This week we were doing Garden Tools. I took a couple old tools from my garage and set up a pose. I found an old shovel with rust which I use all the time. And I found an old rusty scythe. I think this one is more of a grass and weed cutter. I floated the rose in the water bowl. The rose is from my David Austin English rose bush named Belle Story.
Here is my photo:
Here is my sketch after 30 minutes:
And here is my finished painting:
In the class blog everyone was very nice and gave good compliments. But there was something that I kept reading. They said this is not a journal entry kind of painting.
I guess I am confused because the class is a Visit to the Garden class like when I took a Visit to the Beach. There are classes called Journal classes. This one wasn't a journal class. I do know that in most of the lessons it is common to write on the painting a note about our visit to the garden and what we saw, how the weather was, a poem, etc.
So when I am inspired to do a painting and not write a journal entry, well I guess I am a rebel and I just do it. Call me Rebel Carol. I think I have always had some of that in my blood.
Happy painting and let that rebel out of you!!!
Carol, you did a really nice job on this subject.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so fresh & you still have all the "earthyness" too. I do oil painting myself.
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I love your painting a lot!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBlogger lost my comments and I had to repost this post. Darn Blogger. I love when friends post on my blog.
ReplyDeleteCarol, I'm Katie, a fellow student in Laure's IVTG class, I was browsing other student's webpages today since I know we'll lose the IVTG site soon. I remember how beautiful I thought this painting was when you posted it there... it's just stunning! Your talent shines. I browsed through several of your posts here and was tickled at the mention of places very familiar to me. I was born in Loma Linda and grew up in Rialto, CA, and had lived in Yucaipa for 8 years before we moved our family to AZ (1996). My grandparents had a huge orange ranch in Highland, where I loved to roam and even worked at their roadside stand as a girl. I bet we know some of the same folks in Yucaipa! Both my husband and my families all still reside in So. Cal. I loved living in Yucaipa with San Gorgonio mountain as my backyard view! Small world. :)
ReplyDeleteI am so in awe of what you've captured on this page. It is magical to me!! Awesome!
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