Wonderful Watercolors
Today’s featured art gallery is Watercolors by Lora Garcelon.
This gallery is filled with wonderful watercolor artwork showing great scenes from life. The people, animals, and flowers are captured so well that I can’t help but think of times I’ve seen similar scenes in real life. The art brings up many wonderful memories.
Imagekind Gallery Watercolors
Copyright (C) 2008
Thirsty
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This painting was inspired by a photograph of my father drinking a glass of water. I was fascinated by the transparent green from his hat visor bouncing off his face and bringing his features to life. The frostiness of the glass was fun to paint, too!
Pigment #1
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This painting is of a friendly pig from a farm in northern Michigan. I enjoy trying to capture the facial expressions of animals and have fun playing with color.
Tusk #2
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This watercolor painting of an elephant is another example of me just playing with my paints! I really enjoy exploring color and trying to use it in unexpected ways.
Morning Light
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This painting was inspired by some vacation photos I took at Twin Lights State Park in Maine. I loved the colors of the flowers lining the driveway and tried to express that in this watercolor.
Jim's Sunflowers
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My neighbor had these sunflowers planted by his driveway last summer. I love the memories of summer that these flowers bring back. Original sold Original (11x14 inches) for sale.
This Little Piggy
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This watercolor painting was inspired from a photograph I took during a vacation to the ocean several years ago. My daughter had finished her lunch then decided to eat mine, too. She only took a few bites, covered my sandwich with so much sand it was inedible, then toddled off to play.
Poppies From a Friend
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Watercolor of red poppies in a blue glass bottle
Long Day
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Watercolor painting of 2 old friends taking a walk by a river. The reference photo was taken in Strasbourg, France.
Red Poppy
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Watercolor close-up painting of a red poppy.
Sunday Afternoon
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Watercolor painting of 2 little girls on a sunny day.
Kicking and Screaming
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This is a painting about defying disease and death...
Curious
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Watercolor painting of 3 curious sheep Original sold
Beware of Dog
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When I saw this little weiner dog guarding this red convertible, I knew I had to paint it. Such a tough little guy! Original watercolor (23x17 inches) for sale.
Boys And Their Toys
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Watercolor painting of 2 little boys riding a John Deere tractor.
Summer on Tap
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This watercolor painting of a girl drinking water out of a hose brings back childhood memories of playing outside...we were too busy having fun to go in the house and get a drink.
Misty Morning
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Watercolor painting of a lone kayaker on a misty lake.
Hothouse Reds
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Watercolor painting of ripe juicy tomatoes in a blue and white bowl
Wait Till You Hear This
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Watercolor painting of two old friends catching up on the latest news.
Sunday in Barcelon
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Watercolor painting of 2 elderly ladies walking by a church. The reference photos were taken in Barcelona.
I Am What I Am
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Watercolor painting of a woman smoking a cigarette. This is not intended to be a commentary for or against smoking. This just happened to be what the subject liked to do and was very much a part of her identity, so I decided to paint her this way.
Red Hot Blues
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This is a watercolor painting on 11x14 Fabriano cold-pressed paper. This man was playing at the reception of a local art exhibit . He was kind enough to let me take his photo, which I used as a reference in this painting. Original sold.
A Twinkle In His Eye
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Watercolor painting of Santa, painted on 1/4 sheet hot-press Fabriano paper.
Rainbow Stripes
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Watercolor painting of a zebra, 11x14 on Fabriano paper. Original painting is for sale.
Cold Hands, Warm Heart
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Watercolor painting of a little boy hugging a snowman. The reference photo of this was taken in 1998. My son thought the snowman was alive and was talking to him when I snapped the picture.