Recent Watercolors

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I share with you today some recent watercolors I painted. Some new ideas came to mind and I picked up my brushes again, and these are four new creations. The first one shows my watercolor style and my calligraphy combined together, something which I am trying to use more frequently. The title of course is obvious as we find ou true hearts in our homes, but not necessarily in our houses. There is a difference between a house and a home. A house is built with stone, wood, glass, and concrete, and eventually decorated according to everyone’s means. But a home is where love, kindness, forgiveness, tolerance and respect are shown between the members of the family.

The second painting shows another series of homes and houses, church, ranches, mansions and cottages. I use a lot of different colors which some people find very attractive and appealing. It is just my style as you will probably never encounter a similar neighborhood anywhere, but that’s the artist’s prerogative, and you just have to enjoy it, as if you’re roaming from one structure to another and walking aimlessly in an imaginary neighborhood.

The third painting is yet another experiment I tried without covering the entire paper from top to bottom and from left to right, something which I have the habit of doing. I realize that open spaces are also part of the painting, and it helps the eye to focus on the whole scene, and enjoy a more relaxed perspective.  In fact I liked this first try that I did a second one, and most probably many more will follow with the same concept. Enjoy them and share my blog with your friends, especially on Meta or FB, which I don’t have.