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Coneflowers and Butterfly
Watercolor on paper, 7x5 |
As the end of August approaches, I feel the winding down of the garden. The days are numbered for these bountiful blooms, and once the frosts come, there will be no more blooms to paint. So, today, I am painting while I can - and capturing one of the many butterflies in the process! Staying loose and impressionistic, I resist the urge to sharpen the detail on that butterfly! Squinting, and painting the masses I see - I do not see sharp lines - but instead see gently swaying color in the wind. I have used 140lb cold-pressed today, but wish instead I had the 300lb. This cheerful painting number 602 in 602 days :)
Beautiful flowers! And butterfly. Soon the summer is gone. Good that you have painted flowers while they are still there.
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