Chocolate Choices

11 x 6.5 inches, watercolor, 2010.

An assortment of chocolates, dark, milk and white - which would you choose?

SUNFLOWERS AND CHERRIES

This was the result of a monthly challenge in our watercolor group, WNW. It was the first time I'd ever painted cherries, and I LOVED it. So much fun! The sunflowers gave me the opportunity to add some very complimentary greens.

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Spring IS coming!

  “Coral Daffodil” ACEO

© Melanie Pruitt 2010

I completed this new ORIGINAL watercolor ACEO (2.5”x3.5”) today. I’m enjoying the beginning signs of spring here in the NW – but so many of my dear friends across the country are still snow bound!

So this is for all of you! May Spring touch you soon!

You can find this ACEO in my Etsy shop (pay with PayPal) or in my 1000Markets shop.

Walnut Whip Waltz

9.5 x 6.5 inches, watercolour, 2010.

I used to love walnut whips as a child - they were a favourite of my Mum's too. I hadn't had one for years and when deciding what chocolate to paint suddenly thought of them. I wasn't even sure they still made them. They do, but not like they used to. The chocolate case is now moulded rather than piped and the creamy inside is more sickly than I remember. The walnuts used to form the lid of the chocolate pot but now they are stuck on the top. So, a bit of a disappointment. Still, they made a good subject, looking like like chocolate daleks!

Susan Reclining

Susan Reclining, 15 x 22

Cabbage and Onions

10 x 7 inches, watercolour, 2010.

I set the challenge for the WnW Watercolour group this month. The challenge was to paint from one of the photos I provided but only to use five basic colours (one red, one yellow, one blue and two of the artists choice) - all other colours had to be mixed from the five colours.

I chose cadmium red, new gamboge and cerulean blue plus burnt umber and opera rose.
You can see the colour chart below I made as I went along.

Hat Lady with Cat and Keys

"You Have Always Had Those Keys" watercolor and ink, ACEO, on medium weight cold press watercolor paper. On Ebay, with 20% going to Mercy Corps.

The Lady is wearing an elaborate hat with keys dangling off it. Around her neck is a heart shaped locket with a keyhole in it. There is a searching expression in her eyes. The Cat knows about the keys, and tries to let her know that they are within reach, and always have been.

Also on eBay:

"The Sqagon" half squirrel, half dragon ...read all about it

Humpty In Love, Alice Thru Looking Glass Theme

"Humpty in Love" Watercolor valentine 4x4 inches, and ink on medium weight watercolor paper.

Humpty Dumpty is in love with the Red Queen. You can see her initials and his on the wall. However, the Red Queen is married to the Red King, so Humpty's love goes unrequited. Alice is in the background, hiding behind a tree, and the Cheshire Cat makes a sly appearance. Humpty shouldn't trust that cat. He's a gossip.

Available on ebay, with 20% going to Mercy Corps, to help out in Haiti.

2nd of my hamster series "Alice in Wonderland revisited"

Well, as I write this my ACEO art card is getting multiple bids on eBay, and about to end in a few hours.

Here is my second in this series "Alice in Wonderland revisited" See the listing for the story behind this. Watercolor + ink. Collectible trading card sized - 2.5x3.5".

http://tinyurl.com/yjsoy26

You can read the story so far in both my listings...

Thanks for looking...
~Jillian

Baby Chickadee

These are the cutest birds in the world. Small and sweet. If a bird can have a "baby face", these do.

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ACEO watercolor "Savannah Sidewalk"

"Savannah Sidewalk"
ACEO 2.5x3.5" watercolor.
Just listed on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290396243154

~Jillian

Chapter 1: Alice in Wonderland revisited. :)

Alice in Wonderland revisited.
"The Audition Line-Up" - Chapter 1.

ACEO original watercolor + ink listed on eBay. What ARE these little hamsters up to? "When the hamsters heard that Johnny Depp was going to star in 'Alice in Wonderland' they were all very excited... " read more on the auction page!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290396009657



~Jillian
(artistjillian)

Cherries and Chocolate Cake

10 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2010.

This was painted for the Watercolour's Wet 'n' Wild February challenge. We were provided with several black and white photos of different objects (all with different light sources!) and were asked to choose 3 - 5 elements from the photos to make a composition. I decided on a cherry theme with red and green dominating the colour scheme.

Nan

8 x 10 inches, watercolor, 2010.

A portrait of my grandmother, Grace Margaret Satchwill, who passed away on the 17th Sept. 2009.

Savoy Cabbage

11 x 8 inches, watercolor, 2010.

This cabbage was great fun to paint - tricky and time consuming but an interesting challenge. Once again, this subject became a tasty meal after posing for me.

Cats Love Sun

I used a lot of cobalt blue, rose madder and new gamboge to get the sun kissed colors in the shadows and on the white cat. Fun ;)

"Sunning"

The Scarf

8 x 11 inches, watercolour, 2010.

A self portrait wearing my favourite scarf.

Pauline, Reading

Pauline, Reading, Watercolor and Watercolor Crayons, 16 x 16

Spanish Onion

11 x 8 inches, watercolor, 2010.

A lovely big spanish onion casts a long shadow. It ended up in coleslaw.

Circus Clown "Sunshine & Smiles" watercolor painting.

Finished this one in the early morning hours. An original watercolor I'm selling as an ACEO (2.5x3.5"). "Sunshine & Smiles". The fourth ACEO in my popular series of circus clown paintings. This guy has the sweetest and most charming smile.

The ebay listings is up for a week:

AUCTION LINK: http://tinyurl.com/y95v8zu

~Jillian

Bodacious Fairy Valentine

"You Are Bodacious!" ACEO valentine, ink and watercolor on medium weight watercolor paper. The fairy and cat both hold the valentine, and the cat has a wine bottle, while the fairy makes a toast.

Available on Auction at Artbyus.com

Comfortable low starting bid and free shipping. Use keyword TBARTS to find my other auctions on Artbyus.com, and elsewhere on the web.

Thanks for looking!

Happy New Year!

Sheila, Watercolor, 14 x 20

May your year be prosperous and peaceful!

Two teensy eensy little watercolors

I finished two little miniature paintings yesterday, inspired by the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
One is of a little girl "Runaway" running away from her parents who are obviously occupied talking. Watercolor with a little bit of ink.
It's listed on eBay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290386424711

The other is "The Hot Seat" - a garden bench in the tropical garden hothouse in the ABGs.
It's all in watercolor. The image size on both is 1.5" - but I've left a white border around the outside that can help with framing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290386422465

Low starting prices.

~Jillian

4 more Miniature Watercolors just listed on artbyus

Just listed 4 more tiny MINIATURE paintings on art by us. All watercolor, including 2 I already had up there. 1:12 scale (for room boxes and/or dollhouses) http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=6&b=312

~Jillian