Friday, November 17, 2006

Painting again

Through all my recent ups and downs, the one thing that has been pushing its way back into wakefulness is my desire to paint. I love watercolors and am settling into working with them. I've been working with WC pencils and traditional paints. I like working with miniatures, usually nothing bigger than postcard size. Here is a watercolor I finished of my mom tonight. I expect to have many more to share soon.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

A wonderful watercolor; I really like the depth created by the shadow; watercolor pencils are a god-send!!

Lisa Oceandreamer Swifka said...

this is amazing Annie, you have a great gift(and what a lovely tribute to your mom)! I can't wait to see more!
XOXO

trailbee said...

Happy Birthday! We always give ourselves the best presents, because we know what we want! This is wonderful. Told you so. Hugs. b. Is this the new beta blog thingy they're talking about?

Janet said...

Happy Birthday, Annie!! I am so glad to see you're painting....and I think this is a wonderful tribute to your mom. Keep going with your painting and let us see many more.

Julie said...

This is beautifully done, Annie. I love the luminous quality this portrait has. I'll have to experiment with the pencils. I did a bit of messing with a water brush yesterday and it was a lot of fun.

Enjoy every minute of your day; have a happy one!

Holly Loves Art said...

Oh my goodness, this is gorgeous! I took watercolor for many years and never even came close to this. Such lovely work! Happy birthday and best wishes to you.

vicci said...

Forgive me Annie...How in the heck did I forget your birthday!!!????? I am sorry....I've been scattered lately...the watercolor of your Mom is awesome...art is such a wonderful healing agent....I know it always helps me..Happy Birthday Sweet Friend.....Love....XXXOOO

Shelby said...

it really is gorgeous - great blog!

Shelby said...

thanks for dropping by my blog too! I really like visitors!