After returning from Italy I started painting larger pictures from my photos. "Cypress and Poppies" is 15 x 30. It's the typical Tuscan scene. The cypress trees are often scene like this in lines against the hillside.
I love painting outdoors. But it was difficult to find spots to sit and paint scenes like this. The roads were too dangerous. It was hard enough to get photos.
I have always participated in the visual arts including watercolors, drawing and sketching, pen and ink, and photography. Since retiring from teaching I have devoted much of my time to watercolors, sometimes combining them with pen and ink or collage.
Watercolor is the perfect medium to capture the beauty that surrounds us. I love to travel, and sketch and paint wherever I go. Painting, especially on location, captures the spirit and life of the subject. I hope to continue doing that for a long time to come.
2 comments:
Joan, I don't know how I missed this one. Very pretty, very Tuscan. I need to get out into the countryside more!
I love painting outdoors. But it was difficult to find spots to sit and paint scenes like this. The roads were too dangerous. It was hard enough to get photos.
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