Backlit

This morning, the ricefield was completely still, beautifully backlit, and inspiring:



Have a wonderful day,

Cindy

Thank You

Sunrise on the Cooper River

Misty morning, high clouds, the plop of a fish, a cuppa joe, .......pausing a moment to remember on Memorial Day. 

Have a safe one,

Cindy  

The Dike

A remnant of the rice culture which flourished along this river is pictured in this watercolor.  It's what's left of a dike that was used to control the flow of water into and out of the rice fields.  It is about 1/3 down the left side of the painting.  The river proper is behind it.  If you search Google Maps for the Cooper River, South Carolina, you can plainly see how extensive these dikes were.

Morning View

This is a picture of what I am lucky enough to see when I get up in the mornings....

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Have a great day,

 

Cindy

 

Don't Give Up!

I painted this hibiscus a few years ago, and was never happy with it:

Last week, I played around with it, adding a darker background, and a black mat.  Huge improvement:

Just goes to show, keep those paintings, and later on you might have a "salvage inspiration".  I've also noticed that what looks kind of pitiful today, may magically overnight mature into something I am proud of.  I don't know if watercolor fairies come and fix things up, or.....ummmmm?

Baby Mag, Day 3

Gave in to panic on the background, and just "blued" it out.  I like it, the leaves of this magnolia show up much nicer. 

Cindy