Bright Lights and Petticoats

This is my newest painting, Swiss Chard Bright Lights.

This painting was exciting for me in many ways.

I had combed through some art magazines and found a technique I was anxious to try. Now that I've come on a new technique I had to come up with a subject to try it with. My passion is my garden and during these cold winter months is at a lull. I wanted to excite a new hope for a flourishing Spring. I love fruits and vegetables and all their frilly foliage.

The frilly curly leaves of the Swiss Chard reminded me of petticoats. Little girls love petticoats. Twirling and swirling around. As all children, I also burst with excitement over a new box of crayons.

Opening the box top and the "Wow!" and "OOOOoooo!" that would escape through my lips glancing at all the possibilities. That is the feeling I re-create within myself when I play with chalk pastels.

I placed a brand new Arches 130 cold pressed 22 x 30 watercolor paper on a board on the floor. Sketched the design and layout using charcoal then setting the charcoal with alcohol. Applying a light wash of watercolor over the paper. Now the fun begins. Twirling and swirling petticoat leaves with Bright Lights.

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