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Friday 15 March 2019

a backwards glance



watercolour of Sara Baras, 2008
© Teresa Newham

As the studio reorganisation continues, I've been looking through some old watercolours - some even older than this blog. The first piece, of the flamenco dancer Sara Baras, was made from a photo as a demo during my very first Open Studios, and includes some spectacular granulation.


watercolour sketch of a lily, 2007
© Teresa Newham

Next, I came across two paintings of lilies, made three years apart.  The first one is a quick sketch, drawing straight onto the paper with the paint, while I remember putting more work into the second one.  Years ago I would have told you that I preferred the sketch, but looking at them now I think the other one is my favourite.


lily, watercolour, 2010
© Teresa Newham

I love this red tulips picture because it includes two of my favourite vases - a cream Edwardian milk pitcher which still sits in the kitchen of my current home, and the small yellow glass jug which was my grandmother's, and which lives in my studio.


red tulips on the kitchen windowsill, 2010
© Teresa Newham


The snow scene was an experiment based around the idea that white is rarely just white.  Here, it's purple, green, yellow and blue.  It's another piece which I appreciate more now than I did when it was first painted.  But then I rarely like anything when I've just finished it - my favourite is always the next project . . .


a snow scene, 2010
© Teresa Newham

Finally, a painting made from a holiday photo.  I'd also made a quick watercolour sketch in situ, so the subject wasn't entirely new to me. I loved Rome, and the pines, so this brings back happy memories!


a view of Rome, 2008
© Teresa Newham







1 comment:

  1. Always good to revisit old things - with me it tends to be books.

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