Tuesday 18 November 2008

Some older boxes...


These are a couple of watercolours I did
quite a few years ago. I have them hanging
in my bathroom now. I really, really want to
paint some more compartment boxes some time.

12 comments:

  1. Oh, these are so cool! What a fun idea, especially to take some of your favourite knicknacks and paint them like this. I wish I could do stuff like this. They turned out really nice, Doda!

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  2. Doda,

    I am LOVING your paintings!They are just too gorgeous!

    I have an addiction to compartment boxes/display cases. I have lots of wooden ones with glass lids. They hold all sorts of treasures, one of our trip to Scotland, when we beachcombed around St Andrews. Would you believe I found a piece of crockery that had my family name and company crest on the back? I was amazed.

    I love all things museum boxed. Dozens of my photos are from the London Natural History Museum. I went wikd over their boxes, let me tell you!

    All OCD compartment Box people unite!

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  3. Thanks Rena, and Cindy.

    Cindy, yes, absolutely, maybe we could start a group.
    OCDCBP united.

    ...and that was cool about the bit of pottery...I have quite a few bits of beach glass and pottery!
    Have you included any shards in your pictures?

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  4. Hey Doda,

    You can be President and I'll be Deputy!

    Your post and comment got me thinking, then digging through my photos and collections. I've put up a post about it, and linked to this post of yours. Hope you don't mind!

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  5. Of course I don't Cindy!!!
    Anytime!

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  6. What a great idea for box decoration. Very well done. What do you keep inside?

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  7. Hi Diane,
    these are actually just pictures of boxes, compartment boxes. They are mounted and framed. I didn't mean they were actually boxes, but yes, that would be a good idea to decorate a box like this to make it look like it was already open and filled with interesting things.

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  8. I recently did a variation on this in my watercolour class - just up on my blog.

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  9. i love the boxes!! they are so cool. did you draw them? i'm also a poet.

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  10. Hi Ukraingirl.
    Yes I did, in pencil first and then watercolour paint.

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  11. Beautiful paintings, i love compartment boxes, and painting shells .. *ruthie*

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  12. Oh, I just sighed when I saw these wonderful watercolours. There is such gentleness about them and they are filled with the most delightful assortment of objects. Sure hope that you do make more.

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Hi there, I really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Thanks for dropping by. I enjoy reading all your comments.