What I've been up to this winter.

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The weather has been cold, wet, and even snowy this year and I’m very much a fair weather gardener, so what have I been doing?

I’ve been using my time creatively of course! All watercolours :o)

This rose might look familiar – I posted the photo a while ago.

A fun exercise, using warm and cool colours to show how light is reflected (warm is reflected from the ground, cool from the sky usually)

More flowers – a faded hydrangea.

Echinacea flowers

My favourite flower!

A still life for a change :o) I’m very happy to say that this one has sold already – more money for my garden!

I’ve also finished a portrait of my youngest daughter and a quick sketch of a racehorse (which also sold yippee)

Thanks to TT for suggesting I post these in a blog instead of in the photo album!

Just for TT, some dogs I’ve painted in the past….

Sally

Ginger

Fred

Ruth

3 Feb, 2009
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Comments

Terratoonie

Ruth, these are wonderful pictures !
Whenever I see your paintings of food, whether liquorice allsorts or cherries, it makes me feel hungry :o)

Well done on selling your paintings.
As you say, more money to spend on your garden.
Thanks for making this lovely blog. :o)

3 Feb, 2009

Madmum

Thank YOU TT! It's a pleasure to share with everyone :o)

3 Feb, 2009

Terratoonie

Have you ever drawn dogs ?
You mention the race horse....

3 Feb, 2009

Lincslass

Very impressed, especially like the duck and faded hydrangea.......

3 Feb, 2009

Madmum

I have done, let me find them and I can add them to the blog!

3 Feb, 2009

Bonkersbon

Your watercolours are beautiful..particularly likt the duck.[Well I would wouldnt I ] No wonder the still life of cherries has sold...it is stunning !

3 Feb, 2009

Terratoonie

Wonderful canine portraits.
You have a good eye for proportion and colour.
They look natural and correct.
Congratulations. :o)

3 Feb, 2009

Madmum

Thanks Lincslass!

LOL BB - thank you!

TT, that's a big complement, thank you!

3 Feb, 2009

Steve

fantastic watercolours madmum , i bet the winter months just flew past , especially like the rose..............steve

3 Feb, 2009

Spritzhenry

You really have a talent, Madmum. I am green with envy!
I couldn't choose a favourite.

3 Feb, 2009

Irish

wow fantastic watercolours

3 Feb, 2009

Ginellie

Lovely, all of them, especially Ginger.

3 Feb, 2009

Wagger

So envious of your talent. These are all really beautiful, I think the iris is my favourite.

3 Feb, 2009

Blodyn

What beautiful paintings. ! They're brilliant.

3 Feb, 2009

Gilli

Beautiful paintings MM. Very well done indeed. I particulaly like the rose (of course!) and the duck. These have kept you very busy. I am not surprised you have sold some. They are excellent.

4 Feb, 2009

Clarice

What a talent you have the water colours are brill, love the dog one's but they are all great.

4 Feb, 2009

Madmum

Thanks for all the lovely comments! Watercolour painting is my first passion, but it has led me to more hobbies, first was photography and now gardening! My aim is to be able to spend time in the garden painting my own flowers from life!

5 Feb, 2009

Lincslass

Sounds good to me,love your dog ones especally Sally...

5 Feb, 2009