Sunday, September 04, 2005

"Lavender in Pots"

Playing with composition, color, idea for 3 or 4 lavender pots in the moleskine. Put the stamp in the wrong place and the two different dates are confusing, but hey, it's art. Besides I think the perspective on the pots and contents are pretty close. This is truly a "thought" sketch as I'm thinking about doing something larger, maybe 11 x 14 on Arches #140.  
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  1. LindaMon Sep 05, 04:53:00 AM PDT

    Jim, you really do have a way with color! I'm looking forward to seeing the bigger work, too.

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  2. LindaMon Sep 05, 04:54:00 AM PDT

    But wait...what became of the picture of your house? Did you remove the post?

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  3. Jim BumgarnerMon Sep 05, 06:52:00 AM PDT

    Thanks Linda. Yes, I removed the "house" post. I got some strange comments and some spam, plus I didn't really like that image very well anyway. But thanks for your support and especially for noticing it was removed.

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  4. TeriMon Sep 05, 06:52:00 AM PDT

    Jim, I love the bright colors! Another idea for me to dwell on.

    Teri

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  5. Kathleen PequignotMon Sep 05, 10:13:00 AM PDT

    I really like the way the colors flow into each other. They are very rich. Lovely!

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  6. Jim BumgarnerMon Sep 05, 10:18:00 AM PDT

    Kathleen Marie and Linda: I use Daniel Smith watercolors and love them. I took a class last winter and the lady who was running the class got me onto them. I no longer use any of my old Windsor/Newtons or others.

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  7. pedalpowerMon Sep 05, 10:18:00 AM PDT

    I agree, beautiful rich colors!

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  8. Dana S. WhitneyMon Sep 05, 04:29:00 PM PDT

    Love the colors!
    I'd like to know what to what you attribute the lush growth of the lavender. Mind seems stunted.

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  9. AnonymousTue Sep 06, 05:22:00 PM PDT

    I like the colors of the pot, especially the way they're repeated in the background. And the spikey plants fit the picture. And your house picture was beautiful. Next time, delete the spam and leave the drawing.

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  10. TeriThu Sep 08, 04:34:00 PM PDT

    Jim, I am using the thick Moleskine and thanks for the hint! I just knew there must be a better way. I will try it next time.

    I wondered how you got such vibrant lush color on these pots.

    Teri

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  11. Jim BumgarnerThu Sep 08, 09:35:00 PM PDT

    Hi Teri, Good about the thick moleskine pages! I've heard others in the group speak disparagingly while reporting thin pages that acted like wax paper with watercolors. Please let me know how your experiment goes!

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