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Tonight's watercolor (Original Post) samplegirl May 24 OP
Very impressive!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 24 #1
Well done sestina May 24 #2
Good one 🤗 Deuxcents May 24 #3
Ty samplegirl May 25 #27
❤️ littlemissmartypants May 24 #4
Wow, brava! 👏👏👏👏👏💙💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner May 24 #5
Thank you samplegirl May 25 #28
Awesome My Dear BOSSHOG May 24 #6
Thank you samplegirl May 25 #29
Wow! Excellent! SheltieLover May 24 #7
Thanks Sheltie samplegirl May 25 #30
And you keep us going as well! SheltieLover May 25 #32
Great group samplegirl May 25 #38
And great art! SheltieLover May 25 #40
Very nice, samplegirl... hlthe2b May 24 #8
Thank you samplegirl May 25 #39
Lovely! Thank you so much! HeartsCanHope May 24 #9
Absolutely EXCELLENT! LoisB May 24 #10
Impressive MustLoveBeagles May 24 #11
So beautiful, samplegirl Grim Chieftain May 24 #12
Trying samplegirl May 25 #31
Wonderful Figarosmom May 24 #13
I started it and threw it to the samplegirl May 25 #33
I know how expensive good Figarosmom May 25 #44
Perfect ! 3Hotdogs May 24 #14
Wow! godsentme May 24 #15
I look forward to seeing your watercolors. FuzzyRabbit May 24 #16
Tremendous. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 24 #17
Love it! Joinfortmill May 24 #18
Brilliant, samplegirl, and stirring. summer_in_TX May 24 #19
Beautiful & especially meaningful right now. CaptainTruth May 24 #20
Great Kali999 May 24 #21
Yes and sometimes samplegirl May 25 #34
I love this picture so much Samplegirl JMCKUSICK May 24 #22
Whoa! That's really nice! hamsterjill May 24 #23
Glad you're back to painting Bayard May 25 #24
Trying samplegirl May 25 #35
Spring is full of ideas Bayard May 25 #46
Marvelous! MLAA May 25 #25
Ty samplegirl May 25 #36
Wow! Brava. It makes me happy to see you're painting again. fierywoman May 25 #26
Somedays are better samplegirl May 25 #37
got to see her in person from a small cruise ship.(200 ppl) on a erie canal trip. AllaN01Bear May 25 #41
How nice! samplegirl May 25 #42
Really great! Thank you again samplegirl judesedit May 25 #43
Freedom still lights our way. Clouds Passing May 25 #45

samplegirl

(13,048 posts)
33. I started it and threw it to the
Sun May 25, 2025, 07:21 AM
May 25

side which usually means I give up on it pile which goes to the garbage can under my desk.

I know it's only paper but the paper is 20.00
for 12 sheets.

Picked it back up and worked on it anyway.

Figarosmom

(6,100 posts)
44. I know how expensive good
Sun May 25, 2025, 12:35 PM
May 25

Watercolor, drawing and print paper is. In my dream house there is always a paper safe with all kinds of 24 ×30 inch sheets of beautiful paper and Bristol board.

By the way never throw out anything you've done. I found years ago that at the time you may see nothing good about it, but when you look at it again a while later with new eyes you'll find parts you like if not the whole thing. In later years you can use those paintings to cut and paste into collages when you can't see well enough to paint anymore or your hands aren't steady enough. Put them in a large portfolio and keep them.

Kali999

(172 posts)
21. Great
Sat May 24, 2025, 11:40 PM
May 24

Glad your painting, this is well done Sample girl. I'm curious do you sketch it out with a pencil ? I really liked the ducks in a puddle too.

samplegirl

(13,048 posts)
34. Yes and sometimes
Sun May 25, 2025, 07:25 AM
May 25

I just do it from someone's picture. Or reference photo.
I don't sell my work.

JMCKUSICK

(2,612 posts)
22. I love this picture so much Samplegirl
Sat May 24, 2025, 11:42 PM
May 24

It gives me hope. She stands as she always has, unfazed, with such definition that implies such strength of character while surrounding her is chaos, lack of clarity and darkness.
I'm going to trust that all she stands for that you so wonderfully captured will survive.
Thank you

samplegirl

(13,048 posts)
42. How nice!
Sun May 25, 2025, 11:53 AM
May 25

I love to see her my girlfriend in New York is begging me to come and see a Broadway show and go see Lady liberty!

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