Who do you think might live in the door beneath the wisteria? Surely it's a fairy... a sprite... an elf... a gnome...a regular lady with green thumb? I think she sings while she tends to her flowers and smiles when she greets the mornings. I think she laughs when looks at her aqua door and is glad she chose aqua. I think she is content. I think everyone who visits her feels welcomed and at home.
Although I had a photo or two that gave me the idea, I did much of this from my own imagination... not typical at all for me... but so fun! And it came together quickly! Instead of a drawing, I blocked it in and just started.
I loved, Loved, LOVED the process... but in the end it looked like... a door... there was no story...As luck would have it, we'd planned to spend the night with Cheri, my art mentor and dear friend. I got to paint with her every Monday night during my first five years as a painter. It's such a treat whenever we get to paint together now. I said, "It's just a door with some flowers... Can you help me turn it into a story?" Well, I believe Cheri has a kind of fairy magic with paints. ☺
She started with, "Hmmm.... well, what if we tried putting a little aqua in the corner of that door... " Then "Hmmm... what if we add a little more aqua..." About an hour and 10 "Hmmm... what if we..." ideas later... just like magic... It was a story!
Original oil painting on 12"x 16" Canvas
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So pretty. The frost killed most of the wisteria around here, but there's still some to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI guess I don't "know" wisteria very well. I've never grown it, but it is beautiful.
DeleteI actally said "oh!!" out loud when I opened this post. It SPEAKS to me, and yes yes yes to all your details about the sprite who lives here; she DOES laugh (I heard her I swear, it's high and tinkly). Thank you for showing the before Cheri and after! Magical indeed.
ReplyDeleteOh, that makes me happy!
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