Last summer on one of our fishing forays out into the surrounding country-side we headed north up towards Costilla, New Mexico. This is a wonderful drive along the western side our San de Cristo mountain range. When we come upon the Costilla (rib) turn-off and head due east, straight into the mountains themselves. We follow Costilla Creek in all it’s rich and moist greenness compared to where we live up on a high and dry, piñon covered mesa range of the mountains. My honey fishes while I photograph anything and everything I think is beautiful. One little spot next to the creek was so green and cool and smelled so sweet….
tres blanco flores
I’ve posted this somewhere because I love it so, but for now it inspired my still feeling under the weather brain.
so I doodled and played with three (tres) which turned into four (quatro) white (blanco) water (aqua) flowers (flores)
tres
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water in watercolour
white waterflowers artdesk
I used Paynes Grey, cadmium yellow pale, sap green and viridian hue green, all Winsor Newton colors.
Today is/was my Grandmothers birthday. She always remembered mine because I was born two days before hers. It was one of our special things that she shared with just me. I miss Grandma Hogard (my father’s mother).
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January 20, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Beautiful flowers and beautiful memories. It can be bittersweet to recall those we’ve lost, but it’s always more sweet than bitter. Happy birthday to your grandmother, and happy memories to you!
January 20, 2013 at 6:40 pm
So lovely!
January 20, 2013 at 7:01 pm
Thank you Julie. I like it, it’s different and spontaneous and for me that’s what I’m after. thank you so much for the visits. I love checking in on Quasy3 (sp) your little peachick. it’s little Mohawk is adorable
January 20, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Oh true your words Linda. I have many very sweet wonderful memories of her and feel blessed that she was/is my grandmother. My only regret is not paying more attention. She wrote me a book of memories that I’m sharing with my sister right now, but maybe it’s time to pull that back and make something more out of it for her and my father, who is her son. I sure hope they are loving being together again.
I hope your new year is coming along with wonder and joy,
much love my friend
January 20, 2013 at 10:18 pm
thanks for the vote who ever voted
January 21, 2013 at 4:02 am
Your flower painting is lovely and feels very fresh, you captured your summer day. I have enjoyed seeing your paintings and beautiful photographs and they show your love of nature.
Happy birthday wishes, hope you had a nice day and of course your thoughts would be with your special grandmother.
Thank you for visiting me, glad you liked my work and where I live, it inspires me every day. Happy painting and best wishes for 2013.
Milly
January 21, 2013 at 8:28 am
Thank you, thank you Milly for the birthday wishes and the visit. I do love seeing your country side through your photography and your drawings are always very inspiring from nature.
peace