Recycled – Original Watercolor & Gouache
Original Watercolor & Gouache Framed
Framing in progress:
Off white double mat, ribbed, simple off-white frame
Features a whimsical garden scene of bicycles with flower-filled baskets
Image Size: 24 ½” x 16”
Framed Size: 32 ½” x 24”
Inquiries welcome, not on market at this time.
$1975.00
“Recycled” is an original watercolor & gouache painting that showcases a whimsical garden scene of a flower-filled bicycle leaning against a fence. Painted in watercolor and gouache with rich texture and calligraphic mark-making, this 24.5″ x 16″ original work comes double-matted and framed. Shop original floral landscapes by Ellen Jean Diederich.
A few years ago, a neighbor invited me to take pictures of their garden for painting. Next to the fence they Recycled this bicycle, filling the baskets with Impatiens. Their idea was a fun idea to paint. Alas, I had the painting going and then messed it up. It was depressing. Pulling it out of the closet the other day, with energy and renewed love, I worked to finish it. Losing my photo may have helped. With a new attitude and looking at other flower photos, it came to life. Such a joy this piece is.
Sometimes we just need to take a break from a piece to make it turn out. Often the worst thing you can do is keep messing with something you are having trouble with. When I first started painting, I used to work them so they were totally wrecked…in order to finish them. The truth is, learn you have to finish pieces and procrastinating can be a bad habit. Procrastination can be fear based…make it love based. Slowing down the process allows your mind to reveal different ways to work around a problem, perhaps taking multiple sessions. At that point, do whatever you need to do to make it a painting.
