Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Wine Cork Watercolor- Parador "Castle"



I haven't gotten any painting done and realized it has been a week since my last post!  I have been waiting for my face to stop hurting after an especially "uncomfortable" 3+ hours at the dentist last Friday.  I was going in for an extraction and thought I'd be a little uncomfortable for a day or so and back to painting. Wrong.  Be very wary if you ever need to have a tooth pulled that has had a root canal.  Brittle roots- need I say more?

I did this cork watercolor a few weeks ago for #47 in my 100 Paintings Challenge.  I love the castle stamped on the cork.  I don't know if it represents the winery or another castle, but I loved it.  It is always a surprise to get a great cork, since you can't see it until you have opened the bottle.  I haven't been to this winery yet, it was a nice delivery from our Napa wine club.  The wine was very good, so it isn't all about the great cork!  Just a bonus if you are an artist with a thing for painting corks.
Posted by Mermaid's Palette at 9:02 AM
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11 comments:

  1. Carol BlackburnApril 20, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Very beautiful, Sheryl....hope you feel better soon.

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  2. Gretchen Bjornson ARTApril 20, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    I love your corks. Never thought about looking at the designs on them. I'll have to pay closer attention to them. I like my wine!

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  3. Gretchen Bjornson ARTApril 20, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Okay, my previous comment was kind of corky. Sorry about that. I should rephrase that and say I love your cork paintings.

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  4. Mermaid's PaletteApril 21, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Thank you, Carol! Getting better every day, just longer than I had expected- a little excedrin, a little zinfandel!

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  5. Mermaid's PaletteApril 21, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Thanks, Gretchen! Corky is fine, thank you for your input- if you are drinking the wine anyway, take a look at some of the corks!

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  6. PatApril 21, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Lovely watercolour, Sheryl. Your corks are my faves! xx

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  7. Mermaid's PaletteApril 21, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Thanks, Pat- for some reason I just find them so fun to paint!

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  8. SadamiApril 23, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Yahooo, Sheryl!
    I love your corks in watercolor...ever since, I respect them all, when we have wine:).
    And Happy Easter!!!
    Best wishes, Sadami

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  9. Linda RothApril 24, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Wonderful cork! One of my favorite items since it comes out of the bottle of one of my favorite drinks.

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  10. BenApril 29, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    I Love this! Very nice detail.

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  11. Mermaid's PaletteApril 30, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Thank you all for the nice comments- and welcome to my blog, Ben.

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