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Above is one of three new images Iāve relatively recently uploaded to my Fine Art America site.
Lady of the Garden is one of my early 6×6 watercolor explorations on Absorbent Ground, most of which I laid down some watercolor washes, the absorbent ground having been textured just a bit, and then studied to see what if any image the result inspired in me!
Eventually an elegantly dress lady in a hat, walking happily in their garden, seemed to be what I was bring out from my first inlays of paint.
I also experimented, literally carving my sig into the absorbent ground while still wet. It definitely creates an imprint, and is something to keep in mind as I go forward with new work š
Itās all a process. Even surprise realizations being part of that process I think, and watercolor work itself is/was a process evolving from my work on the painting below ā

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/floating-blooms-acrylic-painting-felipe-adan-lerma.html
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Floating Blooms above is my transition acrylic piece, moving from nearly two decades of water soluble oils, back to my 80s paint preference, acrylics!
It turned out being a transition piece because, working with water even more so than possible, or usual anyway, with water soluble oils, reminded me Iād never done another watercolor since one in the late 70s when I knew literally nothing about watercolors and painted one small piece, a tea jar making sun tea on our back porch railing, via what I now realize was a purely dry and dry technique, lol š
Iād happened to first read about absorbent grounds to create watercolors on canvas researching how to do washes with acrylics, and decided I needed to experiment once again, over forty years later, with watercolors again ā¤ļø
I bought an inexpensive watercolor pan set at Michaels, and Ridges of Spring Light became my very first watercolor experiment and my first thought and reaction using water with watercolor was – WOW! š
Process sometimes also means circling back, which is what led me to my floral macro photo below.

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Our youngest girl (along with her 7 year old) has loved gardening and flowers since she herself was a child. I first realized this back in the early 80s as I was clumsily, and without a clue, was āstickingā flower seeds into the ground around our house, I felt a motion beside me, looked over, and saw her squatting beside me. Big eyes wide, she says, āWhatcha doing?ā ā¤ļø
The image above is from a large shot of a floral arrangement on her breakfast room table in her home. I really liked the crop and view, but then took it into my iPhoneās editing app and simply adjusted the Noise filter, creating this nearly watercolor ready rendition š
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So these are my three most recent uploads to my site on Fine Art America. Iād wanted to do more, more frequently, and post about each one, but as I pointed out in my most recent post, time and other priorities took the lead, and their toll.
Still, this has worked out to really show my creative journey the last few months.
I hope youāve enjoyed the story, and my work!
All the best everyone!
Adan
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- January 01, 2023 – Happy New Year! : My Most Viewed Image the Last Week of 2022 @FineArtAmerica, Little Steps PosterA wonderfully fitting image as my most viewed this past week, the last week, of 2022 – Little Steps, my poster version ā¤ļø š āŗļø
- December 18, 2022 – 1st Return Appearance Since Spring : My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, Blue with Gold Twilight – #PanoramaOcean waves of blue fill our skies and seas, cascading sighs and whispers of inspiration with each breath.
- December 11, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Morning Light in Barton Springs Greenbelt, Austin Poster” ( circa 2021 ) #AustinTexas #AustinPhotographyMorning Light Poster also recently sold at the Old Bakery and Emporium šš
- December 03, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Costa Rica Sunset Panorama” : circa 2017I almost skipped even posting about it, but at 4x the views of the nearest most viewed of my images, I needed to drag myself out of my whatever-it-is recent posting stagnation, lol!
- November 21, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Dispatcher” : circa 2011I thought Dispatcher had once already been one of my most viewed of my work on Fine Art America, but I guess not! š It’s been a popular poem, and with the holidays upon us, a great choice as a print or coffee mug āļø šŗšø
- November 13, 2022 – My Most Viewed Image this Past Week @FineArtAmerica, “Cypress Creek Mid Afternoon Mid October” : Circa 2019Very unusual to have so many photos from my collection of images at Fine Art America show up among my 12 most viewed images there at FAA, and for so many showing up for the 1st time….
- November 08, 2022 – The Mid-Term Elections 2022 : This is It! If the Elections Are Important to You…VOTE!!!If the elections are important to you – vote! ššŗšøš
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Hello Felipe, hope you and your family is well…we are all dealing with this situation as best as possible but I see you are doing some lovely work. Take good care, stay aware and home, that is the best we can do to go through this pandemic with health and sanity. All the best and my greetings, happiness and love from Spain.
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Yaāll too, Francisco. Weāre such little fish in the huge pond, but we have our art, and we have each other, and we have hope the good ones caring for all people among the few making all the long term decisions for all of us will prevail. Slim chance. But itās all we have, hope and caring for each other š
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I agree! Stay aware, alert and home, that is the best we can do, and of course, follow the protocols, the law and keep the faith!
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