First two paintings in November collection

I mentioned when I posted my October Etsy collection that the November collection would deal with the negative spaces created by organic objects. I was thinking of something abstracted and bold, but instead I find myself painting very delicately. Well, I can’t help my mood, nor can I keep my hands off this new Japanese paper I bought last week in Berkeley.

Parsley, 5" x 7.5"

Parsley detail

Lavender, 5" x 7.5"

Lavender detail

Huge change from BOUNDARIES, no? The funny thing is that these herb paintings are much smaller and use far less paint, but they take a heck of a lot longer. I have to use a lot more control in both my gestures and my paint-mixing and application. I love them a lot.

CategoriesPainting

Tagsart, botanical, etsy, herbs, lavender, paintings, parsley, watercolors

12 Comments

higuerita 14 November 2011 at 1:07 pm

Lisa, these are beautiful!!

1. satsumaart 16 November 2011 at 10:49 am
  
  Aaahh, thank you, Alison!! 🙂 Can’t wait to do some more… but my hand is so tired. 😦
  
Lisa Stowe 14 November 2011 at 3:51 pm

These are beautiful. These appeal to me a great deal because they are so simpe and yet they make me want to lean in and smell the plants and touch the leaves – and the paper! The first one in particular resonated on this gray rainy gloomy day.

1. sherry 14 November 2011 at 4:35 pm
  
  I so agree with Lisa! Lovely, lovely work.
  
  1. satsumaart 16 November 2011 at 10:50 am
    
    Thank you much, Sherry! 🙂
    
2. satsumaart 16 November 2011 at 10:49 am
  
  Oh thank you, Lisa! Yes, those greens sort of call out to one, don’t they? So glad they feel real to you. 🙂
  
Sparks In Shadow 14 November 2011 at 4:38 pm

I. Absolutely. Love. These.

1. satsumaart 16 November 2011 at 10:51 am
  
  Ah, thank you so much, Ré. 🙂 The paper is very much to blame/thank: I had to buy it off a roll, like fabric, and when I got home and unscrolled this thing I felt like I was channelling all my Chinese ancestors who ever painted or did calligraphy. 😉
  
Mo 15 November 2011 at 9:49 am

Oh MY, these are absolutely gorgeous. And I love the close ups of the paper–it looks so nubbly and satisfyingly thick. Amazing, amazing work. Can’t wait to see what’s next! 🙂

1. satsumaart 16 November 2011 at 10:54 am
  
  Thank you, Mo!! That’s a funny thing about this paper — it does have a beautiful texture, but it’s not thick at all; in fact, it’s the thinnest paper I’ve ever painted on. When the lady at the store told me I could do watercolor on it, I didn’t believe her and said so as politely as I could manage. She then brought out a sample painting that someone had made and I was astonished. Normal watercolor paper will buckle if it’s too thin, and yet this one doesn’t. I don’t understand how it works (and I don’t know what it’s made of: wood? cotton? rice?) but I am in love with it!
  
  1. Mo 16 November 2011 at 10:56 am
    
    Oooh, how fascinating!! I am such a paper geek–love the feel, the smell, the look, everything! So glad you found this and it’s so enjoyable to work with!
    
    1. satsumaart 16 November 2011 at 10:59 am
      
      Me too! 🙂 My latest order of art papers just arrived yesterday so now I am fully stocked. I feel so RICH. 😀