Wilting shadow1 direct watercolor Meera Rao
Wilting shadow2 Direct watercolor Meera Rao
Wilting shadow 3 Direct watercolor Meera Rao
Wilting shadow 4 Direct watercolor Meera Rao
I admire people who can paint freely and directly seeing all the colors, values and composition well formed in their heads. Of course, I also note that some do the thumbnails and try out their visions and then plunge in with the brush. I don’t do thumbnails - but play with my photo editor a lot. But I still find myself painting very carefully -tentatively ; ‘freely’ doesn’t seem to be my nature !!! This years June 30x30 Direct watercolor challenge has been so far may be 15/30 - the month turned out to be packed with travels, other obligations, fun and challenging in other ways !
These paintings are of a rose that was still a beauty despite losing most of its petals. When I took it off an arrangement and laid it on the counter, the glow and the shadows formed were just stunning. I wanted to capture that fleeting moment.
My four teabag art At the Hill Center DC
Four of my teabag art pieces were juried into the Capitol Hill Art League exhibition in May and will be on display until September 6 2026. If you are in DC do pop in -there are some awesome pieces in that gallery.
