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Meet Cara

I am obsessed by color. I am a sucker for the drama of striking light. I keep being drawn to the lush fullness of fruit. I’m soothed by looking at flowers. I think food can be as beautiful as anything else. I want only the simplicity of watercolor – painting pure pigment on cotton paper. I love to make these paintings.

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Watercolor Conversations

For four years I faithfully wrote weekly journal entries for my blog.  Now and then I go back to what I’ve written and think that some of this huge body of  content could be given new life – but the impulse was to use my speaking voice this go-round.

Watercolor Conversations with Cara Brown is the result.  I am re-visiting some of these journal entries – sharing the stories, seeking, and inspiration in my written words – along with whatever else occurs to me to say at this point in time. 

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August 2, 2016 – Mindfulness, simplified…

August 2, 2016 – Mindfulness, simplified…

"Just finished this little one (15" x 15"). My painting to keep my promise to paint every day." Right after sending off last week’s post, Joe, Bo (our puppy dog) and I went on a hike, and the thing that I couldn't remember, came back to me! A victory of memory recall!...

July 26, 2016 – The wisdom in not knowing

July 26, 2016 – The wisdom in not knowing

There's so much "fuzzy background" in this painting I'm working on! My path to being a teacher has been a reluctant one. I’ve come to it haltingly, not easily landing in the authority to share what I know and what I think. The workshop I offer on color, is the only...