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"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for." - Georgia O'Keeffe

Thursday, July 31, 2014

New Cactus Painting

Today I finished a cactus painting I started at the beginning of this month. It always feels good to complete a piece and to start a new one. It's the in-between that has so many ups and downs, little hurrahs and doubts, accomplishments and frustrations . .  .well, you get the picture!

 "Sunwashed Cactus" is done on Arches 300 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

"Sunwashed Cactus", watercolor, 19"x27"       Kathleen Ballard


Here are some earlier works that are related:


"Cactus Pears", watercolor, 15"x28"  Kathleen Ballard

"Cactus Apples", watercolor, 17"x17"
"Flowering Cactus", Watercolor, 17"x17"




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9 comments:

  1. Studio at the FarmAugust 1, 2014 at 8:05 AM

    I love the intensity of the flower buds against the more subtle "leaves". [What are those called with cacti?] It is a gorgeous composition, with such beautiful and rich colors!
    Kathryn

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  2. kathleen BallardAugust 1, 2014 at 10:46 AM

    Hi Kathryn,
    Thanks for your comments! We have so many different cactus types here in Southern California. I know this one as 'prickly pear cactus' which is probably a common name and don't now what the proper name is. This particular plant is at the Huntington Library.

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  3. UnknownAugust 1, 2014 at 12:14 PM

    I love the crispness of these. Absolutely beautiful!

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  4. kathleen BallardAugust 1, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    Thank you, Aurdrey for talking a look!

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  5. Lorraine BrownAugust 1, 2014 at 10:59 PM

    Love these Cacti works, your colours are delightful

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  6. kathleen BallardAugust 1, 2014 at 11:26 PM

    Hi Lorraine,
    I'm glad that you like them! Thanks for your comments!

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  7. AKSeptember 13, 2014 at 4:09 AM

    Great work and a lovely blog. Keep painting.

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