Yesterday I started a new watercolor. It's of the first antique basket I ever collected, back in the mid 1970s. It's still my favorite. They called these baskets 'gizzard baskets' because of their shape. This one dates to circa 1850, and is made of splint oak. As you can see, some of it's ribs have lost their wrap. That is part of the charm it has for me. It's like so many other precious items I have around my studio, worn with a history of usage. Also known as Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese aesthetic of what makes something beautiful.
The photos of the progress, show that I started with the apples, and then on to the basket. A violet color was laid down in the shadow areas of the apples first. After that had dried the red was applied. It's all about building up the richness of color...slowly. To get to this point took about nine hours of work.
Colorfully,
Sandy
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