Today's Watercolour Painting....'Cottage Tulips'....by Bleujay...
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An Excerpt of the Painting
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'Cottage Tulips'
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Work in Progress
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Work in Progress
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Colour Legend
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Greetings Dear Art Appreciators,
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Hope you are well.
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This is an original artwork representing tulips, in a bleu and white ceramic vase, which is now part of the 'Tulip Cottage' art series....with emphasis on the elegance of tulips; their colours, shape and carefree serendipity.
This painting is not the only one, two of them have already been featured in a previous post...there will be others as the idea has not yet been exhausted. ^__^
An inspiration that came from a photograph of a most unusual and colourful bouquet of Cottage Garden sourced tulips. Two challenges arose...firstly, was that there was nearly every colour of tulip and the other how to express the Art ..of the Tulip's essence.
Wishing you and yours all the best.....God's best!
...'God manifested His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died as a substitute for us.' Romans 5.8
...'For by Grace are you saved through faith and that not from yourselves, it is a gift from God, not of works lest anyone should boast.' Ephesians 2.8,9
It is faith alone in Christ alone for eternal life.
Thank you for dropping by. ^__^
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Kind Regards,
Bleujay
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A bit of information regarding the painting's details;
The materials used; Saunders 200lb Not/Cold Press,, Winsor&Newton Watercolour paint tubes....Sable Watercolour Legend brushes.....graphite drawing pencil 6B.
Size of work.....28x38cm/11x15in.
A colour legend is typically created prior to painting in order to portray the colours that came to mind when first contemplating the idea. However when in the process of painting...those colours are subject to change.
Thank you for your interest. ^__^
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"Yee've dain a braw job brightenin' up th' Silverton wi' color! Sally May duz loove it!" 😉 -Keptin
Greetings Keptin ,
How very kind of you to drop by with these kind words....thank you!
Appreciate hearing what your good lady had to say regarding the artwork...very kind of her.
Kindest Regards to you and your good lady,
SOG Bleujay
That's really such a beautiful tulip painting, well done @bleujay and God bless!
Greetings @gen-quimba ,
Appreciate you kind words and compliment....thank you!
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Stunning. The colors are amazing and they way they rhyme and make sense is beautiful. I have only seen tulips on TV or something, but I like the details on the inside of the flower
All the best, God's best
Greetings @josediccus ,
Thank you for your kind poetic words with regard to the painting.
If you have not heard of this Garden...you are in for a treat..
https://keukenhof.nl/en/
Appreciate your kind wishes indeed!
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
The drawing is really impressive! Was this a special post for Valentine's Day? The timing is very meaningful. How long did it take you to complete it?
Greetings @incublus ,
Appreciate your kind response to the painting....thank you!
Although I do appreciate the story of Saint Valentine...and posted a Snap for Valentine's Day of Tulips....This painting was inspired by Tulips. As the artist I always try to keep in mind the viewer....the viewer brings to the painting his frame of reference.... naming a painting very simply in order not to distract from the viewer's enjoyment of the work. If someone desires to connect the painting with Valentine's Day ...it is their choice.....and makes sense, however someone else may not....hope this explanation makes sense. ^__^
'How long did it take for you to complete it?' you queried.
A query that comes to me many times....if I told you that it has been in my mind for over a year....thinking on it from time to time...that might be hard to believe. Arranging the composition, colours, subject matter before ever lifting a brush. The painting of it is a very short time, comparatively, that's the easy part.....perhaps three weeks.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Thank you very much for responding like an artist. You are right, it takes longer to produce a work than you think because you have to plan it and visualize it in your head first.
I respect your work and I understood your answer very well
Hello, beautiful work of art helps me appreciate tulips in a different way.
I will be looking forward to your next posts.
Greetings!
Greetings @disciplineitor ,
Lovely to make your acquaintance.
Very kind of you to drop by with this splendid comment.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
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Greetings @monsterbuster ,
Your kind reply is appreciated....thank you!
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Greetings @thehockeyfan-at ,
Appreciate your kind words....thank you!
Cheers!
Wow, the tulips flower is so rare cant find anywhere and this is my favorite flower among all the flowers.
Greetings @anlizapasaje1234 ,
Happy to hear the Tulip is your favourite flower.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Yes, but my husband his not so happy why tulips my favorite because of that I told him don't buy me a flower for any occasion like valentine day, because I don't appreciate it unless tulip, from the time he courting me I can until now we are more than 10 years married I can count how many times he give me a flower I think 2-3times only tulips flower here in malaysia a bit price than rose and hard to find.
Lovely tulip paintings @bleujay! I'm really enjoying the contrast between the pink and the greens, and I must single out a particular commendation for that deep pink colour you've used for one of the tulips, it has a unique elegance all of its own that one.
For me though its the last image in your post that is most striking, what an array of delicate colours! Really quite stunning, If I could have my bathroom tiled in that pattern and colour scheme I would go for it!
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Greetings @peaceandmoney ,
What a lovely response to the artwork and legend.....appreciate hearing your thoughts....thank you!
Happy to hear you mention the pink colour as it is a colour that I practiced painting for almost a year....hoping that it would meet my expectation one day. When I posted the Principle...'Man is never satisfied'....I thought of the challenge of the colour 'Pink'...Hoping to transcend sweetness into Art.
Enjoyed reading your idea for a use of the Colour Legend....I can see it....Splendid!
Thank you for your gift tip....very generous of you!
Kind Regards,
Toodle Pip!
Bleujay
That's a beautiful piece @bleujay. Water colors usually have such a soothing effect and this one definitely does, especially as it's about flowers 🌷 👌🏾.
Greetings @nevies ,
What a lovely comment with regard to the artwork....thank you!
Happy to hear your thoughts.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
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Blessings to you friend and enjoying your weekend
Thank you for dropping by @hjrrodriguez ,
Greetings to the familia....Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Ah tulips, they give the feeling of the spring, when life comes back and we end the winter darkness
Have a good day and paint more tulips!
Greetings @davideownzall ,
Happy to read your thoughts.
Oh yes indeed...more tulips incoming.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
I totally agree with you, faith is what saves us.
Greetings @lupega ,
Thank you for dropping by.
Faith in Christ for Salvation ...the most important decision we ever make in life...the second most important ...who we marry. ^__^
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Very nice, come and visit us in our community, we will be happy to host your works!
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Greetings @phage93 ,
Thank you for your lovely reply, Discovery vote of confidence and invitation...very kind of you.
Let me see what I can do..
All the best.
Bleujay
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Greetings @barski ,
Thank you for dropping by with these kind words and tokens.
Appreciate your splendid words with regards to the artwork. ^__^
Thinking of you and yours with prayers to our Father.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
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Have a blessed day!
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Nice painting. I like your colour legend which is very colourful. It’s so difficult working with water colour. I always drown the whole sheet of paper with running water of different colours!😂
Love to see bigger and brighter tulips.
Greetings @kaminchan ,
Enjoyed hearing from you.
Hello to the Orange cats!
Bleujay
Thanks so much for your kind words.
Orange cats are very happy to hear from you too!
Have a wonderful day!
muy interesante post! bastante lindo! un saludo amigo!
Greetings @cocinator ,
Thank you for dropping by...with your kind comment...Appreciate it!
Kind Regards, Bleujay
Hello !
I enjoyed seeing bits of your tulips and the sketching that takes place underneath.
Even your Colour Legend is nearly an art piece in itself.
"as the idea has not yet been exhausted".... for some reason I liked these words. Exhausting an idea...... A lot of times I see, when looking through years of an artist's work, a pattern of things and styles they tried or updated. Multiple pieces that have related ideas and then eventually a change, appearing to indicate that idea had been exhausted and then it was on to the next idea.
Greetings Jacey,
How very kind of you to drop by for a cuppa. ^__^
Appreciate your kind compliments and response to the post.
So true and some artists have series after series. For me, it is not often that such a thing happens so I just decided to go with it and see where it goes...if that makes sense.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Another beautiful watercolor. Looking at your paintings brings a welcome peace to my mind, like an invitation to sit and observe for awhile.
Greetings @tamaralovelace ,
Thank you...very kind of you to say...happy to hear your thoughts. ^__^
It is an invitation to have a look with a cuppa.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
With great pleasure!
Beautiful piece. What I especially liked was the vintage / slightly desaturated colour palette, and the texture. Good job. I wish I could draw like you 😃 !PIZZA
Greetings @qwerrie ,
You are too kind...appreciate you dropping by with your kind words and Pizza.
Would I bore you terribly if I told you the Watercolour sphere has introduced watercolour paint from minerals....the background colour in this painting and the other two of this series are using a Daniel Smith watercolour tube paint called 'Hematite Genuine Watercolour', https://danielsmith.com/color-stories/watercolors/hematite-genuine-watercolor/
...providing texture because it is a granulating colour.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
mdaaa. the case when I understand all the separate words - but dont have enough knowledge to understand the whole picture, what does it mean. (I thought the special paper gave this texture... wrong assumption then?..)
....if you look at the texture...particularly the background...you will notice the paint separates/granulates...going from thinner to thicker application on its own depending on how much water is used with the paint. The paper is textured as well...not press/cold press Saunders Watercolour paper.
Hope that helps.... ^__^
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
A person can loose everything but never faith great motivation
Greetings @fredaig ,
Depends on who they are believing in....
If Jesus Christ for salvation....then yes...they never lose their salvation, their gift of eternal life.
It is an invitation....the presentation of the Good news!
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Truly correct😊
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