and other less identifiable items

Saturday was the perfect day for painting pomegranates.  I have been meaning to try them since I came back from Palm Springs.  

So out came the gouache. Actually it's been sitting on the table since I got back from Palm Springs. Whispering as I walk by it. 
With painting, I have a goal to one day be able to pick up a brush and just start. However, at this point in my artistic life, a general idea of a shape at the outset, done with a pencil, seems to work better for me.   

So that's what I did.  Mixing up the reds, oranges, and browns to come up with just the right shade.  

At this point I went to bed before adding the "seeds".  Giving things a chance to dry.  

Then the decision came to pull out some acrylic paint and do a background.  

Which, by the way was exceedingly enjoyable.  

Almost as much fun as turning all my paint test spots into hearts, flowers, leaves, fried eggs, mittens, a cactus, a bird, and other less identifiable items.

I learned this from Pam Garrison.  The undisputed QUEEN of doodling. The thing is you just have to find your own doodle style. Which is hard. Until you turn off the thinking part of your brain and don't force it. Or expect it to look like someone else doodles. 

Comments

[Amy in Texas]

Oh the joy of making art! Well done!

[Debbie J]

I love it all. You did a great job!

[stacey]

great! especially the bird and cactus.

[jacki long]

Charming!