2025 Watercolor and Oil Paintings
My painting goals for 2025 are to improve my compositions and to use more soft edges in my paintings.
I am now a member of the Mid-Columbia Watercolor Society, the Art Works Northwest Association and a member of the Gallery at the Park in Richland, Washington. Another goal is to participate in more exhibits, especially in some pop-up venues, to show all of my art. For that I have purchased display panels and lighting. Wish me luck!!
The order of the paintings is now in numerical order of their individual Identification Numbers.
# 25-02, Chapel ay Chavenage House,
Watercolor on 140lb Arches, 8"x10"
I visited Chavenage House in England, and when I walked around the corner of the main building, I found this little gem of a spiritual retreat.
# 25-03, Brook Haller,
# 25-04, Ride with Me!
Watercolors on 140lb Fabriano, 8"x10"
These two are belated Christmas presents for two friends - one of her first grandson (and a real challenge for me) and the other for an avid mountain biker.
# 25-05, The Foxes (after Franz Marc)
Oil on canvas, 12"x18"
Here is another master copy of a work by Franz Marc. This was a lot of fun to do, each shape was developed individually, but at the end they all had to fit together, harmonize in color. I gave it one personalized touch: I felt it called for eyelashes on the main character.
The last time this painting was sold at christie's in 2022, it went for over $44 million dollars.
# 25-07, A Piece of Home,
Watercolor on 140lb Arches, 9"x16"
Born in Berlin, I saw the Brandenburg Tor many times. Surrounded by the Berlin Wall, under military control of armed guards, after the Fall open to traffic for a short time and then restored and only accessible by foot traffic. For me it is the embodiment of Berlin spirit.
# 25-08, Mother's Day Roses,
Oil on canvas board, 8"x10"
I wanted some flowers for Mother's Day, so I painted some that would never wilt.
# 25-09, The Lavender Abbey,
Watercolor - in private collection
I used many references for this and implemented the composition skills I learned from Ian Roberts. I came up with an appealing imaginary place.
# 25-10, The Lavender Abbey,
Oil on canvas board, 6"x12"
As I had worked out most of the problems in the watercolor version, I now relaxed and painted this in oil.
# 25-11, Out of Chaos Comes Beauty,
Watercolor, 11'x15"
This time I tried something different: I used a patchwork-like abstract background and focused on the beautiful roses I had used for Mother's Day.
# 25-17, The Chapel at Chavenage House,
Oil on canvas board, 11"x14"
Working from the same reference, but now in oil. And found a stunning frame that just showcases the scene beautifully.
# 25-18, Ride with Me,
Oil on canvas, 14"x20"
I transformed my watercolor sketch into an oil painting. This scene reminds me of the many mountain hikes we had to do on our class trip in 8th grade. Up was torture, but the views were always just magnificent.
Don't forget to visit the other years in my portfolio and the blog Wolf's Howl.
See you soon.
Kirsten Meier