24 October 2011

Gladiolas in Progress!

Started a full sheet watercolor of complex gladiolas from France. It's a cacaphony of flowers!

Boy.. has it been a struggle....

The paper is a hot press one ...and also a thinner weight than I'm used to.

All in all though... I feel I'm being stretched to make it work.

That's what I want too.... I don't always like painting in my safe-predictable comfort zone. Sometimes... it is BEST to mix it up... and struggle!

Glads
watercolor
22" h x 30" w
in progress
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3 comments:

  1. Studio at the FarmOctober 24, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    Carol, it is certainly looking MOST intriguing right now. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

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  2. Carol BlackburnOctober 25, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    Carol, you might be struggling but oh, it's sooooo good.

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  3. Carol CarterOctober 25, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    I AGREE!!! I am about to give it some gas today ... to try and finish. I am hopeful! I couldn't really work on it yesterday .. but.... have more time/ability today.

    Will post pics later. Thanks for your encouragement.

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