For me watercolor painting is about getting in tune with the
present season and simply relaxing. I
normally paint in the afternoon after working outside; last week my attention
was centered on pumpkins.
Pumpkins are everywhere this time of the year; I love that!
A smile surfaces when I see young moms in
the grocery store putting a few into their cart. It takes me back and just seeing the excitement
in their children’s eyes offers a little hope of goodness.
So, I recently started to mix my colors and kept going back to shades of orange and green. Something in my heart was telling me to reach further than a blank card and move towards something bigger.
So that is just what I did…
I think too many times I try to rush the creative process; I believe art should be an expression that makes
you think and feel something beyond what you see. That is the beauty of natural creativity, it takes you on a
journey and it either grabs you or it does not.
So, my time in the studio last week was about having fun with painting watercolor pumpkins. I would like to encourage you to add a little bit of pumpkin into your week.
Maybe that looks like a pumpkin latte, or perhaps a stroll through a pumpkin patch. Or it could be just sitting down and writing a poem about the beauty of pumpkins through the many shades of fall.
Be the good,
Carole
My art can be found locally at the Jefferson Makers Market
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