Painting with the Ladies at Bonnie’s Farm
July 24, 2013
The ladies under a tulip tree
This was my second painting en plein air outing with my lady friends from Bow, Washington. We met under a tulip tree on Bonnie’s little 40-acre farm in the Skagit Valley. I am still intimidated by landscapes and focused my work on a broken window rather than on the whole barn. Maybe someday I’ll feel brave enough to paint a whole composition with buildings in a landscape — and even with people!!
The lovely old barn on Bonnie’s farm
Barn interior
Old door in horse barn
Weathered windows
My ink and watercolor sketch of barn window
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July 24, 2013 at 7:30 am
love, love, love your painting!
July 24, 2013 at 8:09 am
Thank you for saying that!
July 24, 2013 at 8:26 am
Great post! The painting is wonderful. I understand being intimidated (and at my level, I would never touch a landscape!), but art isn’t only technical skill: most people can see the beauty in a landscape, but not everyone can see (and fewer can convey) the beauty in a barn window, and you can, in more than one medium. If you can do this, I’m confident that inspired landscapes are in your future. And I always love the way you combine your painting and photography. Also like the editing of the tulip tree photo, reminds me of an old, colorized black and white. Cool!
July 24, 2013 at 8:46 am
Thank you for looking so closely. I appreciate your appreciation.
July 24, 2013 at 9:29 am
Beautiful painting Rosemary, of the barn window…I totally agree with Camilla on your capabilities as an artist!
July 24, 2013 at 10:41 am
Thanks, Chris.
August 1, 2013 at 3:23 pm
Your watercolors are lovely! No need to paint a whole landscape or fill the paper entirely. Celebrate what you do so well.
August 1, 2013 at 5:37 pm
Thank you! I consider myself a beginner painter, but I look forward to growing in skill as I keep working at it.
July 24, 2018 at 6:03 am
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