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samplegirl

(14,127 posts) Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:15 PM Feb 20

Tonight's Watercolor Friday

Ready for spring

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Tonight's Watercolor Friday (Original Post) samplegirl Feb 20 OP

Breathtaking lovely! SheltieLover Feb 20 #1

Hi samplegirl Feb 20 #5

Thx. All good here. SheltieLover Feb 20 #9

Lovely. badhair77 Feb 20 #2

Really samplegirl Feb 20 #6

Very pretty 😍 MustLoveBeagles Feb 20 #3

Thanks samplegirl Feb 20 #7

I love to see the first pansies of spring. Diamond_Dog Feb 20 #4

So sweet samplegirl Feb 20 #8

Oh, samplegirl, that is beautiful. MIButterfly Feb 20 #10

Beautiful dancing pansies. Thank you. niyad Feb 20 #11

Beautiful. LoisB Feb 20 #12

Stunning gademocrat7 Feb 20 #13

Your shading is exquisite Easterncedar Feb 20 #14

Thanks for sharing wendyb-NC Feb 20 #15

I like that one a lot! Woodycall Feb 20 #16

I love pansies, as did my late mother. 3catwoman3 Feb 21 #17

I think we all samplegirl Feb 21 #18

indeed. AllaN01Bear Feb 21 #19

Ah, the promise of Spring! electric_blue68 Feb 25 #20

SheltieLover

(81,725 posts)

1. Breathtaking lovely!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:23 PM

Feb 20

Ty for sharing!

samplegirl

(14,127 posts)

5. Hi

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:37 PM

Feb 20

Painted early tonight. Wanted to relax.
Hope everyone is having a good evening.

SheltieLover

(81,725 posts)

9. Thx. All good here.

Reply to samplegirl (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:41 PM

Feb 20

I hope all is well on your end.

badhair77

(5,211 posts)

2. Lovely.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:26 PM

Feb 20

I always love your delicate stems. They remind me of a plant I had on my back porch one summer.

samplegirl

(14,127 posts)

6. Really

Reply to badhair77 (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:38 PM

Feb 20

I just paint squiggly lines

MustLoveBeagles

(17,291 posts)

3. Very pretty 😍

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:27 PM

Feb 20

samplegirl

(14,127 posts)

7. Thanks

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:40 PM

Feb 20

Probably have a ways to go yet but thinking positive!

Diamond_Dog

(41,057 posts)

4. I love to see the first pansies of spring.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:37 PM

Feb 20

Yours are so beautiful, samplegirl.

samplegirl

(14,127 posts)

8. So sweet

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:41 PM

Feb 20

Trying to psych myself!

MIButterfly

(3,144 posts)

10. Oh, samplegirl, that is beautiful.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:10 PM

Feb 20

I love it. Thank you for sharing it with us!

niyad

(134,035 posts)

11. Beautiful dancing pansies. Thank you.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:54 PM

Feb 20

LoisB

(13,488 posts)

12. Beautiful.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:13 PM

Feb 20

gademocrat7

(12,028 posts)

13. Stunning

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:15 PM

Feb 20

Easterncedar

(6,473 posts)

14. Your shading is exquisite

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:18 PM

Feb 20

Such gems.

wendyb-NC

(4,732 posts)

15. Thanks for sharing

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:23 PM

Feb 20

That is a simply gorgeous painting, the flower colors are exquisite.

Woodycall

(606 posts)

16. I like that one a lot!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:39 PM

Feb 20

3catwoman3

(29,809 posts)

17. I love pansies, as did my late mother.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:16 AM

Feb 21

I always think of her when I see them.

samplegirl

(14,127 posts)

18. I think we all

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #17)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 03:15 AM

Feb 21

have some flower that remind us our mms.
My mom loved yellow roses.

AllaN01Bear

(29,805 posts)

19. indeed.

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:58 AM

Feb 21

electric_blue68

(27,328 posts)

20. Ah, the promise of Spring!

Reply to samplegirl (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:34 PM

Feb 25

Sweet!

BTW...I'm thinking of getting some watercolors /or gouache.

How do you protect them afterwards?
Haven't used watercolors in decades!

No rush on an answer. Tia.
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