It's so easy to see what is before us - ordinary objects, ordinary colors - and never take deeper notice. This is a little plein air watercolor painting I did at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL. It was a very overcast day - no blue skies, a lot of green looking toward a stand of trees. Pretty ordinary. I challenged myself to see something more - to imagine deeper colors and to express something beyond ordinary.
I painted quickly trying to stay ahead of the next rainfall. I was able to finish it (though it is a small painting) and get to my car before the rain began. :)
This little painting is one of the ways that I give gifts to my Artful Friends each month. It was a free download with permission to print for personal use. Some months, I offer an exclusive discount. Some months, I paint an original little painting that I give away to one of my Artful Friends. (I've given away dozens of little paintings - no strings attached - from coast to coast and overseas too.)
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