These four watercolor sketches of noxious wild weeds are from the fields/woodlands on Whidbey. I placed them in a vase so I could sketch them with graphite on watercolor paper and then paint. I used walnut ink for the text so it harmonized with the colors of the paint. The weeds are sour weed; it gives the red color to the open green and yellow fields; geranium robertianum found in shady gardens and woodlands; western starflower clustered in shady areas under trees; woodland strawberry a ground cover in open areas in the woodlands. This was a fun challenge.
What a wonderful grouping! Nicely done, Lois. Also really like your delightfully written notes about each.
ReplyDeleteLois, your weeds are the prettiest weeds I have ever seen, and believe me, I know weeds....
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Thanks, Barbara and kris. Sometimes weeds are good and add some color to the earth. Kris, you must have really good eyes because I can't read the fine print of the text on my computers.
ReplyDeleteThese are so delicate and lovely, Lois! They don't seem like weeds at all. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteA "weed" is only in the eye of the beholder - but you've made them beautiful, Lois. Lovely work!
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