Autumn Leaves Recycled

Autumn Leaves Recycled, Watercolor painting by Conni Schaftenaar.

I am an ardent recyler/reuser of items . . . I had a sheet of Arches Hot... more

by Conni Schaftenaar

Original - Not For Sale

Price

Not Specified

Dimensions

12.000 x 9.000 inches

Title

Autumn Leaves Recycled

Artist

Conni Schaftenaar

Medium

Painting - Watercolor Painting On Arches 140# Hot Press Paper

Description

Autumn Leaves Recycled, Watercolor painting by Conni Schaftenaar.

I am an ardent recyler/reuser of items . . . I had a sheet of Arches Hot Press paper I had practiced doing wet-into-wet flooding of colors. That board had laid around for months - I liked the color combos, but it wasn't really an "abstract" I felt I could post as is. When our watercolor class was challenged to do negative paintings of autumn leaves, I decided to see if I could use that sheet. I lifted color in some areas to lighten some of the darker blues and greens inside of leaf shapes, then darkened around them, adding the layers behind. I hope you like the way it turned out, and it was fun to go back to an old work and see what else could be done with it!

Haiku about this piece written for one of Laurel Adam's What's the BUZZz contest's Blog Discussion - not a poet, so don't shoot me!
"Purple orange red
Fall leaves crackle under foot
Preparing for snow"

2nd Place, Group Logo Contest, Midwest American Artists, September 2016
3rd Place, Fall Decorating Ideas Contest, Sept. 2018
1st place Tie, Redesigned and Completed Contest, September 2020
Honorable Mention place in Masters - WOW It's The Oldies contest, March 2021
3rd Place Win in the Autumn Haiku contest, August 2021
Honorable Mention finish in the Fall Art and Decor contest, September 2021
Honorable Mention tie in the Beautiful Watercolors special features contest, September 2021
3rd Place win in the Leaves contest, October 2021
2nd Place win in the Leaves contest, May 2022
2nd place win in the What Were You Thinking contest, July 2022
3rd place win in the Fall Colors Contest By Invitation Only, October 2022
1st place win in the Fall Leaves Watercolor contest, October 2022
2nd place tie in the Anything Recycling contest, March 2023
2nd place finish in the Leaves Close Up contest, March 2023
1st place win in the Trash To Treasure contest, May 2023
3rd place tie in the Autumn Colors contest, August 2023
3rd place tie in the Leaf Study contest, August 2023
2nd place win in the Your Choice October - All Mediums contest, October 2023
2nd place win in the Your Choice October - All Mediums contest, October 2023
2nd place tie in the Leaves and Foliage contest, March 2024

Featured in these FAA groups:
Midwest America Artists, November 2015
Painting the Old Way, January 2016
Vivid Beautiful Art, September 2016
1000 Views on 1 Image, August 2019
Covid-19 Mask Group, September 2020
All Glorious Gardens, October 2022
Art - It Is Good For You, October 2022
Beauty in Art - No Photography, October 2022
Beautiful Watercolors, October 2022
Art District, October 2022
Fine Arts Watercolor, October 2022
Four Seasons, October 2022
A Woman's Touch, May 2023
The Art Workshop, May 2023
Your Best Work, May 2023
For the ART of It, May 2023
The World We See, August 2023
All Glorious Gardens Autumn Colours Feature, October 2023
Over 3000 Views, April 2024

Uploaded

November 17th, 2015