Daily Watercolors: 20080817

Friday, August 22, 2008

Achilles ACEO

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of Achilles, a hero of the Trojan war. He was the son of the nymph Thetis and Peleus, the king of the Myrmidons. His friend/lover Patroclus was killed by Hector and Achilles revenged himself by kiling Hector and desecrating his body. He was later killed when Hector's brother Paris shot him with an arrow in the heel.

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

ACEO Fall Landscape 2

(c) M Pruitt 2008

My yearning for Autumn continues as I paint another fall landscape. It measures 2.5"x 3.5", painted with artist quality paints on cold press paper.

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Patroclus ACEO

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

A portrait of Patroclus, in Greek mythology the best friend/lover of Achilles. During the Trojan war he dresses in Achilles armour and is killed by Hector. Achilles revenges his death by killing Hector and desecrating his body by dragging it behind his chariot.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Autum Landscape

As soon as mid August comes, my heart starts yearning for Fall. Then suddenly, after quite a heat spell, we have cool rainy weather. My daughter is baking cinnamon rolls and I had to try a few Autumn Landscapes!

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It's an ACEO - 2.5"x3.5", painted on cold press with artist quality paints.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Saint Rita ACEO

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2008.

Saint Rita is the patron saint of lost and impossible causes. She became a nun after the death of her violent and abusive husband and two sons. Initially she was refused entry to the convent as she was not a virgin. However, the story goes that she was miraculously transported into the locked convent one night by Saint John the Baptist, St. Augustine and St. Nicolas of Torentino. The nuns allowed her to stay. She is represented with a thorn and wound in her forehead as, while praying one day, she asked to suffer as her saviour had - a thorn fell from the crown of the crucifix above her and wounded her head. She died in 1457 aged 76.

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Dutch Iris Flower Challenge

"Dutch Iris" 2.5"x3.5" watercolor

This format is also known as ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals). I took the reference photo 7 years ago so I'm glad to have finally painted from it for my watercolor group's flower challenge. This iris was simply begging to be painted with the its beautiful contrasting colors of yellow and purple along with the ridges on the tips of its petals that fold along the tips for added feature.