Just playing

Once in a while, I paint something on a scrap piece of paper and come back and fall in love with it.  This echinacea will probably be framed and stay in my studio.   Love this one!

This peony was another one.   My sister fell in love with it and it's living with her now.

Barrel Roof & Silo

© Robin Edmundson, 'Barrel Roof, Silo #1', watercolor, 14 x 10 inches.   $375, framed to 22 x 18 inches.

One of my challenges this winter has been to do a bunch of studies of a few of the barns I love out here.   Here are two close-ups I've done of a barrel roof barn out on highway 43.  I like the way the lines of the roof meet the silo in this shadowed end. 

Plus, rust.  I love the rust. 

I showed it to my mentor, who suggested I push the colors a bit more, which always makes me happy because, hello blue and orange!

© Robin Edmundson, 'Barrel Roof, Silo #2', watercolor, 14 x 10 inches.   $375, framed to 22 x 18 inches.

I like them both for different reasons.  Which do you like best?