0 Painted Wedding Invitations

If someone sends you a gorgeous invitation to an even more gorgeous wedding in the Loire Vallee at a wine chateau, do you think you should paint on the envelope? Say the entire invitation is on FAB French watercolor paper? Could you resist? Particularly if you can't attend the wedding (this weekend) as you're off to a watercolor workshop in Maine with your guru, David Dewey. I'm kind of partial to my painted version of this invite - what do YOU think?

Granted the bride, D. wouldn't have been too thrilled with sketches of David McCullough inside her wedding invite.

I did do some artwork for D. of the church she's getting hitched in.

Not nearly as much fun as my version - her RSVP note.

What do YOU think?

So why all this crazy splashing of paint hither and thither on fancy wedding invitations?

Over the holiday I ordered these terrific giant Windsor and Newton watercolor pans. If you want to get some, I rec Jerry's Artarama for speedy delivery - they're not that pricy considering the quantity of paint (2 1/2" and 13x more paint than your average half pan).

My cousin Bill of Postcards From Philly sent me this terrific foldup water container that does NOT spill over easily made by Princeton Art and Brush Co. If you paint on the floor as I do, regular glass jars just beg to be toppled over = quelle disastre!

If you'd like your wedding invites painted madly let me know.

BONJOUR Painted Wedding Invitations!

0 One Nite Stands

Mignardises Freehand, watercolor, 9" x 11" An artist and her paintbrushes are like past lovers.
Some come and go so fast.
You can't remember what you ever saw in them.

Why is it in every new town, you go looking for a new one for amusement.

And why is it, old Frenchies (Isabey Petit Gris #6234) you were once so crazy about, are now stashed away in mothballs?

Your current French loves (Isabey Martre #6225) you discovered by chance in Paris and no where else, have suddenly become awfully pricy to keep around - they used to be so affordable...sigh Just like naughty gigolos.

An old favorite standby (these German DaVinci 'Junior synthetic') have stuck with me through thick and thin and are so affordable.

I still love YOU Babe!

I recently ran into an old boyfriend (a live one) and he flipped for these watercolors drawn with a paintbrush.

Naturalement I dragged out some old favorites and started messing with them.

Paintbrushes waiting on the back burner like forever are hoping to get a second chance with moi. Qui sait?

Actually the newest, hottest love of my life is this Winsor & Newton LARGE size watercolor pan - I am so in love with you BABE - I bought a bunch over the 4th holiday at Dick Blick. I can not wait till you arrive you darlings!

So are YOU madly in love with something and do you think if will last or just be a One Nite Stand?

Do tell all PBers!

BONJOUR OLD LOVES!