Thistle - Red Poppies - Amaryllis
These three little flower studies were done on a travel watercolor system. I have a portable palette with limited color range (compared to my large studio palette), velcro work surface with a small pad of watercolor paper that stays put on the surface - and the brushes have a water reservoir so I can paint on the spur of the moment, no water bucket necessary. After taking Kathleen McElwaine's workshop, I was inspired by her "bus painting" story. She devised a portable watercolor system - as I described above - and painted on her bus ride from Leander to Austin daily. I am going to try to redeem any downtime (waiting for an appointment, sitting in a meeting, etc) by doing little quick paintings. I am enjoying it so far. I did these 3 little paintings in 2 hours time while visiting with some lady friends at a fellowship guild gathering.
Such beautiful and delicate beauties. Would love to see your watercolor travel system!
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