Just think of the trees: they let the birds perch and fly, with no intention to
call them when they come and no longing for their return when they fly away.
If people's hearts can be like the trees, they will not be off the Way.
- Langya
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
"Gum Forest 7" watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - Maree© (no sketching)
Size : 7.5" x 5.5"
(This Series is for sale on my SALES BLOG)
The seventh in the Gum Forest series of 8 where I've been experimenting with not doing any sketches before painting, just putting colour directly onto the paper and seeing what develops. As I put in the preliminary washes, I was envisaging the closeness of the trees in our Blue gum forest and left a lot more clear paper before starting on the next colour phase.
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I love the colours of Gum tree series, they remind me of something very mystical and magical.However do you find all your wonderful quotes at the top of your posts. Maree?! I really like them, so inspirational and uplifting.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jules! Whenever I need a quote, for example for trees, I just Google 'tree quotes' - there are masses around on the internet!
ReplyDeleteWonderful Maree - love the movement and the colours.
ReplyDeleteAlso enjoyed your Moleskine post - I'm saving up to buy my first one!!
Thank you Liz. You won't be sorry about the Moleskine - which one are you thinking of getting? I have 10...!
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