OOOOOH! MY!Did I ever have fun with this!
Ro Bruhn in Melbourne, Australia
posted on her blog
a photograph of this lovely little teapot in her garden.
The instant I saw it I fell in love!
By the way, a trip to Ro's blog is a total delight...
lots of visual treasures and journalling "goodies"...
including
some awesome jewelry!
Anyway...
I requested and was granted permission from Ro
to paint my impression of her photograph.
This was a first for me.
I tried to be loose and free...quick, yet deliberate
(which explains the "wonkiness" of the lid and handle)
and complete the piece just for
the sheer joy of painting.
Thanks, again Ro! I had such great time today.
"The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses."
~Hanna Rion
"Cactus Monday"
28 comments:
I like it!!!!
Wonderful!! I love your colors!
Libbi
A great setting to use all the colors you like! Very well done!
I can sure tell how much fun you had doing this. I stare at the details--I have never seen anyone use the tiny circles rather than hatching to shade the dark areas. Fascinating! Also, thanks for pointing to Ro--I have visited her site and love her jewelry, too. Isn't blogging an amazing thing?!
Lisa
A lovely painting, Margaret!!! And wonky is good, you don't have to be too perfect and precise, after all, it's a painting not a photograph ;))
You know this is a succulent lovers dream!!! Very nice!
Wonderful painting! I love your art!
What a visual treat -- you might have stumbled on a whole new set of EDM challenges. :-)
Seems like the patterns you embed (like the circles) help the eye travel around the painting. I love your choice of colors. The whole thing seems very inviting -- your joy really came through.
Thanks for sharing this.
Indigo
(who hasn't make the switch to color yet ... and wants to but is very hesitant)
Beautiful! Love wonky.....gives it hat handmade touch.
Excellent job Margaret. I like the deliberateness of the lid and handle. It makes the teapot the focal point which is what you said caught your eye. I can tell you had fun.
i love it-- 'wonkiness' and all !
This is just lovely - the perfect combination of looseness and detail.
fabulous
the arangement is just great! hugs.
Beautiful painting, really captures the feeling of a garden I would love to spend time in.
This picture has a wonderful flow about it. you make it look so easy.If you get bored with it send it over and I'll put it on my wall!
I agree... this is one very amazing painting... very cool
Beautiful rendition in your unmistakable style!
What a beautiful painting!
You are so talented!
Have a nice weekend!
Wow I think this is wonderful, so much better than the original photo, I love it and thanks for your kind comments about my blog and jewellery
Beautiful!
Wow Margaret - I saw the original photo on Ro's blog - you've done a marvellous job! Well done, it's a beautiful piece.
Love it!! Well done :D
cheers
Maria, Central Qld, Australia
Fabulous interpretation, Margaret, it's wonderfully bold and lively.
Love it... beautiful colours (love that succulent) and imagery.
This is beautiful! Love it!
Thanks all for leaving such bountiful comments...It was a pleasure to meet some of Ro's blogger friends as well...Art is such a joyous tie that binds us all together, isn't it? :)
Hey Margaret! I love this! Beautiful work! Marva
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