Watercolor Grapes – 5×7 140lb Arches Cold Press
Happy Friday!
Are you feeling Grape?!
For my #WorldWatercolorMonth painting today, I’ve painted a loose, juicy bunch of grapes.
I love painting wet-in-wet and watching the colors flow. It was fun to paint circles of water, drop paint in, and let the paint do its thing. I toyed with adding some definition with a Micron pen or another wash of watercolor to the grapes, but then decided to just let them be loose and simple and be their own grape selves!
Hope you have a Grape Friday! (maybe with a few fermented ones involved in your evening hours!)
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
P.S. I had this post scheduled before hearing the horrific news last evening of yet another horrific, deadly terrorist attack in France. Though my heart is heavy with grief for this kind of ugliness in our world, I also hope we can focus on the goodness… the beauty… the kindness… and the love that outweighs this ugliness a trillion-fold.
Cherish the moments friends. Cherish the moments.
the creative life in between 
It’s beautiful and a lovely way to celebrate the WC. If we shutdown the beauty, we let them win. We can drive it out, silence them with our brushes and pencils. Thanks Jodi. 💜
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Yes. We cannot let that ugliness win. Thanks loo. 💜
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Love the colours! What a beautiful watercolour! Thank you for bringing beauty into our world!
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Thanks so much. I’m trying. 😌
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This is lovely Jodi 🙂
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Thanks Arlene ☺️
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Beautiful painting, love the mingling of colors and shadows. Peace.
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Thanks H. Peace to you and yours too. 😌
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Looks plump and juicy! And you said it well about focusing on the goodness! Happy Friday to you my friend!
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Thanks C. Wishing you peace and beauty and love today. 💜
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AWH…thanks!! same to you!
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A vibrant purple! I agree with you, let’s honor the victims but remember there is still GOOD in this world.❤️
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Thanks Mary 💜
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Beautiful, Jodi!! The grapes turned out beautiful! The Nice, France attack is tragic and I’m devastated over it. You are right, we need to focus on all the good that is in this world (and do our best to get rid of the terrorists).
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Thank you PJ – so difficult to watch all the news…
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Yes, Jodi, it is very hard to watch the news.
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You infused a simple cluster of grapes with so much personality Jodi! They are so happy and cheery just like you! I love your splatter technique, I must try that 🙂 Happy weekend!
Jenna
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Awh! What a sweet sweet thing to say Jenna! Thanks for making my day! 🙂
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Yes there is beauty all around us 🙂
And beautiful people 🙂 to help us remember and take notice of the good 🙂
Wishing you a peaceful weekend
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Thank you T! You as well.
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The world is filled with too much ugliness. Im so glad you posted your grape grapes – your post and art were a beautiful break from it all.
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awh! Thanks Sissh! that means a lot to me.
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Yes I like the way they blend together without sharp definition lines.
Let’s keep the faith. There are more of us than them. (K)
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indeed!
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The watercolor is grape – I mean great! Thanks Jodi, my Friday is a grape one! 🙂
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glad you caught the pun 🙂
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I’m looking forward to a few fermented ones tonight! 😉🍷 Love your looseness in your painting, Jodi! ❤️ You are doing GRAPE!! 😍🍇🌈
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Thanks Jilly – It’s fermented grape time here! 🙂
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Lol! Cheers friend! 🍷😃
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Cheers! With coffee now. Lol.
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Fantastic loose grapes, just ready to eat
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Thanks Rebecca 🙂
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Grape watercolor Jodi! I cherish the happiness you bring me each day. xo
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awh! thanks so much KR! 🙂
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My daughter just said she wants to paint something tonight! She has lots of different materials for painting and brushes and canvases. I told her I would show her your site! She said she is really interested in seeing it. ❤
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She loves your site, we just looked through a lot of the photos on Instagram. xoxoxo
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I love this one so lovely!
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Thanks Lynn! How are the babies?
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They are sweeties xxx
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You’re so right, Jodi. Focus on the goodness.
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Thanks Carol – we must 🙂
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Thanks for sharing this beauty with us 💕
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Thank you for visiting Snehal! I so appreciate you.
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Hehe!! Love!! Hope you had a grape Friday as well my friend!! This is gorgeous!! 😍
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a beautiful grape, but I wouldnt eat it, I would have blue blood afterwards…
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good thinking A!
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Thank you for your Information, how you painted shadows into these lightful Grapes. Now I can also try to paint in this way 🙂
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Have fun! Thanks!
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Love the grapes, Jodi – and the thoughts!
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Thanks Tom 🙂
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Jodi, what I love about our blog is that it is always a ray of inspiration and hope in a sometimes very broken world. I’m glad you didn’t take down this post after you heard about the horrible attack. We do need to grieve for the victims and their families, but we also need to have some good things to keep us sane. Thanks for providing that!
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Well, darn, it was supposed to say “your blog” not “our blog!” Sorry for the typo.
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Lol I like “our” better. 😉
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Thank YOU Ann 💜😊
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Lol…if I wasn’t feeling grape before, I am now..:)
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Reblogged this on sketchuniverse and commented:
Hello beauties! Take a cluster of grapes with your hand, place it in front of your forehead and bring your mouth to this fruit 🍇😛
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Lovely 😊
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome 😊
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