I won’t be able to paint or post for almost a week so I will be missing in action. My husband and I will be celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary on the 11th and will be staying for a few days on the Mendocino coast. Of course we are in the midst of one of the biggest storms that California has experienced in a decade!
I had more fun painting this. I have been finding that using a rigger brush helps with keeping things exciting and loose and especially with those trees. I didn’t want excessive detail and brought out only what I thought would help the painting. I plan on buying a larger liner though because the one that I do have is kind of small. I got the idea of using a rigger brush from watching Sandra Lynn Strohschein paint in her videos.
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Yuba Gold 
Happy anniversary! Have a wonderful trip.
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thank you Jodi!
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I adore this painting, the unusual angles of the landscape work well, giving loads of interest. I will check out that link, as painting with a liner sounds interesting. Happy anniversary to you both, enjoy ❤️
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Thank you Rebecca! I used the liner where needed to give the right look and looseness in the trees and grasses. I mainly used my squirrel mop. If you google Sandra’s youtube channel, you’ll see her painting with it. I am hoping to pick up a larger one soon, I hope!
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Thank you Margaret, I did check her out and watched her videos, v inspirational, thank you 😀
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I have been in contact with her and am on the waiting list for the particular rigger brush that she has developed and sells….yay me! 😉
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Well done, I saw a link with her on Rosemary brushes….I have a few of them, which brand is her rigger?
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Rosemary and Co. It is a sable/synthetic mix…I can’t wait to get it.
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Ahhh yes, I thought it may have been, I have a good few of their brushes, three more for Christmas from my daughter, I love them all, I would next like one of her mop brushes. Great customer service and the catalogue is great because all photos are in true life size. Very useful. I think you will be pleased. ….you should get a catalogue sent with your order, plus a little sea oak magazine thing, which features certain brushes, a nice additional touch to a purchase I always think. 😀
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I have the hardest time figuring out brushes and their sizes and having a true life size photo to look at would be a gem and a half! That is why I hesitate on purchasing brushes on-line, I’ll look into their catalog if I don’t receive one with my brush. thank you!
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I hope you do get one, they usually send one with each purchase 😀
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I am buying it from Sandra herself….now I am not being a snob by using just her first name, right now I don’t want to attempt trying to spell her name out, being lazy here. lol I hope that she sends something with it, crossing fingers!
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Oh I see, well I hope she has some of their catalogues…if not you could ask her as I bet she would have some 😀
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I like the sky! For me it has a feeling of a cascade of moist air into the trees and river valley below. Nice
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Thank you Louis!
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A lovely painting!
Enjoy your trip, and happy anniversary! The Mendocino coastline is absolutely beautiful – maybe you’ll bring back images to paint from?!
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Thank you! We are in the midst of an epic storm but I hope that I can manage take some photos, we’ll see.
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Happy New year and a very happy anniversary….I hope you are not in the midst of the storm. I love the painting…a beautiful one to begin the year and look forward to enjoying much more of your work over the coming months. Janet:)
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Thank you Janet. Yes, we are currently in that epic storm, we had to push out our plans to go to the coast until the weekend. Raining and blizzard conditions all over the place, safer to stay put for now. 🙂
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Sounds like a good idea. We are expecting a very cold conditions tomorrow and for the weekend…but hopefully bright and cold which I quite like. Enjoy your time this weekend, when hopefully the storm will have passed. janet:)
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Beautiful! I love this painting Margaret. And Happy Anniversary! ^_^
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Thank you!
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beautiful watercolor & congratulations to you and your husband on your anniversary!
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Thank you! We are delaying our trip to the coast till the weekend because of our storms but we will quietly spend it at home tomorrow night. All this rain and snow is getting to me!
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Beautiful.
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thank you Dawn!
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Great painting Margaret. You are so good at suppressing the detail and getting to the large shapes and essence of the image before you. I hope you have a great week celebrating your anniversary.
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Thank you Fritz, it can be a juggling act sometimes, the detail game that is. Thank you we will certainly enjoy our time. 🙂
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