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samplegirl

(13,363 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:02 PM Jul 22

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Tonight's Watercolor

Just a little mushroom

20 replies

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Tonight's Watercolor (Original Post) samplegirl Jul 22 OP

Wonderful! LoisB Jul 22 #1

Beautiful SheltieLover Jul 22 #2

eggscllent AllaN01Bear Jul 22 #3

Made me smile. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 22 #4

Awe good samplegirl Jul 23 #13

A very elegant mushroom. dgauss Jul 22 #5

Lovely, samplegirl judesedit Jul 22 #6

Welcome samplegirl Jul 23 #14

Really nice fronds splat Jul 22 #7

Love it! blue_jay Jul 22 #8

And fiddle heads ... really, really nice! KPN Jul 22 #9

It was fun samplegirl Jul 23 #15

What a composition Figarosmom Jul 22 #10

Thank you samplegirl Jul 23 #16

Don't forget the ferns! HeartsCanHope Jul 22 #11

Ty for the compliment samplegirl Jul 23 #17

Beautiful, Thank you! HeartsCanHope Jul 23 #19

Lovely niyad Jul 23 #12

That mushroom is magical !!! Martin Eden Jul 23 #18

Very pretty! Diamond_Dog Jul 26 #20

LoisB

(11,604 posts)

1. Wonderful!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:06 PM

Jul 22

SheltieLover

(73,582 posts)

2. Beautiful

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:14 PM

Jul 22

AllaN01Bear

(27,373 posts)

3. eggscllent

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:16 PM

Jul 22

Bernardo de La Paz

(58,226 posts)

4. Made me smile. . . . . . nt

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:20 PM

Jul 22

samplegirl

(13,363 posts)

13. Awe good

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 08:51 AM

Jul 23

dgauss

(1,449 posts)

5. A very elegant mushroom.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:30 PM

Jul 22

judesedit

(4,574 posts)

6. Lovely, samplegirl

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:11 PM

Jul 22

Thank you again

samplegirl

(13,363 posts)

14. Welcome

Reply to judesedit (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:38 AM

Jul 23

Love sharing in this group!

splat

(2,351 posts)

7. Really nice fronds

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:14 PM

Jul 22

They're alive.

blue_jay

(100 posts)

8. Love it!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:20 PM

Jul 22

KPN

(16,913 posts)

9. And fiddle heads ... really, really nice!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:22 PM

Jul 22

samplegirl

(13,363 posts)

15. It was fun

Reply to KPN (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:39 AM

Jul 23

to paint!🎨

Figarosmom

(8,443 posts)

10. What a composition

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:48 PM

Jul 22

I love this. The restraint in color and the form is so cool.

samplegirl

(13,363 posts)

16. Thank you

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:43 AM

Jul 23

I like to paint more detailed things.
This was from a reference photo.

HeartsCanHope

(1,314 posts)

11. Don't forget the ferns!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:56 PM

Jul 22

I love your watercolors, samplegirl, they always make my day. Thank you, dear friend!

samplegirl

(13,363 posts)

17. Ty for the compliment

Reply to HeartsCanHope (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 09:46 AM

Jul 23

We all need distraction!

I don't remember where I got this but I saved it
It struck me.

"Every soul needs sanctuary—a quiet unfolding of time untouched by duty or demand. Maya Angelou's wisdom reminds us that stepping away is not abandonment, but a sacred act of self-preservation. In Paul Gauguin's 'The Siesta,' we see this truth painted into stillness: the body at rest, the mind unburdened, the spirit gently returning to itself. A day away is not an escape—it is a return to wholeness." ✨

HeartsCanHope

(1,314 posts)

19. Beautiful, Thank you!

Reply to samplegirl (Reply #17)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 11:22 PM

Jul 23

niyad

(127,075 posts)

12. Lovely

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:42 AM

Jul 23

Martin Eden

(14,880 posts)

18. That mushroom is magical !!!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 07:09 PM

Jul 23

Visually, of course.

Diamond_Dog

(38,433 posts)

20. Very pretty!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 07:18 PM

Jul 26

Nice job on the ferns especially, samplegirl!

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