Thank you, Alice, and thanks for the tips!!

Thank you, Marilyn, I see what you mean.

Yes, great tips! Thank you, Saundra!

Thank you, Tammie! I am glad this post resonated with you. Also, nice to hear that you too have revamped older pieces.

Thank you, Gail!! First, – hamsters, not guinea pigs! Something I had to correct all the time in the past 🙂 But I did have some guinea pigs too, just didn’t breed them. I have always loved animals.

Thank you for bringing up the concept of something being pattern-based or nature-based. Yes, my expression is more of the latter, but there are so many layers in art-making. For example, the art can start from a structural idea and then move on to being more organic. The interesting thing in art is that sometimes it’s the development of thinking, sometimes the growth is in the process, and sometimes it’s in techniques. Hilma’s art makes me think!

Thank you for commenting, Elizabeth and I am sorry that your family member is not well. Clear skies and crisp mornings are lovely also here in Finland.

Thank you, Adrienne, I love this conversation too.

About selling watercolor paintings: I don’t frame my paintings, but at small art fairs and such, I just wrap them in cellophane and add a sturdy piece of cardboard so they don’t bend. If they go to a gallery and the gallery wants them framed, it’s their job to frame them.

I used to think watercolor paintings are hard to sell unframed, but that haven’t been a problem so far. Many buyers want frames that suit their taste and are happy to take them to a framer.

That said, some years ago I have attended a few small group exhibitions that required a similar passepartout for all the pieces. They just attatched those on the walls. I know many artists who provide a passepartout but not a frame with their paintings. I always recommend proper framing to my customers.

Thank you so much, Alice! It’s lovely to hear that you enjoy Drawing Soulfully – and that you also read Kandinsky’s teachings! I find them most interesting too. ( I also have a course about Klee’s and Kandinsky’s theories and how to apply them to painting flowers called Floral Freedom https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/freedom/)

I think that whatever our subject is, the core of it, can be spiritual. I am so lucky to have like-minded people like you in this circle!