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Tonight's Watercolor Friday (Original Post)
samplegirl
Feb 2026
OP
SheltieLover
(81,879 posts)1. Breathtaking lovely!
Ty for sharing!
samplegirl
(14,140 posts)5. Hi
Painted early tonight. Wanted to relax.
Hope everyone is having a good evening.
SheltieLover
(81,879 posts)9. Thx. All good here.
I hope all is well on your end.
badhair77
(5,221 posts)2. Lovely.
I always love your delicate stems. They remind me of a plant I had on my back porch one summer.
samplegirl
(14,140 posts)6. Really
I just paint squiggly lines
MustLoveBeagles
(17,556 posts)3. Very pretty 😍
samplegirl
(14,140 posts)7. Thanks
Probably have a ways to go yet but thinking positive!
Diamond_Dog
(41,203 posts)4. I love to see the first pansies of spring.
Yours are so beautiful, samplegirl.
samplegirl
(14,140 posts)8. So sweet
Trying to psych myself!
MIButterfly
(3,188 posts)10. Oh, samplegirl, that is beautiful.
I love it. Thank you for sharing it with us!
niyad
(134,220 posts)11. Beautiful dancing pansies. Thank you.
LoisB
(13,567 posts)12. Beautiful.
gademocrat7
(12,039 posts)13. Stunning
Easterncedar
(6,510 posts)14. Your shading is exquisite
Such gems.
wendyb-NC
(4,735 posts)15. Thanks for sharing
That is a simply gorgeous painting, the flower colors are exquisite.
Woodycall
(609 posts)16. I like that one a lot!
3catwoman3
(29,872 posts)17. I love pansies, as did my late mother.
I always think of her when I see them.
samplegirl
(14,140 posts)18. I think we all
have some flower that remind us our mms.
My mom loved yellow roses.
AllaN01Bear
(29,843 posts)19. indeed.
electric_blue68
(27,418 posts)20. Ah, the promise of Spring!
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.
🎨
