http://www.mnartists.org/tourContents.do?action=list&rid=139436 Collected by Kathy Braud http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=139406 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=139406"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_468/fa33072ada541b1cd06f3c71279af4fb/fa33072ada541b1cd06f3c71279af4fb_scale_73_80.jpg" height="80" width="73" border="1" alt="Present Meets Past" /></a><br/>Geneology is a strange hobby. It takes you places you never expected to hang out. This painting has a very bold use of color, value and design. It also has an undercoating of color that peeks thru the painting in places and gives a wonderful glow.<br/> Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:14:38 GMT Kathy Braud http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=139400 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=139400"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_468/8ff98a2a3e0c59e95643feb62ef394d1/8ff98a2a3e0c59e95643feb62ef394d1_scale_107_80.jpg" height="80" width="107" border="1" alt="The Lady in Red" /></a><br/>Our CMW watercolor organization President issued a challenge to paint a painting with only one red and one blue pigment. So I researched my file for a wonderful series of photo's I had taken of a neighbor coming over to talk to me. She is one who also uses great body language. I had just loved her cute outfit and hat too! RED it is! And the clothing colors fit right into the theme of this challenge. All the colors in this painting are made from one red and one blue pigment. They are mostly mixed on the paper. Isn't it amazing what the eye can do with lights and darks, no matter the color?<br/> Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:56:54 GMT Kathy Braud http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=138284 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=138284"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_468/2a26e043483836189089ad5f4f374d68/2a26e043483836189089ad5f4f374d68_scale_57_80.jpg" height="80" width="57" border="1" alt="Reading Time" /></a><br/>Reading Time - Is it a play on words? Reading at a break time when the figure can enjoy a newspaper .... or is it reading the years of hard work in the lines of the face and strong hands of the figure.<br/> Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:53:51 GMT Kathy Braud http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=138283 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=138283"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_468/9a126bd9ea46cda4c68b9788480f9872/9a126bd9ea46cda4c68b9788480f9872_scale_60_80.jpg" height="80" width="60" border="1" alt="High Steppers" /></a><br/>Feel the colored lights under the carousal! Horses stepping high on their journey around and around.<br/> Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:44:43 GMT Kathy Braud http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=139454 <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=139454"><img src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_468/730c2e6a827ba77f8d20fa0fc208901c/730c2e6a827ba77f8d20fa0fc208901c_scale_52_80.jpg" height="80" width="52" border="1" alt="The Guitar Man" /></a><br/>"The Guitar Man" originated from attending a live music performance. I was immersed in the colors, the lights, and the action! Here I was attempting to add some of this feeling to my painting.<br/> Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:40:06 GMT Kathy Braud