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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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 . . .
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| 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!
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| a view of Rome, 2008 © Teresa Newham |
Always good to revisit old things - with me it tends to be books.
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