How much fun can you have – just walking in the green woods?
or just splashing and mixing paints?
I had endless fun. Both during my short walk and after, while creating these pretty little foliage green mixes.
With only a few brief moments to play, I decided to go ahead and run with it anyway.
I just felt the need to get out the greens and mix!
Forest Greens
Endlessly Fascinating.
I really don’t know how it is possible to become bored …. not with all nature’s treasures around us.
Nor with all these paints waiting to be mixed.
Colors splashing in a rush,
upon the paper
creating intricate
harmonies
in greens, lilacs, blues and fresh citrus lemon.
Color Mixing
Not everyone is as passionate about color and mixing as I am.
For many, there must be a product.
For me, This Is the product.
The process is the product.
My enjoyment and relaxation, is the purpose.
And so, to me, this is the end result.
I didn’t have a burning requirement to ‘do a picture and get it hung up for viewing’ as my goal.
As time goes on, I’m much more motivated to paint and create simply for my own amusement. My own relaxation and enjoyment…. than someone else’s smile and nod.
My objective was to become immersed in the colors.
Just as I was immersed in the greens of the forest.
The walking in the green woods……
Fun.
There is so much to see out in these walks.
I never know if I might find a pond, or a bird. Or sunlight filtering magically through the trees.
It is always a little mini adventure with these Zen Strolls.
Wondering.
What I might discover this time.
Paintings and Photographs of zen greens and zen forest walks. Come into the forest with me…….
About the Daniel Smith Watercolor Greens
Zoisite – a FAV! love this one. its a greyed off green, perfect for distant hills. this color creates great textures
Amazonite – lovely blue green with fabulous clarity and mixing abilities, great for water
Serpentine – an Australian found green pigment, green yellow and granulates a bit
Green Apatite – from bright yellow green to midtones, it is a wonderful mixer with zoisite green
Tigers Eye – a green/brown color with granulation properties that mixes with green apatite well
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise – a pale cool blue green that makes lovely seas and tropical scenes
Diopside Genuine – known as Russian Emerald, it is a rich and deep green. Sometimes in dilute washes hints of earth are seen settling into the paper.
debi riley 
Love the paintings and photos and the walk through the green forest, love!!! But now I want to know if you and Daniel Smith have teamed up to goad me into purchasing more of their colors? I have been keeping an eye on several of those greens, tempted but resisting, barely. Now you have to go and dangle the carrots in front of my nose! You make simplicity look golden, and it is, isn’t it?
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love the emerald 🙂
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thank you, very much!! it is such a deep and lovely color 🙂 wishing you a great week! cheers, Debi
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thank you :)! same to you!!
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Lovely
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Eirini – thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed this!
I do apologize for such a delay… was a bit unwell. cheers, Debi
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Hope you’re feeling better 😘😘
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yes, thanks,… a bit of rest does wonders!!
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Hi Deb
I’m currently in Tasmania before heading northwards home. I love the colours in this tail-end of Australia- such contrasting vibrancy. I’m loving your inspiration & am now keen to keep experimenting. I live in Qld & wondered where you are to be found. My mobile is 0477321341 if you want to contact me. I’d love to meet you some day.
Kindest regards Lynette Neil
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hi Lynette, glad to see you are enjoying the website and find it of interest! we live in Perth, WA where I teach art classes at Atwell Gallery. we did live in Sydney for 12 years til we moved out west. QLD is a lovely state!
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This is really wonderful.
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thank you Nico!
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Lovely inspiring work!
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thank You Evelyn! sorry for the delay, was a bit under the weather, better today. I’m happy you enjoyed walking the forest with me! lol cheers, Debi
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Such a lovely read especially the usage of images. Wonderful
Will glad to have you at my site too
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I’m so pleased that you found this a good little stroll! thank you! would love to do so sometime!! cheers, Debi
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Oh you are such a tease sharing these lovely colors and making me want them! HSW!!!!
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resisting most of them, is a good idea. LOL
hmmm…. so you ask, “why didn’t You?!” Gosh, let me get back to you…. 🙂 cheers, Debi
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I love your zen walks-you encourage me to enjoy the same. And as Margaret Parker Brown says you are “dangling carrots” in front of us as you describe these Daniel Smith colours. These i shall have to resist for the moment but, I love the watercolor forests particularly Teal Pool and that must be S B Turquoise.
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Holly, resisting is good!
I’d prob say only the zoisite is a ‘must have’ of those; the others esp SB turquoise (pretty but VERY expensive) ! and thanks Holly for sharing your thoughts ! cheers, Debi
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your posts are amazing
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thank you Marco, I appreciate your thoughts and your visits over here!! cheers, Debi
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