Sophia's Studio: nature

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2.23.2012

A trip to the Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary is always so enchanting.

I feel in another world as birds chirp, squirrels and chipmunks run around,

and the sound of trickling water guides me through the gardens. Sunlight comes and goes, warming me as I do my sketches.

The lovely weather tempted me to go outdoors today.

I went to Freedom Park.

There, I did this small watercolor study of the rippling water in the lake.

In this study, I wanted to break away from the typical autumnal color scheme

to convey a sense of life and movement.

These are inspired by a Jean Haines tutorial on painting roses in a loose style.

The one on the right is looser and with additional colors added.

These are studies of a dry rose, although I do not think they convey that.