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Ode to a pair of Green Doors

6/14/2019

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​"Ode to a pair of Green Doors," 9 x 12,original watercolor. 

I fell in love with these quaint cottages in Bibury, the second town we visited in the Cotswolds. They're built from the traditional honey-colored stones the Cotswolds are famous for. And I especially love the green doors. It's a paint color that's authentic to the time period and the town—you see it throughout Bibury, and it's this perfect, cozy, inviting green—not quite mint, and not quite sage, and not quite celadon, but a "come sit down and have tea with me" green. These row houses date back to the 14th Century, when they were used for monastic stores. and in the 17th Century they were converted into housing for the mill workers. They're part of Arlington Row, named after the person who established them and the mill, who just happens to be the very same Arlington who later founded Arlington, Virginia, and who also has Arlington Cemetery named after him. 
These cottages face a lovely, shaded pond in the center of Bibury. They also famously appear on the inside cover of every British passport.

This is #5 in my series "100 Days in Europe," (#100daysinEurope). Just 95 to go!  (haha) See them all by following me on Facebook and Instagram, as well as my blogs.
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For those who are interested in my palette and process, I used a traditional watercolor palette for this painting, and added my perennial favorite Holbein Lavender, plus two signature Daniel Smith Primatek pigments: Sugilite Genuine, and Hematite Genuine. Both are ground straight from pure minerals. Sugilite is a sparkly purplish grey, the perfect complement to French Ochre for creating the honey-colored stone. I started with a light wash alternating French Ochre and Lavender for the overall lightest stone base. Hematite was used for the rich darks, along with Shadow Violet. 
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7/6/2019 11:56:41 pm

Using traditional watercolor on your painting is a challenging thing because watercolor is hard to blend. But this "Ode to a pair of Green Doors" represents a different kids of beauty. When I was still a kid, I used to train myself on how to use watercolor for painting. I cannot achieve the look I want for my painting. That's why I was amazed with the overall appeal of "Ode to a pair of Green Doors"! How I wish I have learned such thing too when I was young.

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