Pink Treasure

Look what I found in my stack of paintings that were hiding in a closet-my first watercolor!

 I didn't discover watercolors until high school. For a few weeks in art class we were introduced to watercolor painting. Right away I was taken. I loved the way the paint flowed onto the paper. To me it was magical, a whole new way of painting. I had a relative who was a painter, and as a little girl I'd stare straight into his paintings of  European streets to study the intricate details. Later I realized that they were watercolors.

I think I'll frame this and put it up in my art room. Kind of like when someone earns their first dollar and puts it in a little frame.

It's fun to look back and see where things started. I studied art in college, but changed to the advertising program. I was afraid I'd be a starving artist! Well, even starting off in advertising, I was starving in Los Angeles! My career took a turn and I ended up as a production manager for many years and my art was put on the back burner. I didn't pick up a paint brush until after my children were born, when they were old enough we started drawing and painting together.

Hope you enjoyed my little trip down Memory Lane. Have a wonderful weekend!
-Lynn

Today I'm linking to:
How Sweet The Sound for Pink Saturday
Home Savvy Blog Party
Debbiedoo's Newbie Party

Mixed-Media Creations For My Home

I love to paint with watercolors. And, although I've been painting on and off for many years, I'm NOT always happy with the results. Painting takes patience, sometimes I'm impulsive and paint in a hurry! There are times when I can do a painting in 30 minutes, others I work on for days only to reach a disappointing outcome. So, instead of wasting valuable watercolor paper, paint and time, I decided not to throw away the paintings, but use them to create something new. The pears, flowers and peaches to follow were paintings I worked on but was not too happy with.

I hadn't painted in a while and decided to practice. Hmmmm...

This was from a large watercolor of flowers that didn't turn out as planned.

Peaches that didn't work out so well.

The painting below started out as a pretty field of poppies. But after painting and painting and painting, it just wasn't right. So, I cut out the areas I liked, added a little ink and a smaller frame.

Poppies

Here's another one. Started out as a field of flowers, Lavender I think. Loved the original sketch and the 1st few washes of color-but once again, I over worked it. So, I tore out a square, put it on decorative paper, added some ribbon, wire, etc. Now I have a mixed-media piece!

Garden

Not sure what the pears, flowers and peaches will be used for yet. I'll just keep them around until something inspires me.  I hope you enjoyed my recreations! I look forward to seeing everyone's creations today at:

Boogie Board Cottage for Masterpiece Monday
Debbiedoo's Newbie Party
Between Naps On The Porch for Metamorphosis Monday
Home Savvy for Savvy HomeMade Monday

Have a good day!
-Lynn