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New watercolor journal

Posted: May 27th, 2006, 7:47 pm
by Doreen Peri
I bought a watercolor journal. It's small, only 7" x 10". There are only 12 sheets of watercolor paper in the journal and it's spiral bound with a black leather-like cover. Between the sheets are blank sheets of plain paper. I think I'm going to add hand-written poems to the regular sheets.

So, this is my first one...

Watercolor w/ pen & ink

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"Pink peonies in a blue vase" - clever title, huh? lol

Posted: May 27th, 2006, 11:09 pm
by judih
i love that title. love the subject and love the painting.

peony poetry
colour caress
mmm ooomph finesse

Posted: May 27th, 2006, 11:37 pm
by Doreen Peri
Thank you, judih. :)

Trying to find my medium.

It's a little cartoony.

Well hell, life is a little cartoony. lol

:D

Posted: May 28th, 2006, 3:21 am
by Zlatko Waterman
Dear Doreen: (posted at midnight!)

Can there be anything more glorious than watching a sketchbook ( or journal) fill up? Some of the shelves of my studio are filled with neatly ( my wife did it) lined-up sketchbooks and illustrated journals. All are fragmentary, like my life and work.

Some are thirty-five years old. In their pages, it's really shocking to see that wild young man who used to run beside me, drinking, wenching and raising Hades.

So here's to you-- and your lovely pinkness on your sacred paper. There's nothing as close to you except your skin-- cheek-to-cheek with your illustrated journal.

Pretty flowers, by the way.

Your friend,

Zlatko

Posted: May 28th, 2006, 7:31 am
by Dave The Dov
Frame it!!!!
Put it up in a art museum!!!!
So everyone can see the beauty of your talent!!!!
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Posted: May 29th, 2006, 11:41 am
by ~K
The vase is what I am held transfixed by.

Posted: May 30th, 2006, 1:51 am
by Doreen Peri
Zlatko - you are a dear friend! Thank you so much for your support and comments.... I would love to see your journals/sketchbooks.... Your wife is a doll for organizing them like that for you! "There's nothing as close to you except your skin"... god I love that! :)

Dave - Do they have art museums for amatuers like me? Gimme their phone number, could ya? lol... thanks for your encouragement, Dave! :)

~K - It's the vase that had me hypnotized trying to paint the darn thing... Thank you! :)

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Here's page 2.. Ok don't laugh, alright? I can't draw a straight line. :shock:

This one's called "Two Chairs, A Glass Table, Watercolor Brushes and a Ladder to the Sunset" (hahaha... another clever title.. I guess I figure I better tell people what it is in case they can't see it.. heh.. i crack myself up)

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Posted: May 30th, 2006, 10:41 am
by Dave The Dov
It's not looking to see if you can draw a straight line. It's more like saying WOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! That is gooooodddd!!!! :D doreen you should look into seeing if there are any galleries around where you live. That just might be interested in your work!!!! :D
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Posted: May 30th, 2006, 2:21 pm
by jimboloco
really lovely stunning :oops: colourations
flowing lines well compozingz
what more could ya aks for?

Posted: May 30th, 2006, 11:59 pm
by Doreen Peri
Dave.... do you do promotional marketing work? lol.. awww geez, Dave, you're too sweeeeeeeet.... I'm just a hack! ;) but I do very much enjoy your applause and if I said anything differently than that, I'd be lying so thank you so much for boosting my ego 'cause I look at these things and think ... man, I sure have a lotta nerve posting this stuff! lol :)

Jimbo - what more could I ask for but your kind comments which compose me and make me feel like maybe I should keep trying this stuff? Thank you, my friend. :) You've colored my evening brightly!

Posted: May 31st, 2006, 5:33 am
by jimboloco
your accessable style makes me wanna try,
mercy watercolours indeed

Posted: May 31st, 2006, 11:51 am
by Dave The Dov
Seriously doreen look into galleries in your area. You never know that might be interested in your work!!!! :D
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