Cacti Cards

 

Watercolor postcards in progress. SMD

Watercolor postcards in progress. SMD

 

Texture Detail. SMD

Texture Detail. SMD

 

Here are more of the gesso prepped postcards. I received a newsletter from the Desert Botanical gardens in Phoenix, and it put me in the mood to paint cacti. Warm thoughts on a chilly day. Mingus saw rain a few times. We had minuscule hail for about two minutes. :o/ Fingers crossed for rain showers tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 thoughts on “Cacti Cards

  1. dotty seiter

    The variability/unpredictability of watercolor on a free-form gesso base gives an organic feel and is very appealing to my eye. Also very appealing to my eye is the ‘tipping over’ orientation in the texture detail. Go, Sheila!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Ha ha, when I did that, it reminded me of that cactus that looked like a carrot, I painted for one of the challenges. Very appealing to me as well Dotty, the unpredictability 🙂 Happy creating my friend 🙂

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Thanks Jacinta 🙂 I think I am out of gesso. I’ll have to dig tomorrow. I want to do more using gesso as a base It’s fun watching the textures pop 😉 Enjoy!

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