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.
They are everywhere this time of the year and 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 bit of goodness.
So, I recently started to mix my colors and kept going back to shades of orange and green. Something within 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 and that's why I tend to paint small...
Art should be an expression that makes
you think and feel something beyond what you see. That is what I am after and the journey has been well.... A JOURNEY....
Bottom line, art either grabs you or it does not.
So, my time in the studio recently has been about "fall fun" and painting watercolor pumpkins.
Encouraging goodness,
Carole West