Hey, diddle, diddle

Watercolor    13x13      Prints Available

Hey, diddle, diddle

By Mother Goose 

Hey, diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon;

The little dog laughed  To see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Barn 201 Going Out 202 Shop Talk

 

 

Barn 201  Going Out   22x30   watercolor graphite

Vase n Red Red

 

Vase n Red Red   12x12  mostly watercolor

 

Vase n Eloise 12x12  mixed watermedia

Third is short series.  I wanted to pick up the green found in Vase n Pepper to make a contrast with in these three.  The white shirt with stars added some perkiness.

Available for $100 un-framed.

 

VASE n DOODLE    12x12    mostly watercolor

It seems when I have not painted for a while I revert to the “vase and flower” series…so that I can play with color.  These were fun and reminiscent of some ideas cleaned for recent workshops with Karen Knutson, Mike Bailey and Myrna Wacknov.  A bit of collage, oil pastel and graphite pencil help finish these two efforts.  I like them.  What do you think?

 available  at $100 each  un-framed

  I include below a few of the ‘vase n flower’ series.  About two years ago, I did about twenty studies sized at 10x11.  This a non-standard size, which takes extra, expense to frame.  So I was thinking……” not production, not to hang on wall, not be successful and not hope to sell nor gift to the granddaughter”.  This freed my mind and allowed me to play and discover and ask “what if…?”  If only we would always have that freedom to create!

 

Untitled 22x30 Watercolor

Untitled           22x30     Watercolor

I am unsure about this one.  I like the watercolor feel, edges quality and the strong value statement.  However, the colors do not seem to be “me.”  I like warmer compositions.  There is this tugging inside me now to paint watercolor…meaning enjoying the flow, freshness, the paint doing its thing…that distinct look only found in watercolor.  Not sure where I am going ….  .  More coming.  Any ideas what to name this one?

Broken Arrow OK Morning

Broken Arrow OK Morning  11x15   watercolor

In May of this year, I was able to attend a workshop “Beyond the Obvious” by Mike Bailey.  It was a great time.  One day, Mike mentioned the building across the street enjoying the sun and shadows.  the next day, he brought in a painting. (He posted his on his blog, dated May 12 2014.)  I just had to try it too.  I was able to get a traditional fresh look with strong light and dark value.  $75 unframed

Blue Vases After Skip

Blue Vases After Skip     15x22 watercolor

I found this painting while returning my studio to order when the update was finished.  This was painted about 1996 soon after a workshop with Skip Lawrence.  He encouraged the emphasis of color contrast.  So here, there is a dominance of blue with variation of warm to color.  Low-key warms are placed next-to the cools.  The fiddler has found its way into a number of works.  I believe his teaching has noticeably influenced my choices.  I still like this one.  What do you think?

Demonstrations in Watercolor Landscape

 

 

Marsh Demo  22x30  watercolor  $100 each

I live next the La Crosse River Marsh.  These were "warm-up"  and demo for  the Landscape  class just finished

Road  demo   11x15  watercolor   for Landscape class

demo   7.5x11  watercolor  

La Crosse River Marsh

 

La Crosse River Marsh

watercolor

 

 

 

 

 

6^th  Annual  Open House-2013

777  Losey Blvd N   La Crosse

Affordable Art Show

Original paintings       Cards    watercolors      acrylics

 

 November  9    Sat    10 am to 3 pm

November 15    Fri.      2 pm to 7 pm

November  16   Sat     10 am to 3 pm 

      

New paintings, early works small studies, affordable prices. Many in $35 to $65

range--in fact most below $100

 

The house is full of paintings; I do not want to build a lean-to on the house to store them.

 

Come meet the artist in her home

 

La Crosse   WI   54601

 

ellenroles@charter.net

 

'downtown' paintings

These are the new 'downtown' paintings

al water color  11x14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Flower Studies

   Flowers from Jennifer 12x12 watercolor ink oil pastel

The Ink added depth and entertainment. The teal blue perked it up a bit. It was fun to do!

 

 

Demo of Gradation   ≈7 ½ x 14     watercolor

 A fresh demo emphasizing gradation in the colors in the background... warm to cool and darker to lighter.  The intention is to encourage the viewer’s eye to move around the painting.

Pretty Ladies

Pretty Ladies       10x11   Watercolor

Pretty Ladies             11x14   Watercolor

Pretty Ladies        11x14       Watercolor

Not intended to be self protrait

Red Posies Mix

Red Posies Mix     watercolor collage    11x14


This delightful vase and flowers was originally absolutely centered on a 10x11 paper. I really liked the painting, but the centering bothered me muchly. So I cut and tore, found another old discarded work to take some pieces from, painted some background on a sheet of watercolor and reassembled it and was pleased with the results. I think I may try this idea again.

This was then sprayed with acrylic varnish and mounted on a cradled wood frame, ready to hang. Available for $85 plus tax and shipping.

Shirley’s Trees

Shirley’s Trees 10x11 watercolor and ink

Sketch by Shirley Trevena

I continue to study the two books that I have by Shirley Trevena. Her work is very “watercolory”. By that I mean: transparent and free flowing, yet very rich in color, good design and creative. It is representational, however I would not call it realism. So some times when I need some inspiration, I ‘copy’ …. So here it is. The black is India Ink, used to make sure this had enough abstract qualities. What do you think about this one?