Sunday 13 September 2015

sketchbook hydrangea


Getting back to routines after a little break can be difficult and all I seem to have to show this week are some pages from my sketchbook. Summer is done and time to capture a few of the late blooms before they fade,

 Hydrangeas are such chameleons...
Sometimes blue, sometimes pink... what colour are yours? :)



Other news this week is that my new mixed media workshops started in Lancashire,the course runs over several weeks so I will post some photos  at the end. Already I am very excited by what the great group of ladies have created.

Better get back to the workdesk and get busy.... :)


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22 comments:

  1. Love your sketchbook page of your beautiful blue Hydrangea Morag. We have a Hydrangea plant in a large container, and it has been really lovely this year, blueish to start with, then gradually turning pink! I think I may need some rusty nails in the soil to get more blue next year.

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  2. oh morag, you are so talented.... *love* this painting... i adore hydrangeas, no matter the color.

    xoxo

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  3. Your sketch is beautiful Morag, you have such a way of capturing light and the great delicacy of these beautiful flowers, it is a special piece!

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  4. Oh, how exciting to start your new workshops! Looking forward to the creations of your students!

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  5. This is a beautifully delicate work, just gorgeous!

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  6. We don't see too many watercolors from you, but this is just absolutely beautiful, soft and dreamy...

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  7. A gorgeous painting - delicate and beautifully done, and I love the way you've captured that lovely glass vase - I don't think I would have attempted all those facets!

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  8. They are chameleons...I heard certain minerals make them different colours...not sure that's true! Mine are purple! I went through a spell of having dried ones as part of my decor! Your watercolour is stunning!

    Hugs Giggles

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  9. This is beautiful Morag. It's funny how although it's in a very different medium from your normal mixed media pieces, it's still very much reognisable as your style. That's great news about your workshop - I'm sure it will be a great success.

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  10. The colors do bring the summer back! Thanks for it, Morag!

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  11. Love the painting as well as the photo of the set-up with great shadows!

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  12. What a gorgeous painting, Morag! You have caught the delicate look of the flowers. The color is perfect.

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  13. An amazing painting is this! Gorgeous!
    oxo
    Susi

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  14. My hydrangeas are mainly blue and mauve and have looked amazing this year. Sadly they're now showing that autumn is here and are a little brown around the edges. However, I'm enjoying the reds that are appearing on my virginia creeper! I wonder if they'll find their way into a painting?
    Have a great weekend Morag!xx

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  15. beautiful hydrangea painting! Well, I used to have a gorgeous hydrangea bush for many years that produced a mix of bluish and pink blooms-until this summer. Our hard cold icy winter did it in:(:( I'll be looking to replace it next spring with a new one.

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  16. Very well done. You have really captured the flower.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  17. Your hydrangeas are so delicate and pretty. I did have a hydrangea bush with blue flowers but it did not seem to grow very much, maybe I didn't water it enough.
    Happy PPF

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  18. Beautiful painting! Love your hydrangeas. I was so looking forward to the hydrangeas blooming, but it was so hot here this year, they never really bloomed at all. Enjoy your workshop!

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  19. These are lovely... We get blue hydrangeas in our neighbourhood doe to the soil, but just a a few streets over they are all pink... Amazing the difference a few streets makes

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  20. How perfectly lovely. So peaceful and sweet.

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