Sunday, June 15, 2014

'Tis the Season

Acrylic, 8x8"


 Season's Greetings!  Here is this year's offering of my version of rose.  My model quickly drooped in the studio, so had to resort to imagination and a silk rose stand-in to complete the painting. 

Thank you to everyone who has contacted me to check on me, since it has been awhile since I have posted.  I assure you, all is well.  I am still painting, quite regularly, actually.  I have hinted to you in a prior post that I have been working in a different medium, and I thought I would give you a glimpse at this time.  I have been playing with watercolor, sometimes mixed with gouache and sometimes even adding some colored pencil. 

I'm finding that I especially love working with these mediums for plein air (outdoor) painting.  The watercolors seem much more relaxing to use outside than acrylics.   So wonderful!  So far, I am just doing studies/sketches, but the feeling of ease about the process is such a joy.

I think I owe you one, so here is a recent little study (it is teeny):

Plein Air Watercolor, about 3x6"

Looking at it after the fact, I see "things" about it that could be fixed, but this little study makes me so happy.  I sat on a rock in the stream, relaxed as could be, and just sketched and learned.  I'm doubly thrilled that the scan of it is pretty close to the original.

Thank you so much for being here...

11 comments:

Jerry Stocks said...

Love the watercolor. So glad you are doing well.

Sharon L. Graves said...

love the rose. I am jealous, I can't paint a rose, yet. Love the study. Very fun looking. I struggle with plein air. Love that you're painting and learning. It's an inspiration.

Meredith Adler said...

Thanks, Jerry! And I hope you are well, too.

Thanks, Sharon, and I hope you get some roses and practice. I've seen you learn so much over the past couple years, I look forward to seeing your roses. Now and then through the years. As we get better and better!

carol edan said...

Your post was the first in my -art-folder this morning. What a pleasant surprise!!!

Love your little rose.... I find there is a time to put away the reference and let your painting direct you...

Great little outdoor sketch...
Keep them coming!!!

Cathy Engberg said...

So good to see you are painting Meredith! Love your roses! And a great watercolor too!

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Meredith Adler said...

Awwwww, thanks, Cathy and Carol, for your wonderful comments and for being such supportive fellow artists...means the world...

ME said...

Nice to see you're finding time to paint and post again. I like to think if this as one of your "happy places".

Meredith Adler said...

Thanks, Mom!

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