The Potting Shed

Thank you…..it was one of those long session paintings that I did not want to end, I enjoyed painting it so much…..
I also love, and collect terracotta pots for the garden….I especially like the old ones that are getting harder to find….

Thank you for all your compliments on my work….

I haven’t checked time zones, but it seems we’re all night hawks….

Thank you Vickie…I can safely say it’s my favourite painting, because of the feeling of spring…..it’s a relief to finally finish with winter…..

Thanks Tom…..the word “beautiful” says it all for me….

Thank you so much Nancy….

Yes…I know what you mean….it’s the smell of dampness, green, earth, wet leaves, and the burlap sacking used to wrap the tender plants….I collaged rough netting around the base of the pots, and that helps to convey atmosphere.

Thank you Nancy…..

I’m so glad you like this painting Robin…thank you.

Thank you so much….painting light is a challenge, but a rewarding one…

Thank you so much….I used grey handmade linen paper, and painted numerous layers of gouache and watercolour over a period of many weeks to achieve the effect….rewarding, but exhausting…

Thanks Larry, for taking the time to let me know how much you liked my work….
I like your use of the word “energy”...for me the time it took to do this painting was well worth all the energy involved….it’s the light I think, that exudes the power that drew you in….

Thank you Peggy, for your wonderful comment…

Thank you Mui-Ling..
I totally agree with you….the ad from years ago just showed a pile of pots for sale….. when I went into my garage and saw my pots waiting for spring with the window above them, I suddenly remembered it, and went back to the studio and conjured up an image out of my head…

99% of my paintings are imaginary…as is customary in the Chinese tradition, I like to paint based on feelings and impressions as much as I can…I try not to be too literal….

Thanks again…this is one of my favourite paintings…I’m so pleased that you’ve chosen it as favourite as well.

Thanks again…it inspires confidence when you find out that someone likes what you do, and takes the time to let you know…

Thank you so much Marinella….

Thank you for those two “incredibles’.....

You bet they are….but we’ve had such cold weather this month, they’re still waiting…..thank you for your praise of my painting…

Thanks so much…glad you love it….

Thank you…It’s my personal favourite….

Thank you so much….

Thanks so much aila…

Thank you Carol…I’m so glad you like my work

Thank you so much….

Thank you so much Louise….

Thank you for letting me know about the feature on A Class of its Own…I was not aware of it..

Thank you Nurhilal

Thank you so much Marilyn…I’m glad you like my work

Thank you Robin….

Thank you Rachel….

I did not notice it..thank you for letting me know….

Thank you so much, and welcome to my RB pages….

There are nine pages here…I hope there’s more that appeals to you…

Thank you for viewing my work and taking the time to comment..I really appreciate it.

I loved it…thank you for adding me to your watch list…it is a great compliment…

Thank you so much Faye…I hope you are enjoying my RB pages…

Thank you so much Agnes, and welcome to my RB pages….

Thank you so much and welcome to my RB pages….

Thank you Catherine…I’m so pleased you like it.

Thank you so much Keeli…

Thank you…I thought it was already there….

Thank you so much….welcome to my RB pages…

Thank you so much Jerrica…

Thank you Joanne….it’s a good feeling…

Light and colour and texture are my watch words …thank you Linda for your lovely comments..

Thank you so much Irene…

Thank you so much Holly…

Thank you so much Beatrice

What a lovely thing to say Lois…thank you for voting and for adding me to your watchlist….this particular painting belongs to a series of large paintings, that took a much longer time to paint than my other series…I’m so glad you like it and welcome to my pages…

Thank you so much Rahul…

It is part of my world, which when the whether warms up occupies me as much as painting does…gardening is another of my things…thanks so much Sally for all your lovely comments…

And I missed this comment too…thank you so much KJ…

Thank you so much …I’m really happy you like it..…

Thank you so much Susanne…I’m really happy you like it..

Thank you so much Pam…it is one of a selection paintings, not mean’t for RB initially, but I eventually placed it there after I decided to keep the original…most of the paintings I post here are specifically painted for the print market and to appeal to a large variety of tastes and preferences…but here and there are collections I painted to be sold as originals and decided they will do well as prints too…

Wonderful news…thank you so much Irene…

Welcome and thank you so much… :))

Welcome and thank you so much…very nice of you.. :))

Thank you so much Anna…it is one of my favourite paintings and I will never sell it…I’m so happy you like it…

Thank you so much Peter…it’s one of my personal favourites…glad you like it…

Thank you so much Patricia…I do too and have lots of photos of my garden here on RB…

Fantastic news…thank you so much for all your support…I really appreciate it…

Thank you so much…very nice of you.