Watercolor Gladiolas

annabelles mom · 08-14-2007, 11:43 PM

Hi everyone - I do some painting and thought I'd share my latest project, not one I will likely do again, it was a tough one

Gladiolas done in watercolor

ellabee · 08-15-2007, 08:02 AM

WOW, thank you for sharing that, your work is beautiful.........show more please!!

annabelles mom · 08-15-2007, 08:22 AM

Thank you Lynn !

If you'd like to see some of my other work you can click on my "picture trail" link below my name, I have several albums with different types of paintings

gene · 08-15-2007, 08:45 AM

You do great work! I'm a little jealous. I do some cross stitching (not too much now with 2 doods) and my mom and dad made hand made wood ornaments instead of Christmas cards since 1977. Since my dad passed in 2003, I've been doing them. This was last years....

ellabee · 08-15-2007, 08:47 AM

gene that is awesome!! Show some of your cross stitch too, please??

gene · 08-15-2007, 09:13 AM

I'll make a separate post....here I went...hijacking again....my bad!

ellabee · 08-15-2007, 09:17 AM

OMG Mary, they're wonderful! I can't bring the photo here for some reason, but the scratch art lighthouse is one of my favorites...and the stepping stone, and the ornaments, and the......and the....

ellabee · 08-15-2007, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gene

I'll make a separate post....here I went...hijacking again....my bad!

gene....you're reforming!! Baaaahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa

gene · 08-15-2007, 09:28 AM

Won't last long......DOH.....there I go again!

Cinsmom · 08-15-2007, 10:23 AM

Wow, that's wonderful! I love your art!!

Jac · 08-15-2007, 12:44 PM

Mary! Beautiful work!!! I dabble in art, or I used to...so I really do appreciate the talent you have!
I have never seen "scratch art" before, but I think I like that medium very much...I assume that you paint on a thick brush stroke and scratch off the detail? One of my favorite pieces of yours...there are many...is the little bird on the snowman's carrot nose! Too cute! We used to have those birds in our yard in Santa Rosa...you painted it almost like a photograph...nice work!
Beautiful!
Gene, what and adorable Christmas ornament.
When my father was alive we had a craft business, Mom, Dad, my sister, my brother and me! We enjoyed it so much. Going to the craft fairs and working our "art" together...when Dad passes, we just sort of stopped. I am so happy that you continue with your family tradition...you honor your father.

blueteal · 08-15-2007, 02:19 PM

Lovely painting and Gene I did not know!!!!
We have artists in our midst.
Beautiful work
I love it all

seazr · 08-15-2007, 07:15 PM

Oh my goodness! I hate this discussion! All the beautiful work makes me so envious and reminds me that I have projects stacking up. Mary got me interested in painting stepping stones so I brought four pieces of natural slate from the lake home with me. AND I discovered hooked chair pads and I decided I must have some for our new dining set--problem is at a min of $20 per, I made up my mind to hook my own! Sheesh, what am I thinking???

Oh and by the way, Gene, your cute ornament--is that Kings for Sacramento Kings??

And shouldn't it be a Lion instead of a deer??

annabelles mom · 08-15-2007, 11:05 PM

Thank you so much everyone

Gene I love that ornie, so precious - I bet everyone who received one was thrilled

Scratch art is done on a clayboard that has been sprayed with many layers of india ink - you used a scratching tool, scratch the design (time consuming) then use watercolor or acrylics thinned to add color.

Diane i look forward to seeing your chair pads when done

Tink · 08-15-2007, 11:22 PM

Mary, I'm impressed and that's not easily done!
Very nice... quite a talent you have there.
Thanks for sharing.!

08-14-2007, 11:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	Watercolor Gladiolas Hi everyone - I do some painting and thought I'd share my latest project, not one I will likely do again, it was a tough one Gladiolas done in watercolor

08-15-2007, 08:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
ellabee Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,551	WOW, thank you for sharing that, your work is beautiful.........show more please!! __________________ -Lynn & "Dexter #3" (third Dexter to join the forum - and Sandy's littermate!)

08-15-2007, 08:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	You do great work! I'm a little jealous. I do some cross stitching (not too much now with 2 doods) and my mom and dad made hand made wood ornaments instead of Christmas cards since 1977. Since my dad passed in 2003, I've been doing them. This was last years.... __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

08-15-2007, 08:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
ellabee Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,551	gene that is awesome!! Show some of your cross stitch too, please?? __________________ -Lynn & "Dexter #3" (third Dexter to join the forum - and Sandy's littermate!)

08-15-2007, 09:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	I'll make a separate post....here I went...hijacking again....my bad! __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

08-15-2007, 08:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	Thank you Lynn ! If you'd like to see some of my other work you can click on my "picture trail" link below my name, I have several albums with different types of paintings

08-15-2007, 09:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
ellabee Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,551	OMG Mary, they're wonderful! I can't bring the photo here for some reason, but the scratch art lighthouse is one of my favorites...and the stepping stone, and the ornaments, and the......and the.... __________________ -Lynn & "Dexter #3" (third Dexter to join the forum - and Sandy's littermate!)

08-15-2007, 09:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	Won't last long......DOH.....there I go again! __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

08-15-2007, 10:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cinsmom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: KC area Posts: 2,499	Wow, that's wonderful! I love your art!! __________________ Becky & Cinnamon http://safeharborprisondogs.com

08-15-2007, 12:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jac Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern California Posts: 9,243	Mary! Beautiful work!!! I dabble in art, or I used to...so I really do appreciate the talent you have! I have never seen "scratch art" before, but I think I like that medium very much...I assume that you paint on a thick brush stroke and scratch off the detail? One of my favorite pieces of yours...there are many...is the little bird on the snowman's carrot nose! Too cute! We used to have those birds in our yard in Santa Rosa...you painted it almost like a photograph...nice work! Beautiful! Gene, what and adorable Christmas ornament. When my father was alive we had a craft business, Mom, Dad, my sister, my brother and me! We enjoyed it so much. Going to the craft fairs and working our "art" together...when Dad passes, we just sort of stopped. I am so happy that you continue with your family tradition...you honor your father.

08-15-2007, 02:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	Lovely painting and Gene I did not know!!!! We have artists in our midst. Beautiful work I love it all

08-15-2007, 07:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
seazr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,971	Oh my goodness! I hate this discussion! All the beautiful work makes me so envious and reminds me that I have projects stacking up. Mary got me interested in painting stepping stones so I brought four pieces of natural slate from the lake home with me. AND I discovered hooked chair pads and I decided I must have some for our new dining set--problem is at a min of $20 per, I made up my mind to hook my own! Sheesh, what am I thinking??? Oh and by the way, Gene, your cute ornament--is that Kings for Sacramento Kings?? And shouldn't it be a Lion instead of a deer?? __________________ Diane (and Dakota) http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e304/seazr/

08-15-2007, 11:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	Thank you so much everyone Gene I love that ornie, so precious - I bet everyone who received one was thrilled Scratch art is done on a clayboard that has been sprayed with many layers of india ink - you used a scratching tool, scratch the design (time consuming) then use watercolor or acrylics thinned to add color. Diane i look forward to seeing your chair pads when done

08-15-2007, 11:22 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tink Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West central Wisconsin Posts: 2,506	Mary, I'm impressed and that's not easily done! Very nice... quite a talent you have there. Thanks for sharing.! __________________ www.tinkerdoodle.net Hickory, Ava, Hana, Misty, and Chip (happy master of his Harem)

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