Sepia Pears

"Sepia Pears" 7.5" x 8.5" original watercolor by Carrie Waller
Day 18/30
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Today I started teaching private lessons with a student.  The first painting I have my students do is a monochromatic painting (with the exception of the background which is a sepia/indigo mix) in sepia.  I do this so that students can learn to establish their values immediately.  Plus it eliminates having to think about mixing colors because you only get one.  I have always loved sepia paintings.  I spent the first 6 mos to a year to a lot of sepia paintings when I first started painting.  I have talked with other artists that began that way as well.

We had a good first lesson and I'm looking forward to working with him.

These are 4 monochromatic paintings that I did from architectural details I found all over Europe.  I was always on the hunt for these round details.  The top one from was a church in Cambridge, England, the next one down was found in Prague, the 3rd one down was a manhole cover in Paris (they design everything), and the bottom one was from the Palace Versailles.

These have hung in every house we have lived in during our 12 years of marriage and I will not part with them:)

Carrie

C'est Si Bon and Sold It!!

C'est Si Bon original watercolor on paper 6x6 $195.00  Buy Now

C'est Si Bon shown in a Randy Higbee Frame.  Frame NOT included.

C'est Si Bon has a 1 1/2" white boder all the way around the 6x6 painting making the total dimensions 9x9

Hi Everyone,

Hope you had a fabulous weekend.  Today's painting is the second in a series I plan on continuing.  Last week Daily Paintworks challenge was to paint to music.  The first painting I did was Buona Sera an Italian scene painted to the song by the same name performed by Louis Prima.  Today's painting I painted to C'est Si Bon performed by another great Louis, Louis Armstrong.  Paris is such a glorious city and this painting captures the Eiffel Tower and the River Seine.  I had to break out my Schmincke Paris Blue in honor of this great city:)  At the bottom of the post click on the you tube video and you can hear the song.

I have another painting up for auction at Daily Paintworks.

Available for auction through Daily Paintworks BID HERE

Here it is in a Randy Higbee frame.  Frame NOT included.

The painting is a 6x6 but it has a 1" border on all sides making the total dimension 8x8. 

SOLD IT!  Here are my recently sold works.

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Thanks for stopping by, click on the play arrow below and enjoy Louis Armstrong singing C'est Si Bon:)

Carrie