First painting of the year complete.

"Tablescape", Watercolor, 12" x 18"

©Carmella Tuliszewski

My first painting pf 2019 is complete.

I have always loved this blue and white table runner and bought it years ago with the intent of using it in a painting someday.

Have I painted enough Gerber Daisies? I think not.

Their large, beautiful circles of so many color variations in a single flower gets me everytime.

The pedals here hold many glazes of reds, oranges, yellows, greens and violets.

I usually use the colors complement to create a shadow, 

so various greens were added in the flowers cast shadows.

I often find painting greens difficult but, as with all things,

practice makes, if not perfect, better.

This is typical of the direction I find myself going with each painting.

Rich colors counterbalanced with strong directional lighting.

That is what keeps me engaged with the work and anxious to get to my table every day.

Thanks for taking a look!

Shows, Awards and new WIP

Well here I am apologizing for not posting in months.

But I believe I have a legitimately good excuse this time.

After over 35 years in our home, we moved it all out to a newly built carriage house.

It's actually a little bigger than out old house and we are loving it.

So who knew that packing up 35 years of your life would take so darn long?!

But all worth it and I love my new studio space, spacious with more light.

So here's what's been happening.

I finally finished "Little Sparrow".

It is now on display in 

The Signature American Watermedia Exhibition until April 30, 2019.

"Stitch in Time" received 

The Peoples Choice Award

in the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society International Exhibition.

That was certainly a nice surprise!

"Bourbon Street Chess Master" was selected as a finalist in the
Richeson Portrait and Figure Competition.

"Sunset" was awarded
The Jack Richeson & Co Award
at the Northeast Watercolor Society Exhibition.
The generous award was a selection of my choice of their watercolor tube paints.
And just for fun they threw in a set of watercolor brushes and masking fluid!
I am using them all now on my current painting.
The paint is expensive but lovely to work with and the brushes are a synthetic blend that hold their points and shapes for the detail work I enjoy.

This is what's on my table now.
Much of my time the past couple of months has been consumed with the move
and settling into our new home.
So I'm feeling a little rusty and choose to start with my familiar
subjects of glass and flowers.
So far so good.