This past Sunday I took out my watercolors and did a little painting. I know that florals are done so often, but painting flowers really makes me feel joyful and I really needed a break from thinking about recent news events. I painted this from a snapshot I took in Papou’s garden. They are New Guinea impatiens, Japanese maple leaves and some sort of viney plant. It brought back a lot of memories for me–he kept the most beautiful gardens. I wish that I had spent more time outside sketching when I was there with him.
The painting isn’t really all that special, but it’s the fact that I got out my paints that is so wonderful. I did do some experiments with wet on wet and I tried something different for the maple leaves. Plus, I think that it’s important to get some painting practice in or the skills that I have developed with atrophy.
©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Impatiens by the Pergola. Watercolor, 7 x 9 inches.
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