I don't know if I would call this autumnal card 'easy.' It wasn't hard but it was a challenge. I decided to go an easier route than a full-on scene, after watching CeeCee do a painting with only little leaves. It was very soothing to watch. I love her work.
The word 'autumn' is not used much in the US, we seem to prefer the word 'fall'. Autumn is from the Latin word 'autumnus' which means passing of the year. There are other etymologies that include the words 'cold' and 'dry'. Scholars are not certain where 'fall' came from but it could be a contraction of Middle English 'the fall of the leaf or year.' Before the 16th century, the word 'harvest' was used most often. When English emigration to North America began, the word 'fall' had become obsolete in Britain but the emigrants started using it here in North America. Another tidbit: the name 'backend', a once common name for the season in Northern England, has today been replaced by the name 'autumn.' My source is Wikipedia. There, aren't you glad you know this now??
As far as today's WT goes, I did do some shadow stamping on the side, first with SU inks, then with the Distress old paper. This was a last minute decision and I promise to revisit it in the next day or so with a more thoughtful approach. This is also for yesterday's WCW: paint an autumn scene. Watercolor videos are interesting but not necessarily helpful with technique, which I sorely lack. I started with just branches and falling leaves, added the tree on the side, mixed some colors, added some gold metallic paint and then doodled. This paper again is the very cottony type and it isn't easy to work on. It absorbs quickly and it's hard to keep a clean edge, as you can see from the side of the tree. It looks like bark, I guess. I found the color would wick into parts of the paper that wasn't wet (I did wet to dry). I also tried to get a little perspective, bigger leaves seem closer and some branches. Not great, but that was my intention.
As they used to say back in Roman times, 'id est quod id est.' You get a gold star if you know what that means. Maybe these will be my words for 2021.
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Thu, Oct 08, 2020 @ 6:02 PM
Jean I love your autumn card and your watercolouring and doodling....and yes I say autumn as I grew up in northern England and it’s also known as autumn down under. My mum always used to say we will be glad to see the backend of it..lol. Loved the history lesson and also description of your process.
I think the Roman quote is what I always say...it is what it is. Do I get a gold star lol?
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Thu, Oct 08, 2020 @ 11:19 PM
Loving your lovely Autumn leaves- beautifully water colored and great colors I love your story and interesting facts. Gold star but only after googling it.....!
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Fri, Oct 09, 2020 @ 8:46 AM
You go girl! Your card takes me back to one of the earlier WC challenges when there were fun colored leaves on a stem - yours have lived their life and look great in freefall. The doodling here & there adds personality !
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Fri, Oct 09, 2020 @ 12:37 PM
Wow. That panel of leaves is fabulous!
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Sat, Oct 10, 2020 @ 10:31 AM
Beautiful watercolor for those autumnal leaves! I must see who this CeeCee is. Thanks for the definitions...love when I can learn something new...or refresh that gray matter.
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Sat, Oct 10, 2020 @ 11:42 AM
Water coloring is always a challenge for me, but this is really beautiful.
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