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Since it’s still Philippe’s birthday weekend, he gets to be the Guest Doodlewash for today with this lovely piece he created of a house in our neighborhood. Fall is slowly appearing here and the bright red tree in the foreground decided to get there first in a blaze of red glory!
For this one, Philippe used M. Graham paints and various greens including washes of Azo Green, Sap Green, and Permanent Green. For the tree and star of the show, he used a mix of all the reds in his palette which include Alizarin Crimson, Pyroll Red, and Maroon Perylene.
As we were out driving around today, we saw more pops of various colors starting to appear, but it will probably be another week before fall really starts to show off. I love this time of year, because the air is brisk, but not too cold yet (though Philippe and the dog disagree here), and the colors are just amazing, particularly when pitched against a bright blue sky.
The trouble is, this wondrous time doesn’t seem to last very long and there’s really only two to three weeks to enjoy it before the leaves turn brown and begin to shed. I never get too sad about seeing the trees turn into skeletal versions of themselves as I think they’re still beautiful. And winter means that the Christmas season will soon be here, which is so exciting. The dog and I are already making out our wish lists, so be ready Philippe. After this birthday weekend, you’ll have some shopping to do!
I’m delighted to see Philippe guesting again! Such a lovely painting of the house and some fall colors! Brown county, next county to ours, is well-known for a great place for seeing fall colors and it gets packed with tourists. Judging by our own trees, though, it may not be a most spectacular year. Many leaves are merely brown (and not just the sycamores that always go from green to brown overnight…LOL!) and a lot have blown off. Oh, well…still a pretty time of year. Birthday hugs for Philippe! <3 <3
Thanks Teresa! And glad you liked this one!! ❤️😃 Yeah….there are several areas around the city hear to view fall at its best, but the verdict is still out here as well as to how gorgeous it will be. I’m still hopeful!!
I hope you’ll get some great colors, too!
Love this! It’s soooo Fall… My favorite time of year! Beautifully done.
Thanks so much Shirley!! Mine too! I’m so happy you liked Philippe’s doodlewash!!
Gorgeous painting. Happy birthday Phillipe! And Charlie can you love Christmas as much as me??!!!
Yay! Glad you liked it Jodi! ❤️😃 And uh-oh…is this a Christmas loving contest?!! Ohhh, it’s on!! Lol
Beautiful! A lovely composition and wonderful colours.
Thanks so much Rebecca!! ❤️😃I loved this one too!!
It’s a beautiful doodlewash by Philippe! Thanks for sharing the colors used! When I lived in Michigan and Connecticut, I loved the colors of fall. (I did not enjoying raking the leaves!)
Hope Philippe is having a wonderful birthday weekend!
Sooo glad you liked it Kari!! ❤️😃 I used to rake leaves as a kid for pocket money and though it was fun. As an adult, I decided condos in the city were even more fun than raking leaves though. 😊 And Philippe is having an excellent bday weekend!! The weather here is perfect!! 😃👍🏻
Beautiful painting! I love fall too!
Thanks Rachel!! 😃 I wish fall would go more slowly and last 6 months instead of a few weeks!! Hehe
I love the way he has treated the trees and bushes as larger shapes. I tend to get hung up on the details instead. I must remember this approach !
Me too! I love how he treats them as well!! 👍🏻😃
Lovely painting. Beautiful use of color and allowing the blending to tell the story of the trees and their leaves.
So happy you liked it Haunani! I really love the way Philippe paints! (And I’m not just saying that because we’re married! 😊hehe)
Ah, fall, so lovely. Its hitting here too and is so beautiful! Love the changing leaves and season. I really love your bright red tree.
I love fall! But the incoming cold isn’t always as wonderful. Hehe… so happy you liked this one Cathe!! ❤️😃
I love the tree in the fall color. Glad Phillippe is having a great birthday weekend!
Thanks so much friend!! ❤️😃 Glad you liked it!!
I love the red popping out of the green. And I love that Philippe used all his reds. Happy Birthday! (K)
Thanks Kerfe!! I really liked this one and so I put it in a frame. We’ve just been stacking them in a box so I figured I’d rescue one! Hehe 😉
Fun to make, but what to do with all of it? A good question!
Happy Birthday to you, Phileppe! One l, two pps!
Lol…thanks Cynthia!! ❤️😃 (it’s also two i’s in he middle! Hehe…it was months of dating before I could spell it correctly!)
I need to make my screen bigger!
Nice work! That tree is outstanding–no, really: it stands out. I’m studying both the ink and the layers of read. I really like this entire image.
It’s one of my favorites he’s done! Glad you like it too, Kirk!
This one is awesome! Happy birthday to Philippe! 🍰🎊🎉🎁💐
Thanks!! ❤️😃It’s officially today…hehe…but when your bday falls on a Monday you get a whole weekend! 😉👍🏻
I know birthday celebration on weekend and weekday too 🎁🍰🎉🎁 (Bonus)! All fun!!! I feel sad at the end of the day on my birthday, because I need to wait for a year 😉😆 Hehe kidding 😍
Hehe…you must be much younger than me!! You get over it!! 😳And wish they’d come slower!! Haha!
Hahah yeah I am just (seven two) reverse the numbers 😆 😝 I love birthday!! 🙊 That Day goes off quickly and again need to wait for special day for a year ☺️☺️
Hehe! True! There needs to be more special days in a year!!! 😊😃
I just noticed sky!!! It’s fabulous !! You both are very very good at sky painting 🙂
Awww thanks!! 😃❤️See? I liked his sky….he didn’t like it. Thought it should have been more saturated. But I think it’s great!!
No really It’s great 👍🏼
Another of Philippe’s beautiful paintings. I hope we’ll see more of them.