I have truly enjoying my painting sessions lately. I will be posting from my Kindle Fire and if you want to see the clearer version, drop by and visit me on Instagram.
Painting #1
The painting above is of Bullard’s Bar Reservoir at evening. I went very dark with it perhaps a bit too dark but I like it anyway.
Painting #2
This one I almost abandoned because I thought I had jumped little ahead with the layering but I stayed with it to the very end. The trees on the right are a bit static and I will vary the height of one of more trees, an easy fix. This is a view of the Sierra Buttes from the other side.
Painting #3
I wanted to redo the Bullards evening painting a second time. I went a bit abstract with the sky. I used a sprayer to simulate light on the water.
Painting #4
This is on blue tinted Bockingford paper. I went wild and carefree with it, wet on wet and pushed the paper to its limit and boy did I have fun! I love this paper!
Painting #5
Eh so so for me, I lost the dimension and feeling of my rocks but wanted to include it. Not enough value range in the rocks.
Painting #6
On Fabriano hotpress. A pure joy to let the paint flow. I didn’t want a lot of detail I am again going for feeling. I am painting for me.
Painting 7
Last but not least. I almost abandoned this one because of a defect in the paper at the top section. There were two long scrapes and the paint settled right into them. It was a letdown and I was going to flip it over to paint on the other side when I decided at the last minute to crop the painting. It was a good decision because I ended up with a better composition anyway. The trees actually are a deeper green than my photo shows.
There you go, I am alive and well and painting up a storm! Until next time, happy trails!
Yuba Gold 
Painting up a storm indeed Margaret! What a fabulous collection of paintings – a real joy to see!
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Thank you John. Hope all is well, I am looking forward to seeing what you have been up to. 😊
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Haha – thanks Margaret – Hope to reveal all later today! Nothing to get too excited about but good to be enjoying myself again!
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Oh so good to hear! 💖
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I love them all Margaret, I visited a few art exhibitions yesterday for our Hampshire open studio, one artist Pete Gilbert reminded me of your work, only he paints a different area, our new forest, and surroundings, but the capture of the emotion and feelings is what grabbed me and thought of you. The use of colour , texture, and depth into the scene, if you get chance google him, I know the views are very different here, worth a look though, ❤️❤️
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Thank you Becky, I will Google him. I have noticed that when I paint I am in that expressive zone, certainly better than my old zone of criticism. Thank goodness!
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Oh my! I love Pete Gilbert! I had looked at his paintings not long ago and they struck a chord within me. I see what you mean, even though he works in oils they have that feeling and look that transcend the medium. 😊 thank you for pointing him out to me!
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You are welcome, he actually uses WC these days, although states mixed media as add’s a little ink he did a recent series ..ponds puddles and paths 😀
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These are amazing! I have only recently discovered into wet-on-wet for myself (I love it!) and seeing your juicy loose colours really makes me want to just paint, paint, paint until I drop! So inspiring also to hear that you really paint for yourself. It’s hard sometimes to do what the heart needs, strange though that sounds.
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Thank you so much for your comments. I find that watercolor allows the creativity in me to come out the most and wet on wet even more so. It is very addicting, at least for me it is. 😊
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As always a nice set of paintings! Love the sky work in these!
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Thank you Louis!
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Wow, these Works are so fantastic, just gorgeous!
Many Greetings Babsi
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Thank you Babsi!
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How wonderful to see you here and see this great collection all together! Are you planning to submit to an art gallery for showing? Would be splendid!
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Thank you Jodi! I will when I find the opportunity, get them framed and find the right place. 😊
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I love them all, especially the sky in number 3!
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Thank you Nadia!
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Happy to read and see you are painting up a storm! Particularly liked 1, 3, and 6 out of a set of delightful paintings. I think the ones I mentioned stood out to me because they reflect something of the forest and waterscapes we’ve been spending time in out here on the coast. Wonderful paintings, thanks for sharing!
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Oh thank you, I love hearing from people who are “nature aware” 🙂 you validate that what I am trying to convey and that it is hitting the mark, thank you again!
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Hallo Margaret,
the pictures in your contributions, from 22nd of june off, are not to be seen. Maybe it has been changed by you on purpose.
Many Greetings Babsi
Many Greetings Babsi
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oh you mean no posts? I decided to mainly post onto Instagram. It is so much easier for me. I am using my Kindle to post directly onto WP instead of my computer. My computer and WP doesn’t get along too well, always freezing up and it drove me mad trying to make a post. I hope to post more and more but from my Kindle. Are you on Instagram? I think that you don’t have to join to view paintings there. I am pearlpsalm37 on there, you can also search by my name as well.
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Thank’s Margaret,
I Look into Instagram! 👍😉
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Margaret, I love #4 and #7 most of all. So wet and free. I try but can’t seem to get there. Yours have depth and a big value range- They’re just beautiful.
Thanks for taking the time to post them.
Holly
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keep at it, important to let go, I mean really let go, risk 🙂
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