purple anemone illusion watercolor on 9×12 140lb arches
Illusion.
Sometimes
creating an illusion
of what it should be,
or could be,
or would be….
is more beautiful,
and more interesting,
and more mysterious…
than the reality
of what it really is.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Practicing from and inspired by Jean Haine’s Atmospheric Watercolour Book
the creative life in between 
A beautiful illusion…and we need those, sometimes!!!!
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Indeed. 😉💜
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Beautiful, Jodi! Both the painting and the poem! A beautiful illusion!
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Thanks pj 💜
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This is so true! ! Jodi, you must have an amazing collection of your watercolors!💗
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Thanks Mary. I give many away and sell many in our Etsy shop too. 😉
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I have browsed your store before. I love it all, especially the rustic wooden signs. 😉
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My daughter in law makes those. 😉. She’s so talented. ❤
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A talented family 🙂
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I’m so proud of her. 😊
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Your family is close, I can tell. You are a lovely person and it makes my day a whole lot better knowing you and enjoying your blog. 💗
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You are so sweet thanks Mary.
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very true and lovely!
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So lovely
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Purple is your color. Right? 😉💜
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So pretty! Love this one!! And love your words as well. Beautiful! 😍
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Thanks Charlie. 💜
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Love this ! 🙂
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Thanks lynne
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Nice! And I agree. 🙂
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Illusion is supreme! I rather have that along with some mystery than bold in your face….lovely painting and words!
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😉💜
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Beautiful as usual Jodi – Happy Weekend! 🙂
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Thanks terry. Hope each day you are feeling better and better. 💛
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A beautiful abstract watercolour Jodi – as you say, the illusion is far more beautiful and mysterious than the reality, because it evokes the imagination and transports you to a another place, another world, another dimension…
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Thanks Evelyn!!
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Beautiful flower painting and your writing on illusion is dead on. Nice job 🙂
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Thanks so much Amanda!
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Ooh, I love your purple flower illusion!! 💜 So pretty!! Jean Haine’s style is so wonderful too. 🌈💕
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Thanks Jill! 💜
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I can really see the rest of the flower blooming on the page, but it’s just an illusion! Lovely Jodi!
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thanks kathryn 🙂
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You’re amazing! 🙂
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awh! Aren’t you sweet?! Thank you Deb! 🙂
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We all like filling in the blanks! (K)
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🙂
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Agreed! Art show us the world the way it ought to be. Especially beautiful art like yours!
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what a sweet thing to say – thank you Ann! You have been such a kind supporter, and I so appreciate!
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Is it or isn’t it? is always an interesting question, Jodi. Nice painting.
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thanks Tom! it’s a good question 🙂
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That’s pretty! I love the colors.
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thanks deborah!
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your illusion, your … personal interpretation in your word choice and paint application choices are really the key to grabbing us, from our daily worries and grind.
To be able to ‘enchant and entice’ with your art form, to cause the viewer to Pause, is a very lovely thing. Which you accomplished with excellence here Jodi! and the cool thing is, once you’ve learned this secret, you can then go and create “illusions” with any object you see – turning kitchen towels and pots – to new exciting …Jodi Worlds… Fun!!!! this is wonderful Jodi 🙂
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Oh Debi – thank you – sometimes I have no clue what you are talking about – lol – kitchen towels and pots? But I love to hear from you!!! 🙂 ❤
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you know, paint from objects in your house, ie the Kitchen!
in the kitchen… tea towels on the counter make a lovely design for a painting; so too would some pots and pans, stacked up… then you just paint them – LIKE you did that flower in your post!!
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Ok – Deal! 🙂
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hopefully, that much much longer….. explanation, cleared it up! LOL cheers!
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loving the what ifs and the what it might become aspect of this illusion, Jodi.
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thanks Carrie!
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Just beautiful.
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Thank you Sylvia!
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The painting is marvelous
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Thank you!!
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