Work In Progress Wednesday: "Retro Pop"

"Retro Pop" work in progress  11" x 12" watercolor by Carrie Waller

Today I'm sharing my progress with you:))  Can't wait to share the finished painting with you on Monday!  I absolutely love the colors in this painting and I can't wait to do some more in this series.  I do have to take a break in there and get ready for a workshop I'm teaching on Friday.  I'm trying a new painting with this workshop and I'll tell you all about it next week.

I do hava couple spots available in my "All That Shines:  The Art of Painting Glass in Watercolor" May 15-17th workshop in Baton Rouge, LA.  That will probably be my last workshop in the United States for a while since we are packing up and moving to Japan.

Carrie

Work In Progress Wednesday: Emerald Waters and Gallery Pictures

"Emerald Waters" 6" x 9" watercolor by Carrie Waller

My gallery wall at Local Colour

Thought I would share with you my in progress pictures of "Emerald Waters".  I also have a picture of my gallery wall, you can see all the results of all my painting mania:)

Carrie

Bottle Painting # 2

Bottle Series painting #2 6" x 9" original watercolor by Carrie Waller

So here is the second of my series.  I had a huge response to the first painting.  I was thrilled!  This painting is a zoomed in version, the next painting is going to be even more magnified.  I playing with this idea of cropping in closer and cropping in again until you have a straight up abstract painting.

I love this new painting.  I love the colors I love the playfulness.  I'm really having fun with this series.  Looking forward to the next painting in the series.

Bottle Series painting #1 6" x 9" original watercolor by Carrie Waller

I want to thank everyone for all the titles that you sent in.  I have a long list now.  I'm waiting until I'm further into the series to make final decisions.  I want to look at the whole series before I commit.

I'll be sharing the work in progress pictures on Wednesday.

Carrie

Summer Day Lily

Orange Day Lily on Patterned Plate watercolor on paper 11 x 14 BUY NOW

 Once again our yard is in full bloom with day lilies.  I am forever appreciative of the former residents that planted just about every color and variety of day lily.  They are beautiful and I look forward to this time of year.  I'm sharing my day lily painting with you.  I plan on doing another one as soon as I'm finished with my commissioned painting that I'm working on.

photo of day lilies from our yard

Hope everyone is having a fabulous Memorial Day weekend.  As a military wife I am certainly thankful for all of our men and women serving our country past and present.

Carrie

Mini Hydrangeas in Soup Tureen

watercolor on paper 6x6 $195 BUY NOW

 This week I painted a mini version of one of my favorite paintings.  I think everyone is getting anxious for warmer weather and what says it better than some beautiful flowers.  Hydrangeas are some of my all time favorite flowers, especially the blue ones.  We have been having a lovely Summer preview at my house, it's been in the 70's and sunny, wish I could send our weather to everyone:)

I also now have prints available at Imagekind click HERE to check them out.  There is also a tab at the top of my blog that will direct you there.  It's super cool, you can order them just as a print, framed or as a canvas.  Right now they are on sale 10% off and free shipping.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!!!

Carrie

Hydrangeas in blue crock

watercolor on paper 18 x 24

So hydrangeas used to be my favorite flower, until I spent several weeks of my life staring at each individual petal until I practically went blind.  This is the second installment of my hydrangea paintings.   This time I set my still life up in an antique crock from one of  my husband grandmothers.  Even though I have spent a tremendous amount of time with hydrangeas lately, I still love them.  I'm having trouble coming up with a title, so I'm enlisting all of your help.  If you have any ideas please leave a comment here or on facebook and share your titles.  I used to always make fun of paintings in museums with obvious names, but I now understand.  By the time you are done painting, you are creatively drained.  So as of now they are Hydrangeas in a blue crock, please, I beg you help me come up with something more imaginative.

I also have a dilemma every time I paint a picture, maybe a fear more than a dilemma, where and how to sign my name.  I thought it was a really silly fear, but when I went to the Paul Jackson workshop he said that he plans his signature into his composition and masks it out.  So this time I did just that.  I like this idea, and will do it from now on. 

acrylic on canvas 11x 14

Steven got back into the swing of things this week and did an 11 x 14 canvas.  The largest one he's done so far.  He did a lovely job!