will post it once it is varnished.

    To answer your question: yes, one can paint a standard watercolor and then apply it to the board. I have explained the process in previous posts ( all small strawberry paintings). This time, I wanted to experiment with a variation of the process...with my last varnished watercolor, I got some acrylic medium on the painted watercolor paper and it created a big smudge that showed after varnishing. I thought that I would rather waste a board if the painting does not turn out than wreck a painting once it is completed :-)

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