Remember the peppers - 10/29 and 11/12 posts? I wondered if I would ever be finished... What I decided after looking at that painting for a long time was that I had killed it. Those fresh peppers were no longer glowing. All the work fiddling with the window behind the peppers had made the painting be about the window - it wasn't what I had intended.
What I know is that it is important to see where a painting goes in spite of me. Sometimes during the process a painting can lead me way off into unintended places and that can be a good thing. The 'happy surprises' of art. However, this time i just ended up with a dull painting. It's best to turn it over and start again (or not).
What was also important for me in this exercise was to try something different. My friends in the watercolor class had made suggestions and I tried them. No, they didn't work for me, but it was good to try something 'out of my box.'
So, what did I do? After all that, I got out a fresh piece of paper. I had already cut a mat, bought glass and a frame for the old painting - didn't want all those things to go to waste. I repainted my original idea.
It's simple, clean and fresh...and it's hanging in the library gallery in St Michaels as part of the watercolor exhibit sponsored by the St MIchaels Art League. The show will be there for the month of December. Stop by and have a look.
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| "Come on Over" 12 x 22 framed watercolor $165 |
