Spring in the Ozarks

Spring in the Ozarks
original watercolor
11 x 15

I have been practicing using different combinations to make green. This time I used phthalo blue and transparent yellow. It made a beautiful light green. To darken it I used a little Burnt Sienna. I think I will use these combinations again.

Garden Gate

Garden Gate
Original Watercolor
11 x 15

This poem by Amber A Whitman was an inspiration for the painting of this original watercolor. Enjoy a walk in the garden.

The Garden Gate

Open the garden gate
Butterflies float gently on the breeze as they flutter by
Emerald tones of grass blanket the ground.
Rose's trail and twist on the broken trellis.
Petals glisten and radiate rainbow blooms
Tiny birds flit across your path
The sun warms your face.
This is utopia
Open the garden gate

by

Amber A Whitman

Spring is in the Air

Spring is in the Air, original watercolor 11 x 15

I finally finished this piece. I really struggled with the foreground, middleground and background. I feel that middleground looks to much like the background. The background looks like the middleground. The more I tried to fix it the worse it got. So. . . I finally quit and let it be.