Sometimes I start with color…
I think color will be enough, because I am mad for color…
But color is never enough.
There is the line, and it has a lot to say.
Because you can’t read my handwriting:
Playing with color is intuitional.
You have to let go and trust your instincts.
When you are learning there is that time when you are doing this or that
because a techniques been taught, but then at some point,
there is the medium, the materials, and you playing
following the color the line….
And you set the editor / student / critic aside
and let go into that moment.
You don’t know what will happen.
It is scary, exciting, thrilling, fun, and time is no where.
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Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, liquid watercolors and inks in Pentel Aquash waterbrushes. Lamy Al-Star with Robert Oster Jade ink.
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This is art and yet its an expression of emotion right?
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Absolutely. In fact, I am a tonglen practitioner, and when I have to send out an antidote for a horrer I cannot fathom, I often simply see the image of a sunflower. Strong, joyous, survivor. An aw, thank for the repost I just noticed!
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While my watercolor is not nearly as fluid or sophisticated as yours, Kate, I also work in layers. I usually start with a pencil drawing then add water color, etc. I will either redefine or enhance the original lines after that. Your work always amazes me.
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OH NO, not sophisticated or fluid crazywoman! Your work is wonderful!
Pencils get a bad rap… I love them.
I rarely start with color… which is why I think I wrote a bit about it.
Thank you for the compliments. xoxo
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What fun, luv thes sunflowers. Happy PPF Kate
much love…
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Thank you… I love them almost as much as palms.
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I do the exact same thing almost every time. I think to myself, I’m going to just use watercolors, but every time I end up adding detail with a fine-liner. I can’t help myself! Happy PPF!
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Bunny, I have been waylaid on my quest to record but I am getting there!
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Looking forward to following you on Facebook.
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Thank you! Love your 29 faces… it is a great challenge — I did it three years ago in mostly markers!
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you’re so right, sometimes that line is so important. Lovely floral, so sunshiny. Visitng from PPF
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Thank Jenn.
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Love your brilliant colors and drawings, Kate.
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Ah thanks Fran!
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Lovely and so colourful…xx
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Ah you are the woman with the excellent recipe for orange almond honey cake…
My neice and I have this on our will-try list! Yeow! https://bitofahippie.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/orange-almond-and-honey-cake/
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I love your talent. You always show so much emotion in each piece.
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Wo thank Nicole. What a delightful compliment!
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Beautiful, Katie. I love color too…the brighter, the better!
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Oh yes… and my husband thankfully does too. When we got together, we donated all the old dishes from previous marriages (RIP) and we’ve been collecting a mish-mash of what-ever-color grabs us dishes since and they are all so different but all bright so they all go together!
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That sounds like a fun assortment of dishes. How can you not love to cook and eat with them?
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I do… work is the only thing that slows me down… being beat at the end of the day!
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Oh my – these are just gorgeous! I love your style!
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Thank you!
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I to am all about the color, loving yours
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Thank you!
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