Fall Bouquet, 11x14
A Secret Garden, 6x14Believe it or not, the colors of fall in Dallas right now are really what you see in A Secret Garden. Inspired by a real garden I found on a walk, this is a plein air study. The blooms are a little embellished, but, it is true, the flowers are much happier now with the high 80 degree days vs. the +100 temps. The encore azaleas are blooming, as are the crepe myrtles and the roses, hibiscuses, inpatients and perennials are all happy. However, the shadows are getting much longer. I walked out in the backyard the other day and noticed I was in the shadow of the house as it stretched far into the yard.
I wanted to share that gorgeous middle photo with the plant alive with the glow of the sunlight.
Fall Bouquet is painted from a bouquet I put together for a school coffee at my house. I couldn't resist using the pumpkin branches or the bright orange and magenta colors.
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Love that picture - so awesome
ReplyDeleteWhat utterly beautiful flowers Liana and really stunning watercolours! Love the Secret Garden.
ReplyDeleteSo Beautiful! I love the Secret Garden and the fall colors. Though it really looks and feels like autumn here, my neighbor has bright pink stalk-like flowers growing. You'd love them. I've never seen anything like them before. I think I need to snap some photos and post them on my blog...Hmmmmm. Sounds like a plan!Thanks for the inspiration and the lovely painted colors.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your compliments. I can't believe you like Secret Garden. I like everything about it, except my painting style. I want for it to look more like a professional artist did it. Liz, since you do watercolors, don't you think it looks amateur?
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ReplyDeleteYour watercolous are wonderful!
I love the secret garden (and the painting style)
Love the fall painting and am wishing I was in Texas with you after seeing the beautiful Secret Garden!
ReplyDeleteVicki
Both the works are fabulous. The colors in the Fall Bouquet are really lovely. Great work.
ReplyDeleteThe colors in your fall bouquet are luscious, and make me a little less sad to see summer go!
ReplyDeleteI love those pods!
Your fall bouquet really caught my eye. It is a gorgeous time of year. Great post:)
ReplyDeleteBoth the paintings are beautiful. Capturing “A Secret Garden” on paper is a brilliant idea.
ReplyDeleteThat bouquet is just too awesome..
ReplyDeleteLovely work, Liana. Fall always presents such a colorful overture to the winter white that is to follow!
ReplyDeleteWhat spectacular colours in that beautifully arranged bouquet! And such a pretty painting of the garden. I love your work :0)
ReplyDeleteLiana, I came to your blog from hopping various other art blogs. I love your painting style which is evident in "Fall Bouquet", "Cherries" and "Apples, Peaches and Plums", to name a few I recently looked at, and your use of color is what I strive to achieve.
ReplyDeleteLooking at A Secret Garden, I see your frustration with your painting style. It isn't as polished as your more formal paintings, perhaps because it was done en plein air and maybe done more hurriedly. I'm just guessing here. This has more of a sketch feel to it, more of a study than a finished painting. You can either continue to work on this painting but risk overdoing it (as I've done many times!), or call this one merely a sketch and start fresh with a more formal painting of the subject and take your time in the studio with it. I bet it will turn out fabulous.
Forgive my comments if they are out of line, coming from a total stranger who has never seen your work before.
Friends, thanks for sharing your wonderful thoughts. Krista, of course you are not out of line. It is always a great help to understand what and how others see things.
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