Before leaving home, for my daughter's first day of preschool, I had quickly put in my bag - a camera, a sketch pad, pencil, paints, brushes, and a water bottle. First day of preschool is a big day for both daughter and mom. I was nervous for her, but at the same time enthusiastic to use the extra time at hand. After dropping her and saying good bye, I walked across from her school to the West Parish Garden Cemetery. It was not the most perfect weather for painting, it was cloudy, not the typical blue skies . I took notes from the scene of the water lily pond, sitting and observing the patterns in water. I did not paint, but mostly recorded my observations. This is one of the pictures I took that day.
I did not realize, the grass was wet and my shoes/socks were completely soaked. I returned home after about an hour. I wanted to finish an autumn themed abstract painting. I had already started it a few days back but was not satisfied with it so far. I started changing it to make it more like the pond scene, just more colorful.
Pond by West Parish Garden Cemetery (SOLD)
I concluded, it looks beautiful. The color harmony seems to work. The lily pads are popping out and seem to float over the water.
