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Tonight's watercolor (Original Post) samplegirl Saturday OP
Very impressive!! InAbLuEsTaTe Saturday #1
Well done sestina Saturday #2
Good one 🤗 Deuxcents Saturday #3
Ty samplegirl Sunday #27
❤️ littlemissmartypants Saturday #4
Wow, brava! 👏👏👏👏👏💙💙💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Saturday #5
Thank you samplegirl Sunday #28
Awesome My Dear BOSSHOG Saturday #6
Thank you samplegirl Sunday #29
Wow! Excellent! SheltieLover Saturday #7
Thanks Sheltie samplegirl Sunday #30
And you keep us going as well! SheltieLover Sunday #32
Great group samplegirl Sunday #38
And great art! SheltieLover Sunday #40
Very nice, samplegirl... hlthe2b Saturday #8
Thank you samplegirl Sunday #39
Lovely! Thank you so much! HeartsCanHope Saturday #9
Absolutely EXCELLENT! LoisB Saturday #10
Impressive MustLoveBeagles Saturday #11
So beautiful, samplegirl Grim Chieftain Saturday #12
Trying samplegirl Sunday #31
Wonderful Figarosmom Saturday #13
I started it and threw it to the samplegirl Sunday #33
I know how expensive good Figarosmom Sunday #44
Perfect ! 3Hotdogs Saturday #14
Wow! godsentme Saturday #15
I look forward to seeing your watercolors. FuzzyRabbit Saturday #16
Tremendous. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #17
Love it! Joinfortmill Saturday #18
Brilliant, samplegirl, and stirring. summer_in_TX Saturday #19
Beautiful & especially meaningful right now. CaptainTruth Saturday #20
Great Kali999 Saturday #21
Yes and sometimes samplegirl Sunday #34
I love this picture so much Samplegirl JMCKUSICK Saturday #22
Whoa! That's really nice! hamsterjill Saturday #23
Glad you're back to painting Bayard Sunday #24
Trying samplegirl Sunday #35
Spring is full of ideas Bayard Sunday #46
Marvelous! MLAA Sunday #25
Ty samplegirl Sunday #36
Wow! Brava. It makes me happy to see you're painting again. fierywoman Sunday #26
Somedays are better samplegirl Sunday #37
got to see her in person from a small cruise ship.(200 ppl) on a erie canal trip. AllaN01Bear Sunday #41
How nice! samplegirl Sunday #42
Really great! Thank you again samplegirl judesedit Sunday #43
Freedom still lights our way. Clouds Passing Sunday #45

samplegirl

(13,037 posts)
33. I started it and threw it to the
Sun May 25, 2025, 07:21 AM
Sunday

side which usually means I give up on it pile which goes to the garbage can under my desk.

I know it's only paper but the paper is 20.00
for 12 sheets.

Picked it back up and worked on it anyway.

Figarosmom

(5,898 posts)
44. I know how expensive good
Sun May 25, 2025, 12:35 PM
Sunday

Watercolor, drawing and print paper is. In my dream house there is always a paper safe with all kinds of 24 ×30 inch sheets of beautiful paper and Bristol board.

By the way never throw out anything you've done. I found years ago that at the time you may see nothing good about it, but when you look at it again a while later with new eyes you'll find parts you like if not the whole thing. In later years you can use those paintings to cut and paste into collages when you can't see well enough to paint anymore or your hands aren't steady enough. Put them in a large portfolio and keep them.

Kali999

(170 posts)
21. Great
Sat May 24, 2025, 11:40 PM
Saturday

Glad your painting, this is well done Sample girl. I'm curious do you sketch it out with a pencil ? I really liked the ducks in a puddle too.

samplegirl

(13,037 posts)
34. Yes and sometimes
Sun May 25, 2025, 07:25 AM
Sunday

I just do it from someone's picture. Or reference photo.
I don't sell my work.

JMCKUSICK

(2,499 posts)
22. I love this picture so much Samplegirl
Sat May 24, 2025, 11:42 PM
Saturday

It gives me hope. She stands as she always has, unfazed, with such definition that implies such strength of character while surrounding her is chaos, lack of clarity and darkness.
I'm going to trust that all she stands for that you so wonderfully captured will survive.
Thank you

samplegirl

(13,037 posts)
42. How nice!
Sun May 25, 2025, 11:53 AM
Sunday

I love to see her my girlfriend in New York is begging me to come and see a Broadway show and go see Lady liberty!

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