I found out, from my dear blogging pal, (click—>) Tom, that July is World Watercolour Month. I didn’t know this, so I clicked the link in his blog which told me all about it. The link took me to a fabulous blog called Doodlewash(<—-click) and I thought:- if Tom could do this, (as much as he could) then perhaps I should have a go at this (as much as I could). Now I know I won’t be able to do a watercolour every day, but I will try as hard as possible to do one on as many days as I can.
I painted my first one late on Saturday evening, so July 1st. But … I didn’t get to post it till now, and here in the UK it’s now gone midnight, so I’m already behind in effect as far as my clock is concerned. But I know it’s still the 1st of July somewhere in the world so I’m going to pretend that I got this first one in on time. 😉
Auriculas are one of my most favourite flowers. You can grow them in hundreds of different colours, (I might be slightly exaggerating the amount of colours there) and they’re such adorable, friendly looking little things and I just love them. They’re Primulas, but with personality!
So anyhoo … I thought ‘d take the challenge, but I would take it one step further. I’d paint in ATC/ACEO size. 2.5″ x 3.5″. I’m nothing if not daft. I had Little Cobs with me all day Saturday, and once he’d gone home I thought I’d get into the craft room and paint. There I was, totally worn out, with two pots of water, trying to find my favourite little brushes, and …. let’s not forget …. the wonky eye! …. and I thought this was a great time to try to paint??. Did someone say mad?
A tiny bit of watercolour art sized at two and a half inches wide ….
… by three and a half inches tall.
Painted using Reeves Watercolours – which I’ve had since dirt was invented.
I used 5 different colours: Permanent Green Light; Sap Green; Colbolt Blue Hue; Medium Yellow; Chinese White (Zinc), and painted on 140lb Water Colour Paper.
I love putting my ATC/ACEO’s behind a mount, as the mount can bring everything together, and makes the painting more ‘tidy’ …. so I thought I’d try different colours to see which I liked best …. a Blue mount?…
… hmm.. the blue is quite nice. How about a creamy white ……
…. ah now that looks ‘clean’ and kind of smart. Hmm… what about a Green mount . . .
. . . oooOOOOooo! …. yes, I think I rather like the green frame around it. It kind of has a conversation going on with the leaves, while the flowers just do what they’re supposed to do: look pretty.
What about you? What do you think? Which mount do you prefer? … do tell!
I have to admit that this really was a bit of a challenge, as I couldn’t get any detail into the flowers, but (even with the wonky eye – which is on the mend by the way – thank you for all your good wishes and prayers) … I was kind of happy with what it turned out like. It’s SUCH a long time since I played with watercolours, and I’d forgotten how sweet they are.
Well… here where I am, (in the UK) it’s now half an hour into the new day of Sunday … so Happy Sunday!
May this new day bring you hope to your heart, and love into your life.
Please, whatever you’re doing today, . . . please be the reason someone else smiles today. It will take very little effort from you, and I promise you that it will be so very worth the effort. Make someone smile today.
Sending special Sunday squidges your way ~
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