Impressionist, with nearly all soft and loose edges….
just like the morning haze.
So long ago.

Forest Morning Haze
This quick, loose watercolor study was painted from sheer memory.
Done in under 10 minutes, there was no laboring or fussing about.
Just expressing that time – keeping it simple.
I no longer have the forest and mountain photographs of all the time we spent in the wilderness.
But I think my memory, serves me well enough to convey those Beautiful Days. That chapter.
When the children were little, in the summers, we used to go driving, camping, hiking, fishing all the time.
I’d pack a picnic lunch for the kids and drive to the lake or river. It was a delightful ‘gourmet’ picnic of cheese and crackers, maybe an apple!
Time well spent.
Playing.
Best investment I could have made.
I loved the mountains, the clear crisp streams running through the forests.
And that hazy morning light, falling upon the distant hills casting such a lovely shade of misty blue.
Perhaps, you might like it too ….
I love it! one of my favorites of yours, no fuss, just pure beauty and the impression, that is all it takes. Our memories are not made of photo images anyway, for me it is impression, smell and often non-descript “mind images”. You captured that in your painting… 🙂 ❤
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that is so cool Margaret; thank you! I agree with you, about the mind images. and thats a great phrase too!! ❤
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I love these paintings! And you’re right about the investment of time.
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ditto ditto to Margaret above.
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thank you thank you!
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It could almost be a snowy day at the Montana/Idaho border (way up high).
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yes, its certainly got that Pac Nw regional look and feel to it 🙂
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This is beautiful, the memories and the image. I love this.
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that is wonderfully kind, thank you! I’m so glad that you have enjoyed this Martina; cheers Debi
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love it
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That’s beautiful Debi, just gorgeous.
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thank you so much Jenny! and I had a huge chuckle, over at your place just now! Great writing, so funny I had to follow. 🙂 cheers, Debi
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oh, thanks! I think if I don’t laugh, I might cry !!
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darn, too bad I don’t still live in Sydney – you’d be a riot!! 🙂 Cheers, Debi
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Simply wonderful, Debi!
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thanks!! I’m so pleased you enjoyed it!
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I love the soft early morning misty light. Your watercolour is lovely Debi…
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thank you, Evelyn – I appreciate that 🙂 cheers, Debi
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Beautiful blue watercolour, ‘Just expressing that time – keeping it simple.’ Drawing from memory can be a powerful thing – just let our thoughts go and draw as we felt in the moment. We always remember more than we know and it takes a certain moment, maybe a moment of peace and solitude, to bring out those feelings again.
I love a picnic of cheese and crackers. The more kinds of cheese, soft, hard and flavoured, the better 🙂
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So so beautiful! Swoon-worthy!!! Those bright whites – are they negative space or did you add white? Simply amazing!!!!!
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wow, thanking you Jodi!
those whites, were spots of paper left dry…. by accident. but, they ended up working for the image. I’m glad I that I held back from trying to ‘fix’ it!!!
thanks, cheers, Debi
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Dreamy!
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🙂
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Amazing
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thank you! glad that you enjoyed this, and I appreciate your sharing your thoughts 🙂 cheers, Debi
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Good things are there to be appreciated and it seems that painting is in your blood… Keep up
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thank you! cheers, Debi
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Debi?
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that’s me!! 🙂
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Ya, but I was confused at first cause my name starts with Deb and people often call me that 🙂
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ah ha! I see! thanks for sharing, Deb 🙂 cheers, Debi
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🙂
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Oh, sorry, I didn’t see your name
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no worries!!
and……. is yours veiled, or unveiled? lol cheers, Debi 🙂
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Veiled 😉 check out the blog if you are free
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A beautiful piece of work Debi!
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thank you Mary
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