A Gift for the Closing!

I have worked with a wonderful real estate agent in Austin, Texas on several home paintings.  

This is one of the latest.  Today I've posted a few of the painting steps for this project.

After completing a detailed drawing, I masked the edges and began with the blue sky.

Completing a light wash of all the surrounding landscaping, I dropped in some shading.

A light wash on the house and steps gave me a starting point for all the values of the painting.

                  I continued to add layer upon layer, bringing out the details and enriching the values.

After many more layers, and many more hours, I pronounced the painting complete!

I loved how the purchaser personalized the gift for the client...
with a wonderful frame and charming bow!
I hope her client loved it and will enjoy it for many years to come!

Thank You, Katie!

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Watercolor Walk Through!   

Thanks, Carole

Painting Grandma's Oakleaf Hydrangea!

Every time we go to our family farm in Alabama, I take dozens of pictures...or more!  There is something about the atmosphere and the subject matter that scream to become a painting!  

This is one of those!  

This one definitely turned out to be a time consuming labor of love. This Oakleaf Hydrangea was blooming profusely when I took many pictures and many angles. Shortly afterwards in my studio, I chose my favorite angles and decided to include the window shutters of Grandma's house. That seemed to personalize it beautifully.

I worked on the painting on and off for a couple of months.  When it finally began to take shape and I decided I liked it, I trudged ahead to complete it...petal by petal, leaf by leaf, brick by brick.

When the painting was completed, I had it framed and entered it in the Georgia Watercolor Society Membership Summer Showcase and it was accepted by the juror!


                         
                                                 
















Shortly thereafter, it was juried into the Atlanta Artist Center Gallery Show and won a second place award. It was exhibited again at AAC in the Winner's Circle Exhibition. And it was there at the reception that a lovely art collector purchased Grandma's Oakleaf!

It now hangs in her Sandy Springs home. She told me the reason she loved it was because it reminds her of her grandmother's house.  She couldn't believe the title I had given it!  Yes, very personalized!

Although the original painting has been sold, prints are available. You can contact me through my email...  carolepoolegallery@gmail.com .... or message me through my Etsy Shop ...  https://www.etsy.com/shop/carolepoolegallery

Thanks for visiting!  Come back next Wednesday for another painting process and story!

Carole

A Father's Day Gift...

Recently a client from New York asked me to paint a watercolor of her home as a gift to her husband for Father's Day.

Painting the house was a joy. It was a beautiful home with stone accents located in New York. 

I took a few pictures of my process as I painted, but was so into the painting, I forgot to take many!

 First a pencil drawing...

 Then the painting of the surround greenery and landscaping.

 Continuing with the surroundings of the house.

 The house beginning to take shape using natural mixes of grey/green 

The final painting!  Hoping her husband loved it and they will enjoy it for many years to come!

Thanks for visiting my blog....Hope to see you next Wednesday!

Fresh and Fun!

This is a lovely home that makes me so happy!  The colors are wonderful and I can't help but think it's residents skip around the house singing every day!  What a great candidate for a watercolor! I was asked to paint it by the family and couldn't wait to get started!  I've included some pictures of the process I went through in the creation of this painting.  I love how it turned out and hope it will bring as much joy to the family as it brought me while I painted.  Have fun!

Come back and visit next week for another "Wednesday Watercolor!"

Thanks for dropping by!   Carole