Friday, December 12, 2008

Tuscan Colored Holiday Spray

The other evening, Rebecca (B&B) and I shared our Christmas gifts. Along with the Tuscan Vase I sketched earlier this month, Rebecca found several sprays of holiday flowers to add to the vase that wer the same 'Tuscan' colors of the vase itself. So FESTIVE -- and my favorite colors!

When I got home last night and after spending a good amount of time unpacking (all those holiday events at work); I sketched one of the sprays. To give this watercolor a closer resemblance to the original, I added some 'gold roxx' -- a type of heavy glitter I used during my days of collage work. They sparkle in the light and really make the watercolor a mixed media ... but fun.

Today the group of local Karlyn Holman workshop attendees are getting together to paint .. so I'm off to play - yahoo! Sure need it after this week!

The rain is still with us, though the threat of severe weather remained nothing more than a threat, thank heavens, and cold temperatures have returned. Mercy, I did so enjoy temps in the 60s! LOL

6 comments:

squawmama said...

Good Morning Lin... It always amazes me what beutiful work you do in such a short time... Very nice... Loved this one for sure... Have a great day

(((HUGS)))
Donna

Anonymous said...

Such lovely colors and details and yeah for the mixed media!
Have a terrific time with your painting today. It's a great start for the holiday vacation.
Hugs,
Lorraine

Teri said...

You and Rebecca are such a good team. She finds the stuff for your art!!

Joan said...

Lin - I love the colors in this!! Have a wonderful time painting with the group today. That's so great that you can get together.

Aarti Harish said...

Hi Lin..i liked the shading on the flower...very nice.

Linda said...

Oh, and I love those splatters...
:-)