20130917 - Starting St Francis in Garden

Well, I've decided my next pen & ink with watercolor painting. I will do a Saint Francis statue in a flower garden. The Saint Francis statue will only be done with pen & ink and the garden will only be done with watercolors.

As you can see, I've already done the Saint Francis statue. Now to add the garden. You might be interested in seeing the reference photograph. What's important to understand is that sometimes the perfect painting is something that's tucked away in a corner and not very conspicuous. Take a look at where the Saint Francis statue was located in the garden. It's very easy to overlook.

The role of the artist is to find that interesting item and highlight it through the painting. And in many ways, that's the role we all have. To highlight those things that are important to us. We highlight them to our children and our friends. Funny how my art is more about learning to live life well than it is about the mechanics of the art.