Watercolor Paintings by RoseAnn Hayes

Wild White Roses Watercolor Painting Flowers Floral Garden

2019-07-12T18:21:00.000-07:00

Wild White Roses Painted in Watercolor

A commission for one of my treasured customers. Thank You, Mary!

I have been so lucky with my customers.

They are the BEST! Really!

This was painted on Fabriano cold-pressed watercolor using

Schmincke, Sennellier and Winsor & Newton watercolors.

Thank You for coming by to visit.

Flower Market Watercolor Painting Red Tulips

2019-03-05T15:02:00.000-08:00

Flower Market Watercolor Painting

Painting flowers helps me get through the cold snaps in winter.

It's freezing outside, but here in my studio I am surrounded by flowers.

This one is meant to represent a little portion of a French flower market.

THANK YOU for visiting my blog!

Paintings are available on Etsy or by email at Tranquility (at) hot.rr.com

Pansies in Baby Food Jar Watercolor Painting

2019-01-16T10:14:00.000-08:00

Pansies in Baby Food Jar

Did you know you can grow Pansies in Texas?

Last year I tried it for the first time. Wow, they bloomed for months! In this crazy

Texas heat! So this year I'm going to plant them again, and I can't wait.

This watercolor painting is available - just email me at

Tranquility (at) hot.rr.com

And THANK YOU so much for visiting my blog!

Poppies Watercolor Painting

2018-12-25T14:36:00.000-08:00

Hope your holidays are peaceful, healthy and happy.

Pray for peace and security for all the innocent beings on the earth.

Smile, be kind, and always be careful how you speak.

Laundry Day Watercolor Painting Cottage Interior

2018-12-05T19:16:00.001-08:00

I love doing these whimsical little interior scenes for my Etsy shop. So much fun; they make me smile. When you have something to say in a painting, it does not have to be a large painting. Small ones are just as satisfying.

Thank you for stopping by!

Lighthouse Landscape Watercolor Painting

2018-10-29T13:31:00.000-07:00

I love lighthouses, especially on foggy blue days.

This little watercolor was painted on Kilimanjaro cold-pressed watercolor

paper - I love its surface texture. Watercolor paints were

Winsor & Newton (British), Schmincke (German) and Sennellier (French).

This watercolor is painted in the popular "ACEO" size, and it is available by email

or in my Etsy shop. Thank you so much for stopping by to look!

Kitten Sleeping Cat Watercolor Painting Nursery Art Animal Aquarelle

2018-10-20T14:38:00.000-07:00

Sleeping Kitten

Nothing more soothing than a sweet kitten sleeping. I love it. It's as calming

as a gentle rain. Originals and prints are available by email or in my Etsy shop.

THANK YOU so much for visiting my blog!

Wildflowers in Glass Jar Watercolor Painting Botanical Flowers

2018-10-10T12:12:00.000-07:00

Wildflowers in a Glass Jar

With all the gorgeous cultivated flowers available, I always seem to like simple wildflowers in an old glass jar the best. Just my personality, I guess. I'm attracted to the beauty in small, ordinary things. This watercolor is available in my Etsy shop, or just email me at Tranquility [at] hot . rr . com

And Thank You for stopping by my blog.

Roses and Peonies Watercolor Painting Bouquet Flowers Garden

2018-10-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

The recent rains have the plants all confused about the season right now in Texas. Some flowers are blooming like spring, and yet leaves are beginning to fall from the trees. The squirrels in my back yard are furiously gathering pecans from my pecan trees. They jump from the trees onto my roof and land just above my bedroom every morning, with a thump. Then they scurry across the roof. I start to go out there to cuss at them, but then their smartypants attitudes make me laugh. Roses and peonies, painted in watercolor in the popular "square" format. This one is 6x6 in an 10x10 mat. I absolutely love the square format. It just seems so balanced, and it's perfect for my favorite French country decor. It's becoming so popular, and I'm so glad. This watercolor is available - just email me at Tranquility [at] hot.rr.com

Thank You for visiting my blog, and have a wonderful weekend!

Vintage Kitchel Utensils Watercolor Painting

2018-09-19T17:31:00.000-07:00

Vintage Kitchen Utensils

Love old wooden spoons and crockery. They represent cooking for loved ones, and

I think that makes them very special. This watercolor is available in my Etsy

shop or by email at Tranquility [at] hot . rr . com

Thank You for visiting my blog.

Pink and White Roses in Glass Vase Watercolor Painting Flowers Bouquet Garden

2018-09-11T13:40:00.000-07:00

Pink and White Roses in Glass Vase

Watercolor painting of a bouquet of pastel roses - available as a print.

Just email me or visit my Etsy shop.

And THANK YOU for looking!

Pink Roses in Vintage Creamer Watercolor Painting Flowers Floral Bouquet

2018-08-30T05:00:00.002-07:00

Pastel Pink Roses in Vintage Glass Creamer

The old glass creamer in this painting is a very old piece that was one of the

promotional giveaways that Kelloggs Cereal used to do. That was in the good old days

when gas stations used to give away pieces of depression glass to customers

who bought gas. That was even before they gave out "savings stamps" that

people collected and pasted in "savings books".

I love this old thing, and I keep my hairpins in it.

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Blue and White Pitcher with Pink Rose Watercolor Painting Flowers

2018-08-20T10:07:00.000-07:00

Blue and White - My Favorite Decorating Colors

My kitchen has always been blue and white. I'm so drawn to that clean, crisp

color combination. I think I'd love to have my whole house decorated entirely in blue and white.

For some reason, tho, I've never painted much of it.

I'm going to change that :)

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Lavender Violets Watercolor Painting Floral Garden Bouquet Flowers

2018-07-23T16:45:00.000-07:00

Every time I paint purple flowers, it reminds me of one of my favorite poems that starts:

"When I'm an old woman, I shall wear purple....."

I'm painting a lot of purple and lavender shades lately, but it's not just because I'm an old lady

(well, maybe a little). It's mostly because I removed the pre-mixed purple tube paints

from my palette and am trying to create my own purple and lavender mixes.

I'm looking for a softer, gentler, more fluid purple color than the ones

I find in tube paints.

THANK YOU for looking!

Pansies Watercolor Painting Botanical Violas Floral

2018-07-17T16:45:00.000-07:00

Pansies Watercolor Painting

This was the first year that we planted Violas (mini Pansies) in our garden here in Texas.

I had always been afraid it was too hot here for those delicate looking little beauties.

But I was so surprised! They did beautifully, and bloomed their little

faces off for over 2 months. They will be on my planting list every year, from now on.

Every time I looked at them, I smiled, and that's surely worth it!

This painting is available by email or from my Etsy shop, and

THANK YOU for stopping by!

Hydrangea Watercolor Painting Botanical Floral

2018-07-13T17:13:00.000-07:00

My first attempt at growing hydrangeas in Texas was not exactly a

galloping success. We planted three plants in our back flower bed, which does get

some direct sun in the morning, and dappled shade in the afternoon. But I guess that

isn't shady enough for hydrangeas...at least not in Texas. We did OK while the

temperatures were in the low 80s, but as soon as it got hotter than that, the poor little

things fried up into a stump. Could not save two of them. One of them, however, survived

and gave me the sweet little flower cluster above. I clipped it and dried it and painted it,

in case it was the only one I ever got :)

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Watercolor Painting Laundry Day on the Farm

2018-07-08T19:00:00.000-07:00

So grateful today for a wonderful rain storm here in Central Texas. In July,

in Texas, rain is an exciting event! A woohoo moment!

I tried to make the sky in this watercolor look like there were rain clouds coming.

I hope it worked :) Laundry day out in the country - it's such a favorite theme for me.

It reminds me of so many things I value.

Purple Flowers and Vintage Cupboard Watercolor Painting

2018-07-01T14:29:00.001-07:00

My old home has been sold to a sweet young couple. What a relief! Now I can refocus. I've been rearranging and evaluating my art supplies and looking at new color mixes (more about that later). To get back in the painting groove, I've been painting some small interiors with my favorite things - flower arrangements, vintage furniture, stoneware items, etc. Here's one of them. It's in my Etsy shop at www.etsy.com/Shop/RoseAnnHayes

Vintage Washstand with Pot of Geraniums Watercolor Painting

2018-04-22T11:33:00.000-07:00

Vintage Washstand with Pot of Geraniums

Without really planning it, I find myself painting things I love. Flowers, vintage

washstands (small dressers), old crockery, old jars, rope clotheslines, wildflowers.

If someone asks me to paint something and I'm not interested in that subject matter,

I won't ever be happy with the painting. That's why I rarely accept commissions.

But I love everything here, especially the old washstand. I have four of them

in my home, and several larger vintage dressers.

This is a collector-size watercolor, available by email or in my Etsy shop.

Thank You so much for looking, and I hope you like it.

Bluebonnet Wildflower Watercolor Painting

2018-01-25T13:45:00.000-08:00

Bluebonnet Watercolor Painting

It's that time of year when we Texans begin to dream about fields of Bluebonnets,

and Texas artists get the urge to start painting them.

It's that way with me, too. I'm going into a Bluebonnet phase, starting with small

Bluebonnet vignettes like this one, and then working my way up to larger ones, and then

fields of Live Oak Trees and Bluebonnets.

I have original paintings here - if you are interested, just message

me at Tranquility (at) hot.rr.com

And THANK YOU for looking !

Pink Mums in Terra Cotta Pot Watercolor Painting Flowers Floral

2018-01-05T10:09:00.000-08:00

Pink Mums in Terra Cotta Pot

One of my old favorites, now available in prints.

Soft, fluid colors, pinks and greens - my favorite combination.

It's the new year, and we had a little bit of snow in Texas. We don't like snow much here.

That's why we're in Texas. Can't wait for hot weather again!

Thank You, friends, for looking at my blog. I love to read your comments.

Have a wonderful, fresh new year!

Purple Flowers on the Stairs Watercolor Painting

2017-12-19T17:41:00.000-08:00

Purple Flowers in Flower Pots on the Stairs

Watercolor painting on Fabriano cold-pressed paper.

It is getting cold in Texas, and I have very few flowers still blooming at my home.

A few periwinkle and a small white rose, up on my patio.

I hate cold weather. But this painting reminds me of what will happen next spring

when it's warm again in Texas.

Sunflower and Hydrangea Watercolor Painting Flowers Floral Garden

2017-12-06T11:37:00.000-08:00

Sunflower and Hydrangea in Old Pickle Jar

Watercolor painting on Fabriano cold-pressed watercolor paper, drawn in

pencil. Another very casual bouquet, my favorite kind.

Soft, pastel colors. A gentle reminder of gramma's favorite flowers.

Wishing you all peace and safety and good health, every day.

Wildflowers in a Glass Jar Watercolor Illustration

2017-11-29T15:34:00.000-08:00

Is it finished? Most painters have a difficult time deciding when a painting is "finished".

Most of them keep going way too long, and overwork a painting. In my opinion,

they usually should have finished about 10 steps ago. I have done that, too.

I try to stop early enough to just give an impression...a feeling...and leave something

to the viewer's imagination. Plus I like to see a lot of sparkly white paper and crisp

pencil drawing when I'm looking at watercolors. When I reached this point in the wildflower study

above, my instinct told me to stop. Every time I started to go back and paint more,

something stopped me. So, in my opinion, it is finished. I love it just the way it is.

I'm going to frame it for my new kitchen.

I hope you all had a quiet, peaceful Thanksgiving.

Little Boy Fishing Original Watercolor Painting

2017-10-09T16:55:00.000-07:00

Little Boy Fishing

I don't paint many outdoor scenes, except for my Laundry Day Watercolors,

so this was something a little different. I drew it in pencil,

as usual, and painted it in watercolor. I have tubes of many different

watercolor brands, but most of my favorite tubes turn out

to be Sennellier, Winsor & Newton, Schmincke and Grumbacher.

Grumbacher is a very old brand, but it still produces some fine, smooth pigments.

This watercolor is available - just email me at Tranquility@hot.rr.com

THANK YOU for looking, and I hope you have a peaceful day.