Friday, May 26, 2017

2106

[my brushes, inspiration, water colour painting and a crop]


[water colour on recycled cardboard 8.5 by 10.5 inches; No draft sketching was done ]


[A real ixora leaf snuck into this photo, adds to the fun]


['Crystal Bowl And A Bloom of Red Ixoras']


[framed and text added for a haiga]

overcast sky -
in absence of bird songs
bloom of ixoras

© gillena cox 2017


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38 comments:

Christine said...

Nice work Gillena!

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks christine

much love...

Robin said...

Beautiful work! I love your poem in the end too. Happy PPF. Hugz, Rasz

Faye said...

Very pretty, Gillena. Have a great weekend.

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped by Rasz

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you Faye

much love...

sirkkis said...

Lovely painting and words.
Happy weekend to you 💜

Valerie-Jael said...

As always, your art and words make me feel good. You have a gift there! Thanks for sharing. Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

Susan said...

I love how you combine your words with your art. Lovely! Happy PPF

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping by Sirkkis


much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Valerie

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for your appreciation Susan

much love...

Linda Kunsman said...

such a beautiful flower painting and haiku Gillena. I love the mosaic crop too!

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping by Linda

Much love...

carol l mckenna said...

Lovely and creative art expression ~ thanks too for visiting my blog ~ ^_^

Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^

denthe said...

How fun that the real leaf snuck in :-) Great combination with the words. Happy PPF!

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in Carol

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in Denthe. Didn't see it until I had already snapped the photo ☁😊☁☁😊☁😁☁

Much love...

Magyar said...

Magnetic.

Tracy said...

I love the limited palette on this one, and the use of the ixoras as a substitute for birdsong.

Giggles said...

Bold and lovely!! Great colours!!


Hugs Giggles

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped by Magyar

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Tracy

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping in Giggles

much love...

DVArtist said...

Wonderful art. I am always happily surprised by your art.

BrownPaperBunny said...

Nice work, and how much fun are watercolors! Happy PPF!

Carol said...

Love your art this week. Thanks you so much for stopping by my blog ♥

NatureFootstep said...

thanks for sharing your work progress :)

Laney said...

What a sweet painting! As always a nice haiku. Happy PPF!

BLOGitse said...

This is pretty!

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Nicole

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

BrownPaperBunny

(✿◠‿◠) Thank you for dropping by

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in Carol

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping in NF

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Laney

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in BLOGitse

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Haiga accepted for publication at Daily Haiga

Gillena Cox said...

haiga published at 'Daily Haiga: an Edited Journal of contemporary & traditional haiga'
on 6th September 2018