Friday, May 29, 2015

Waiting for something good

I've been kind of restless this last week,

in waiting for the class to begin and the summer to arrive. While waiting I have nearly finished my bug, just the background remaining. I'll show it again when completely done.

I did order some new tube watercolors in waiting for class, and yesterday they arrived in the mail. Colors are my main source for inspiration, when I see colors I always want to sit down to create something. BUT, remembering their names is quite another task. When I'm painting, I always know what color to choose by instinct, warm or cold, bright or toned down.
To help learning the names, I've made a "map" of my watercolors. Perhaps I now will learn the name of the red-ish blue and the one which is more green-ish. And which is which of all the reds.


 Our appletrees are in full bloom right now, and since we've only had cold weather the colors are spectacular this year. I picked in some small branches and had to paint them, they are such beautiful flowers.



Have a look at the colors, so intence pink.


Over a long periode of time I have wanted to paint a blue painting, and had a go some days ago. It's not the worst painting I did, but it didn't turn out as I had hoped for. I consider this one as a test for a larger piece in the future.


Three more sleeps and the class is on, as Tracey Fletcher King would say. Yay, bring it on!

Thanks alot for all your lovely comments last week, I loved reading them, all of them. Linking to Paint Party Friday again this week, have a good week everyone"

25 comments:

  1. Your paintings are beautiful. Have fun with the new water-colours! Hugs, Valerie

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  2. Lovely and yes vibrant pink. Enjoy the apples when they come.

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  3. Laila, did you come to my blog via Paint Party Friday? Oh my.... I should have stayed intimidated and shy and not play along... If I see your art here on your blog, I am stunned. The colours, the shapes... Your bug in your last post? I am overwhelmed by your artwork and skill.... I will go an have a look for a class to learn painting, heehee... Thanks for inspiring me!
    Greets from Manu

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  4. Wow.. really vibrant pink on this apple blossoms.. our's have gone and they were just white this year!
    Your painting is gorgeous!
    I do like the monochromatic blue one as well!
    Have fun in the class ... I am looking forward with what you will come up!
    oxox
    Susi

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  5. Love your paintings and your little color chart. I am taking the same class and also waiting for it to begin. It should be fun! And those blossoms are so brilliant in color. I wish we were a bit cooler to have that but we are so dry that the flowers bloom and then seem to quickly die off. You're lucky to have them, even if it doesn't really make up for cooler non-summery weather. have a great weekend.

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  6. Your pink flowers are really gorgeous, but the blue painting is over the top. I love it.

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  7. Lovely flowers you have painted!

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  8. I too love your blue painting. Beautiful pink as well.:)

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  9. Colors inspire also me, and a set of brand new colors is a thrill, and such beautiful flowers you've created!!

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  10. These are all so pretty and sweet, I really love the blue painting, it stands out so well and has such an energy, really great!

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  11. I love both your colorful bouquet and the monochromatic leaves! Isn't it fun to get new supplies to play with? I know you are going to have beautiful art to share from Tracey's class:)

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  12. Great idea to make a map of colours! That are some gorgeous flowers!

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  13. not many sleeps now and I am very taken with those apple blooms... great painting of them... I love delicate blooms like that... and blue paintings are my favourite colour palette to work in... I love those colours... see you in class...xx

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  14. I LOVE your watercolor of the apple blossoms! We don't have any of those in my part of the world. Blessings!

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  15. Those colours are gorgeous. Are they from the colour wheels that Tracey FK had in her supplies list? I love both your paintings but the bright colours always get me. I know you will love Tracey's class, she is hilarious.

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  16. Gorgeous blossoms, both real and painted as is the blue painting...Really wonderful work...I feel the colour too and have no idea the names...It does inspire though as do you!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  17. You are going to love Tracey's lesson, I had the chance to see one in Soul Food and simply loved it!

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  18. Wonderful apple tree blossoms! And your watercolour painting of them is absolutely gorgeous!

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  19. Your watercolour paintings are beautiful. Good luck with you class and thanks for visiting. Happy PPF!.

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  20. you had yourself a creative spell non the less; i really luv those apple blossoms; have a nice weekend

    much love...

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  21. Really wonderful paintings, great effort indeed!

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  22. These paintings are beautiful! They fill my eyes. Thank you so much.

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  23. Those apple blossoms are gorgeous, and I love your vibrant painting of them. The blue one is really beautiful too. I think it's much more useful to have a good feel of the colours than learning their names. But colour charts are always fun to do, I think.

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  24. Hello Laila, I do like your blue painting, quite unusual, and your flowers in the pretty round vase (both the photograph and your lovely painting).

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