The Descent Series
Summer Days
July 23, 2014
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Comments on: "Summer Days" (69)
Very lovely!!! Colour and Facial expressions great! 🙂
Thanks very much!:)
So beautiful and convey so many emotions and happiness! You really are very talented! Congratulations, dear Elena!
Big hugs, Ştefania ❤ 🙂
Thanks so much Stefania!:)
Such a Jackie O. look! Love!
🙂 Thanks Robin!
it makes me feel 5 again! I can stare at it forever… I’m always amazed how you can express feelings in your work 🙂
Thank you so very much. Such a lovely comment:)
Sweet,lovely and beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Much appreciated Violet!
So sweet, so summer Elena! 🙂
Thank yo Adrian:)
very good watercolor, you are a great artist,
I like your blog 🙂
I like your blog as well:) Thank you Jean-Paul!
Very joyful. The Contagious smile of the mother, the darling child and the bright colors make my heart smile. Bellisimo, another great piece.
Thanks ever so much Isabel!
The happy mother and pensive child – leaves me wondering what they are observing – an older son playing with a pet perhaps, the child feeling left out. It takes good work to bring out such thoughts.
Much appreciated James:)
Amazing expressions and contrasts ! 🙂
Thank you!
So full of life! Love it Elena.
Thank you Uday!
I like how the background is really quite dark for a ‘summer day’ painting. It gives it a fresh voice, and really brings out the warmth in the subjects, who beam of all that summer is about.
Beautiful, as always!
You know Steven, It hadn’t even occurred to me! Quite insightful! Thank you very much:)
It is so radiant! ❤
Thank you Daisy!
love the colours, love the Mom’s expresssion, love the child expression…yes, me too…I remember a similar chair, the stripes…lovely watercolour Elena.
robert
Thanks Robert!
Love it – looks like they are having a thoroughly delightful time!
I think they did:) Thanks Mary!
Oh I really like this one! Love the colors!
Thanks Jess! Adding some new color to the mix:)
Fantastic and so evocative!
Thank you very much Richard!
I agree, the faces are magical! Love it.
Thanks Cindy!
Those facial expressions are just excellent 🙂 Wonderful painting.
Thanks much Allyson:)
Love this! Brings such wonderful memories to my mind.
Thank you Janell!
The child doesn’t seem to share the same enthusiasm as the mother! Beautiful work once again.
No, not at all;) Thank you.
Love the old fashioned feel of this. So sweet!
Thank you!
That’s lovely, Elena!!! 🙂
Thank you:)
I love the rich colours in this. Essence of summer!
I believe I have a slide somewhere that has me sitting in a very similar chair from when I was quite little. : )
Isn’t it lovely that many of us all originating from different places, remember a common fabric or design of a chair? We all share a memory from a time gone by. Thanks Karen.
Love it Elena …. it shines with thoughts of the golden days of our yesteryears .
The apple of her eye 🙂
INdeed. Thank you Poppy:)
This makes me want to get some lemonade and read on the porch. Lovely work, Elena!
🙂 Sounds good to me;) Thanks Millie!
And suddenly everything, absolutely everything, is there, in front of us as if time had never passed.
Yes, You are so wise:)
so lovely!
Thank you Anette!
Oh Elena, I remember those deckchairs. ❤
Don’t they just bring ya back? Thank you Jane:)
LOVE!
Thanks!
love it. your facial detail is incredible. You’re so talented with your watercolors!
So much appreciated:)
Oh, how sweet ! 🙂
Thanks Yoshi:)
This brings such a smile to my face. Just delightful!
Thank you Kim:)
🙂
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