Trillium New Original Painting

Woodland Trillium

8" x 7"

Watercolor

$50.00 (inlcudes custom mat)

Dramatic lighting made this trillium the leading lady, stepping forward to grab all of the attention  and seperating her from the supporting actors and back drop.                                                      

Daffodils Original Watercolor Painting by Rusty Harden

"Beauty in Imperfection"

12" x 9"

Watercolor

April usually brings daffodils, an early sign of spring. I have attempted to paint them many times and have always failed. It is the translucent nature of the petals that is so hard to maintain while capturing the light and dark contrast.

I loved the one with the torn trumpet and the way it reveals what is on the inside of the flower. Its like people, sometimes you can’t know what is in them until they are wounded.

Family Member with Alzheimer's Disease "Delicate Decay" by Rusty Harden

"Delicate Decay"

Fallen Series

Watercolor

7" x 10"

Rusty Harden

This is a painting  about my mother-in-law who has Alzheimer's Disease.

She is the lovely rhododendron blossom which has dropped from the bush.

Her fragile and subtle physical changes that she accepts with dignity and

grace.  The leaves and mulch on which she rests  represent her lost memories

in their various stages. 

I am not always sure if time is her friend or her enemy.  We do all that we can

to give her peace and happiness in the moment.  It is the only gift that matters, now.

I find myself more drawn to this painting than ever...perhaps because I finally realize how

much we want to be remembered by those we love.

I have decided to have professional art prints made of this painting.  It is a lovely tribute to those we lose

before they are gone.

If you would like to order one contact me.  They are $45.00 (profressional mat included).

Abstracted Field Flowers Rusty Harden

Watercolor

5" x 7"

Blackeyed Susan

Like playing in a meadow in mid-summer, I am playing in my paints.

I adore wild flowers. So begins a series of studies and finished

paintings on the subject.

This study is for sale. $30.00 w/mat (includes s/h)

Paper Petals

Paper Petals

8" x 10"

Liquid Watercolor

Cheryl made the comment that poppy petals remind her of crepe paper.

I agree, when I created this painting,

I rendered the petals as if they were crepe paper. This is one of my

favorite poppy paintings.

Original Watercolor
5" x 7"
$75.00

In the spirit of actually painting, daily, I painted today.
There is something about poppies that I find enchanting. I am always amazed that these lovely red blooms, who look right at you with their dark centers, are held up by the thinnest of stems. Whenever a breeze passes by them, they sway just a little.
I call it the "poppy" dance.

These will be a series: Let's Be Poppies


Rusty Harden Dayton Ohio USA

Artist Statement for "The Fallen"

"Solace of Cares"

Watercolor

12"x 14 1/2"

"The Fallen Series"

On display in the "Uncommon Grace" Exhibit

Doug McClarty/Rusty Harden

Feb. 25 - April 11

Studio 14

Tipp City Ohio

We meet people where they are. Perhaps we will never know where they have come from or what experiences have changed them. I am one of the fallen blooms of this Yucca, maybe not what I once was nor could have been but not lost.

"Uncommon Grace" Art Exhibit