No embroidery today so I guess that means I got you here under false pretences....sorry about that. There are buttons though, does that count?
I painted yesterday afternoon. I really enjoyed it but boy does it take a lot of time....in an ideal world I would set aside some time for this so I may try and juggle, go to bed a bit later? get up a bit earlier? do less housework? Yes that's it....less housework it is then.
Don't worry, I will have embroidery next time.....I haven't gone to the dark side.
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i think it's lovely. would love to see some of the buttons you've collected. wish i had saved all my grandma's buttons. i gave them away to a friend whose mom was a collector many years ago.
oh pretty buttons and such patience with tiny painting. are we talking a single hair paintbrush here?? Less housework is ALWAYS the answer!
stop it Karen! you are inspiring me and I know it will take me hours to do one little piece and then just like you I will be looking at all the things wrong with it and feeling embarassed at my ineptitude whilst others are saying how lovely it is.
i rather think that everything we attempt is a good challenge, practice. the more we do the more comfortable our gesture become - your mind is still tell you hands what to do here - soon the hands will just know what to do and won't need to be told. it's like stitching - your hands know the tension and lengths you want and just go off on the own. it still looks like a gentle interpretation. do yo u sketch out anything before hand or is it all "free style?" cheers
I didn't sketch out with this one Henrietta but I have done in the past....
Lovely pictures Karen and I'm all for less housework. Mind you if I did any less, none would be done at all
;oD Definitely less house work if it means more of these delicate watercolours.
not enough hours in the day are there Karen. i dunno.... even your painting is beautifully neat.
I don't understand the exercise here. Did you paint these buttons or are you painting a copy of what you see on the button. Why? What does this lead you to? Will you embroider designs like these?
I would love to have water color lessons. I think watercolors are some of the cleaner supplies we can work with when it comes to painting.
lovely to see your wee button painting. such sweet buttons.
KJE....I didn't paint the buttons, I am just painting what I see. The reason? Just because I wanted to.....not for a design for embroidery.
Oh these are exquisite! I'm amazed you are able to get watercolour to stick to the surface of the buttons. I'd have used acrylic.. but watercolour is so much more delicate. I'm afraid housework doesn't even come into the equation given the choice!!
Gorgeous! Such delicate paintings.
I didn't paint the actual buttons Christine...they are vintage. I am copying them on to the paper with watercolour....
I love it!
Have a nice weekend. Kisses, kisses.
Karen, I think you do rather well painting. Do you love it like you love your embroidery?
Recreating someone else's pattern teaches the hand to move as the eyes see and is a wonderful exercise I think. Art inspires.
Such beautiful delicate little watercolour buttons...you are such a talent Karen!
I do think less housework and more creative time sounds a great idea!!!!
Jacky xox
Perfect lovely painting, your right it is very time consuming but can be very absorbing if the mood hits at the right time.
Love this post.
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Sue
I love your buttons and your watercolor!!! It is called "playing".....which is essential to the creative mind....we must learn to play.....And I say less house work is the perfect solution.....it is the reason we are downsizing to a much smaller house instead of a big ole restored 2 story that is a challenge everyday, even tho I love it.....I think I love a studio more....so we opted for a large kitchen and large studio....smaller everything else!!! Even a smaller yard to just grow enough garden and flowers to inspire me to watercolor and thus embroidery!!! Sometimes I could stay in a five foot square area for hours doing my creativity!!! I look forward to more of your drawing and painting too!!!!
Holy moly!
You are painting too!
Wonderful. Just wonderful.
beautiful buttons! I love the painting.
Karen--Is there no end to your patience?!?! Love them!!
They are lovely little watercolours - well done!
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