I love watercolour. I often take my old Winsor and Newton travel kit out with me when I am on a walk. I have had it for about 25 years! It is looking a bit yellowed and scruffy now, but is so handy. It is only the size of your hand and even has a mini water bottle! At the back there is a ring where you can hook it on to your thumb.
Watercolour was my
first medium that I got to grips with. I
still love it as you can get such purity of colour. People who think it is wishy washy haven’t seen
good water colours!
I have mentioned
before how I love the hills around me, I can’t resist the different colours
they present at different times of the day and seasons.
Here are three
views of the Tararua Ranges I did last week. (Different days)
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| morning on a cloudy day |
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| Late afternoon |
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| Evening (sunset) |
I just love how the
colours run into each other and the different reactions of the colours when
mixed together. Sometimes I like to go
completely abstract and let the colours do the telling.
This watercolour
started out with me trying to paint a bunch of flowers that were given to me
recently. I got so involved in the
colours that I forgot they were flowers in a vase! I just love it when the process takes over
and the head stays out!
Blessings to all of
you and have a great week creating wonderful art everyone.
Linking to Sunday Sketches
Great to see watercolours. And I love that travel kit. It looks like it has served you well!
ReplyDeleteI am still unsure of how to use them. I feel safe using acrylics, but I do love to see watercolour pieces.
Happy SS
James
Beautiful watercolors, love the dreamy feeling of these and the big sky! Happy ss!
ReplyDeleteLove the flowing colors ~ divine creations ~ Enjoy ^_^
ReplyDeleteps. love the travel box
I love watercolors too... and it's the only thing I've ever played around with. Curious about acrylics and oil, but watercolors have a 'drawing power' (IMO and no pun intended). So many things in nature draw me to watercolor - like the sky and the sea... and there's a *softness* about it.
ReplyDeleteYour abstracts are very inspiring today, love them.
ReplyDeleteI love your travel watercolour kit! great abstracts as well!
ReplyDeleteNow that is a well used paint set....
ReplyDeletelove the flowers in a vase.....:0)
blessings,
Cynthia♥
Very free and easy watercolours, nice work! I also have a travel set and find it very useful
ReplyDeleteXx
looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLove those colours. I take my little travel box everywhere with me... :)
ReplyDeleteso wonderful to see your paint box! love seeing the age and use it has.
ReplyDeleteyour colors are gorgeous. I am just getting to meet watercolors, i am hoping that they will be my favorite. they seem less toxic to our world than many art supplies.
your paintings are a joy to see.
What a nice surprise to see your beloved old watercolorbox on the picture when I just came to your blog. I love watercolors too .... and they always make me feel happy as soon as I open the box of mine! I love the bunch of flowers you painted!
ReplyDeleteI love the looseness of your colors and the warming of the suns' rays as your paintings move through the day. I love flowers that are so bright and colorful like yours!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love that travel kit! I can't wait for the weather to warm up, so I can do some traveling with my watercolors!
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