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Red Shed Daisies
Watercolor on paper, 10.5x7 |
On the first morning of our Door County plein air trip, I woke up early - just after 4:00am. Excited to be there, I jumped up and got ready before anyone else was up. There were 8 of us rooming together in a loft sharing one bathroom, so staggering our schedules was essential! Our place set back in a heavily wooded area with these wonderful wildflowers right off the patio. I had to capture them. It was so much more humid here - that I had to wait for the drawing gum to dry, and then I had to wait on the watercolors to dry. It took me far longer than normal to finish this, due to the weather! Once finished, I felt like I could relax. With the first painting of the day under my belt, I would now be relaxed while scouting a new location with the girls. I guess it was like warming up for the day! The watercolors allow me to quickly knock out a painting, when I only have a small painting window. I don't really know why they are so fast for me, perhaps because I have no preconceived notions of how I want my painting to look? I just let the colors unfold in their own tale of whimsy on the page. Maybe, I should get a watercolor journal......this painting makes 581 in 581 days.
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