15 September 2011

Illustration Friday - Boundaries

Boundaries - watercolour ©Caroline Soer 2011

Dry stone walls create field boundaries. This is a watercolour and gouache painting on gessoed mountboard for Illustration FridayClick to enlarge if you like!  Landscapes aren't usually my 'thing', but I fancied having a go at one last weekend to try to capture memories of the verdant landscape we enjoyed while walking this summer near Crosthwaite in the English Lake District.

17 comments:

  1. Caroline, this is really, really lovely. I love seeing the texture of the brushstrokes when you look at the enlarged version. Beautiful!

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  2. You captered that English feeling very well here!!!
    Lovely painting and that green is so soothing!

    have a nice day!
    groetjes♥
    M

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  3. Wow! A sweet darling painting!
    I love your brush strokes! So clam, peaceful and rejuvenated!

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  4. This is fantastic Caroline. I was just thinking to myself that I rarely see a landscape picture done by you. You captured the green of the Isle and those picturesque rock walls perfectly. The textures are so that I want to reach out and touch them.

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  5. this is beautiful! love the texture

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  6. Delish! I want to roll down the green and crash land into the beautiful buildings down below. This post even smells good- like spring green.
    If landscapes are not your thing , um...this one is Brilliant, for not being your thing...had me fooled Ms. Caroline!

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  7. First, what a delicious painting!
    Second, I was going to do something similar only showing sheep in each patch of land. Clever minds think alike :)

    This is really delightful caroline!

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  8. Beautiful and such gorgeous texture!

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  9. I love the texture in this painting, especially in the foreground. Beautiful!

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  10. ...you should make landscapes your thing! I love everything about this painting...the color, the texture, the composition! Beautiful...

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  11. This is absolutely gorgeous--LUMINOUS! Landscapes aren't usually my thing either, but I really like looking at them, especially something like this. Where do you get the ideas for these techniques? This seems perfect for this scene. I especially like the flowers and grasses in the foreground.

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  12. This is a beauty. So happy you visited my blog again. I will keep you posted about my new venture.

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  13. This is very pretty. I love the unusual placement on the page. I can "picture" myself there, seeing what you see. There is so much depth and interest here.

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  14. Caroline, landscapes should definitely become your thing! This is beautiful.

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