Two paintings, No 22 He Gave Her a Rose and No 23 The Perfume Maker.
I decided to do something a little bit different this time and create a pair of paintings.
No 22 - In the picture at the top, we see a lady in her home who has received a rose, whilst through the gate we see a man driving away in a little white car.
No 23 - In the second picture, we see a man in his rose garden tending the flowers. Inside his house we see baskets of rose petals and perfume bottles on the shelf, whilst through the gate we see through the garden archway, the front of a little white car. He is the man who gave the lady the rose.
I've used quite a bit more gouache than usual, hence the brighter colours. I used to use gouache exclusively for the first 20 years that I painted before I switched to watercolour but these days I find myself using more and more gouache. I suppose it's a sort of old friend. Some of the gouache is laid down quite thickly in these two paintings, making the surface a bit rough and textured. The gouache has mainly been used on the sections depicting building walls.
The two paintings have been created as a pair. Both paintings have the same dimensions with a figure on the right, an architectural feature on the left and a garden in the middle. Both paintings feature roses and cats.
These two paintings have been designed for something special but I shall tell you about all that in a few months when things are further down the track! Super secret shhhh! :)
Celeste two wonderful drawings in progress. Your work is beautiful, Nice weekend and greetings, Dietmut
ReplyDeleteHello Dietmut, thank you for the kind words. Hope you have a lovely week :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! You are just so inspiring!!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet of you to leave a message, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteHi Celeste! I found your blog while I was surfing, looking for nothing. I'm in love with your paintings and your interpretation of India. The paintings makes me happy! Are they for sale? Best regards, Sofie
ReplyDeleteHi Sofie, I'm happy to read you found love in my paintings! Yes, for me, India has a timeless fascination which keeps me occupied! I don't have anything for sale presently but hope to later in the year. Thanks for visiting :)
ReplyDeleteHello Celeste, How nice to see your work again. I see that you use the micron pens, I love those pens and use them constantly! Gouache is my friend too, although I am 95% watercolor in an illustration. But I love white gouache for fur and feathers and fixing my watercolor mistakes. Great work you have here, I love the uniqueness of your style.
ReplyDeleteI really love your art. I wonder if you are planning to sell prints of any of it? Like others, I feel happy looking at your artwork. You have a real gift.
ReplyDeleteHello Jeri, yes, I use Micron pens! I first started using pens with watercolour by the request of publishers for my illustrations about 10 years ago. At that time, I used the pens reluctantly but I soon got used to them and now I can't do without them! I do find that the Micron pens are the best of all the brands I have tried. Many many years ago, back in the 1970s when I was in high school, I did some gouache illustrations with pen outline ...by the time the 90s rocked on, the pen markings on those illustrations had blurred and become quite fuzzy. Hopefully, the Micron pens won't do that! Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteI like white gouache for fur too! :) I do find lately that I'm using more and more gouache though, and in all sorts of colours too! I suppose that what I am drawn to is all the fabulous bold colours that are available in gouache these days...and I suppose that I just has a different feel to it. I like the way the gouache has the ability to create a roughed up patchy surface, very nice for creating the look of a 300 year old wall and that kind of thing.
Anyway, thanks for stopping by. I read your comment a couple of weeks ago but was thinking about what you said. Sorry for the delay in answering.
Celeste