"old buttons"
30cm x 42cm Canson Montval
initial watercolour sketch
.....inital watercolour sketch of a collection of my grandmother's old "sewing buttons" sewn on card .
wash # 69
"old buttons ii "
30cm x 42cm Canson Montval
raw sienna , colbalt violet , colbalt green + burnt umber
watercolour wash
...............watercolour wash adding some pencil detail at the end
http://onehundredwashes.blogspot.com/
http://onehundredwashes.blogspot.com/
25 commenti:
What a unique idea, Jane. They look great!!!
This is so original and beautiful Jane. Awesome.
So unique, I love them! Of course, as usual, you did a great job of capturing them.
what a unique and lovely concept! and beautifully painted as always.
How precious these paintings. I am remembering my grandmother's button box and the hours I spent touching and sorting and loving every minute.
I thought they were real buttons! Great job....sew beautiful.
I'm now following you, come visit me anytime....
CIAO BELLA!
CREATIE CARMELINA
Hi, Jane,
Congrats!! I like your wash.
Cheers, Sadami
Hi Jane
you work is always inspiring ... I love the looseness and wet effect that you use
Hi Jane, can you think of things to paint than others and we would pass over his head, is really impressive. greetings.
very nice, with a little beat of fantasy they could seem many faces.
I can see many faces.
By, Floriana
hi there cynthia thankyou ! ..the card is such a beautiful object.
hi katharyn glad you like the idea thankyou.
hi jane many thanks.
hi carol good to see you ..thankyou
hi suzanne i like the concept will keep working on it .
hi katrina thankyou for your lovely comment...they have a such a special sentimental value...couldn't find your blog ..sorry
ciao carmelina thanks for visiting ... will visit your blog.
hi sadami thankyou will work on a few more washes.
hi jamila many thanks need to keep exploring.
ciao dani muchas gracia
hi floriana lots faces :) ... thankyou !
Oh, these are wonderful! And Jane--I received your watercolor postcards in the mail--they are just beautiful! And so lovely packaged the way they are. Congratulations! I really love them: they're treasures.
Très original et amusant. Une belle idée ! Bises.
Wonderful and so nostalgic.
hi there sue so glad you like them :) had hoped they would arrive within a week... thankyou so much again.
hi lydie merci beaucoup ..thankyou !
hi ann many thanks .
I love this - it reminds me of my mother's button collection which has hand me down buttons from my Great-Aunt's button collection.
Hi Jane, interesting subject matter. I have a box of my moms sewing notions and a jar of her buttons, never thought to paint them. Your washes are mesmerizing.
hi anita ..they must be a precious collection ..thankyou for looking.
thanks cathy glad you like the subject matter .
Very beautiful and original. You have a glorious work.
A greeting.
ciao olalla love your serigraphs thankyou for your kind comment.
I also thought at first they were real buttons!
Wonderful!
:D thanks lucinda ! ciao j
These are the tiny details that make each of us unique. Wonderful, Jane! Have a nice summer!
hi anna have a good time in france... thankyou .
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