Clothes on clotheslines always catch my attention as I have painted several. The idea was first conceived in Venice where the clothes were hanging from picturesque balconies. From there I continued with the painting of Canadian clotheslines and I have used the series to draw attention to energy conservation. Having moved from the country where I had a long, high clothesline to town where I didn't have any clothesline, has made me even more conscious of the need for awareness of this simple way to conserve many kilowatts of electricity.
Here are a few photos of clotheslines am considering for my next clothesline painting. To see some of my watercolour paintings in this series, click
here .
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| My husband's shirts. |
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| Wonderful arrangement of panties on a clothesline. |
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| More underwear and aren't those clothespins colourful. |
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| I have the feeling clothes have been hung in this year for decades. Love it but I think I would ignore the scaffolding and truck when painting it. |
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| I saw this Canadian flag strung up on a clothesline, in a forest, near where we were camping. |
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| Another Maritime clothesline. |
Do you have a favorite?
3 comments:
I'm loving those colourful clothespins on that one photo, and Greg's shirts as well...I can see there will be many more of these coming!
I favor the one with Greg's shirt as well, however, I think the Maritime one could be very nice as well with the rural landscape in the background. (minus the blue cloth?)
The one with the scaffolding and truck is a statement! It appears that the rough tote was the washing bucket and this person is serious about getting work done on the homestead, not just hanging out in the woods. I think it tells a good story.
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