Primarily Primary

"Primarily Primary"
Watercolor on paper
30" x 22"

The green cup and leafy saucer were on loan from Sondra Freckleton, but the rest had already auditioned for this setup.  There's a story behind every item in this painting; including the only Rolls Royce I'll ever own.  I loved laboring on every detail of this one.


I spent years painting intimate detail with tiny brushes on large paper. It's what I enjoyed at the time.  As I look back on this and note my palette in other mediums in a different decade altogether, I see I still prefer the primary colors. Some things never change.

This painting is not for sale, but please enjoy the works that are for sale on Dailypaintworks.com

Thank you for visiting,
Carol

At Sondra's

"At Sondra's"
Watercolor on paper
30" x 22" 

I had been painting for about twenty years, before I took my first watercolor class.  It happened to be a workshop with my idol, Sondra Freckelton.  I spent a week with Sondra and her husband, Jack Beal at their upstate New York home.  It was one of the highlights of my life.  I painted this piece during that week.  I had collected the marbles in Corning, New York on the way there.

As Robert Genn recently wrote: "The best workshops are conducted by practicing pros who feel the need to share.  Often humbled by the demands and foibles of creativity themselves, these pros can offer sincere student-hood and practical, insider understanding."  I couldn't agree more.

Carol Marine had a similar impact on my life as an artist during a three-day workshop last March.  Spend time with the best, it will pay off. 

This painting is not for sale. But thank you for stopping by to see what I've been doing.  

See this and my gallery of posted paintings at Dailypaintworks.com

Carol 

Lisianthus on Damask

"Lisianthus on Damask"
22" x 22"
Watercolor on paper

Look familiar?  I posted the acrylic study for this watercolor on August 18th. Traditionally, watercolor was the "study" medium for most artists back in the day.  It wasn't considered a stand alone medium until the early to mid 1900's. 


Being my first love, I sometimes hanker to paint a large, complex watercolor.  The photo already existed, the composition issues had been solved, and I had a sheet of Fabriano paper to use.  The table cloth was wiped out through a stencil I cut of the damask pattern.  Cool, huh?

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Daily Paintworks auction.  Please check out the other wonderful artists on this site. Thank you.

Carol

Purple Pansy

"Purple Pansy"
8" x 8"
Oil on wrapped canvas

She was one of the darkest pansies in the planters up at the top of the ski lift at Winter Park, Colorado last summer.  Most of them were pale, small, lacking oxygen, like I was.  Or maybe it was just my perception up at that altitude.

Purple Pansy was painted with glazes of dioxazine purple and permanent rose.  I waited for her to dry and buffed on a glaze of a transparent yellow to warm up her overall appearance.

This and most of my paintings presented here for you are available on Daily Paintworks, where they are also for sale through an auction.

Thank you for stopping by.
Carol

Balboa Park Begonia

"Balboa Park Begonia"
20" x 16"
Oil on wrapped canvas

I saw her from a distance in the Balboa Park Conservatory in San Diego. At first glance I was attracted to her translucent petals. But by the time I got close to her the light had changed, and the leaves became almost more stunning than her bloom.

Here we are again with my favorite palette of colors—red and green.  I seem to be attracted to this combination, and in this case, the black background served me well.  I had left it white, but it was less than stellar.

This and most of the paintings you see on my blog are shown on Daily Paintworks. They are also available for sale through their auction.

Thank you for visiting today.
Carol

Ooh-La-La

"Ooh-La-La"
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas

In the bouquet she didn't seem any more special than her vase-mates. But when I isolated her, she perked up and strutted her stuff. 


It was a treat to paint this little beauty.  I sponged the entire canvas with a cool lemon yellow, then added the details that made her so unique with a brush.  I loved losing the edges of her dark petals to the background.

This painting can be seen with a lot of other fab paintings on DailyPaintworks.  And she's for sale on an auction on that site, too.

Thanks for visiting!
Carol

Joe's Coat Rose

"Joe's Coat Rose"
24" x 36"
Oil on wrapped canvas

Back when "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" was performing in Chicago, some Keene cousins were production carpenters and electricians. They referred to it as "Joe's Coat."  Since this white rose is everything BUT, I gave it, what seemed, an appropriate title.  

"Joe's Coat" was executed with a half dozen sponges loaded in a variety of cool reds. Then warmed in the end with some cadmium yellows and oranges.  

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a Daily Paintworks auction.  Check out my gallery on that site. 

Thank you for visiting.

Carol