Spring one day –
Winter the next.
Impressionistic landscape
62 degrees at dinner –
26 degrees at breakfast.
Impressionistic feelings
March in like a Lamb –
Out like a Lion?
Impressionistic life
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
5×7 watercolor on 140 lb. cold press shizen professional grade rough texture rag watercolor paper.
the creative life in between 
Really loved truly. You should frame this one 🙂
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Thanks Mandi! ☺️
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Love your colors, Jodi, and I always enjoy your landscapes in my reader. How are you liking the paper? I think we’re supposed to have 70s soonish! Hopefully you will be too. Happy Thursday!
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Thanks Laura! Going back and forth on the paper…
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The nice thing about Blick is you have a one year return policy! I’ll be curious how this moves along for you!
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I don’t think I want to return it. I think I just need to be more thoughtful about choosing paper for particular projects 🙂
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It’s so nice to have the option, though, which I’ve not seen from any other art supply vendor, once something has been opened. Roll on, McDuff! I’m enjoying watching your progress!
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This is just lovely, Jodi! I love the mountains in the background and the foreground with the winter plants. Beautiful! I finally put some of my drawings on my blog (sidebar). If you get a chance, give them a peek. My favorite drawing, which was in color, I had to delete off because it had my name written on it.
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Your brush is really shining!
and yes…schizophrenic weather to be sure. (K)
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Thanks Kerfe!
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I really like the sense of foreground and background in this picture. There is nice depth to it. 🙂
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Thanks so much Kathy! 🙂
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What a beautiful paint Jodi! Yes let’s have spring inspired by your painting!
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Thanks Cathe! 🙂
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So beautiful! I love all of the textures and colors and things going on. I can see mountains in the background and plants in the front! Love this it is truly a spring painting. I laughed, yes the temperatures change pretty drastically!
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Thanks so much for your kind words and detailed critque! 🙂 You are so sweet, Lynn! 🙂
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I have to say I just love this one Jodi, it is soft and light, just lovely!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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🙂
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Wonderful depth today Jodi, you pull the viewer in with with foreground, middle ground and background. I like the color choices, and the texture of the paper adds another element of interest. Beautiful!
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Thanks so much Sharon – that is exactly what I was working on for this one – so YAY! I accomplished 🙂
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Love this post Jodi…so apt for this time of year!
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Awh! Thanks Frances 🙂
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Gorgeous scene and love that paper! You just keep getting better and better Jodi… it’s fun to watch. More! More!! 😀💕
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Awh! Thanks Charlie! The paper was kinda cool for this one. I go back and forth on it – loving it and then loving Arches. Fun to have choices and options 🙂
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I need to try my Arches again…just loving my little sketchbook so much. Hehe
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well – you rock that sketchbook!
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Awww thanks!! 😊❤️
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Great sky in this … lots of light.
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Wow – thanks Cynthia. That makes me feel so good as I struggle with skies. Never feel I nail them. YAY – thanks for making my day! 🙂
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I really liked the texture on this one!
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Thanks! The paper really does that – it’s is quite rough and absorbent.
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I love how the tones of the image are joined with the tones of the language! I can feel a type of melancholy as I read the poem and see the image out of the corner of my eye. It’s really powerful. Thank you for the work you do! So happy to NOW be following you 🙂 With Gratitude and Joy, Zach from StrengthsLife.com
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Wow! Thank you so very much, Zach! I appreciate that more than you can know. 🙂
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Great looking art!! Sorry about your flip flop weather. That time year has returned.
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Thanks, John. It keeps life interesting 🙂
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Very nice Jodi! 🙂
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OMG, Jodi, this is wonderful! I love the colors and the texture. Every painting you post is better than the last one.
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Oh dear! Thanks Carol! But don’t say that as I’m sure to bomb the next then – LOL! I appreciate your kindness and encouragement 🙂
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excellent incorporation of your back, mid and foregrounds Jodi, with a very Lovely Sky! the texture from Shizen is delightful, has been one of my Fav papers for that reason, its so helpful. mountains are set back with just right color choice and tone choice…. Yay! cheers, Debi
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Woohoo my Hero Teacher! That is exactly what I was working on with this simple landscape – back – mid- and foregrounds – YAY – I did it! And a sky that is getting complimented – wowza! Skies are a challenge for me. And guess what came today – all the way from Australia…….??? My Rekab Squirrel #2 – I almost hugged the mailman! He laughed that I had to get a watercolor brush from the other side of the world….. It is so lovely! I can’t wait to play with it. 🙂
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that is GREAT News, it arrived!! whew! it will hold A LOT of fluid, just flick it…to shake it off. hmm…towel down though. You will love this brush, as you get the hang of it. No, no ‘hero me, just a scout, or ‘pathway pointer! well, don’t call me P.P. – it doesn’t have a very nice ring to it. you laughing? Stop That!! 🙂 just go play with your new brush! lol
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Yes smiling and laughing PP. HAHA!
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gotcha! made ya laugh 🙂
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Love those hazy purple mountains majesty! 🙂 ❤
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Awh! What a fun way to put it! I like that 🙂
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So gorgeous… this landscape and the poetry really capture the fluctuating, in-between feeling of this time of year.
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Thank you annie!! ☺️
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Love the purples. And the yellow gives just the right contrast. I like this watercolor a lot — I’d definitely move in for a closer look if I saw it at an art fair.
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Awh thanks so much Nancy! ☺️
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Lovely landscape, has a nice feel to it with the blending of warms and cools.
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Thanks so much Haunani. ☺️
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That is a gorgeous landscape. And now that I’m in NC it seems like no truer words were written! Sunny here, then snow. We did see bears last night on the dog walk. So the winter nap is over and Spring is coming. Bears are better than groundhogs at predicting springtime. 🙂
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Wow! I would say so! Bears!
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Truth. ❤
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Both the words and the picture are a beautiful depiction of March!
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Worthy of Monet, Jodi.
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Lol. Thanks. 😝🎨
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Jodi, your work looks so good. You can see the progress. :O)
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Thanks so much Paul. I enjoy it so much!!! My happy place. One of them anyway. 😉
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Well I think it’s a great place to retreat too. We all need those places that put us in a good frame of mind.
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indeed! 🙂
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