DL Watson Art

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Painted while listening to Blues music, artist DL Watson created this radiant abstract using various tools to apply the paint. "The color palette is inspired by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, close to my home in South Florida," says DL.

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DL Watson creates semi-abstract paintings with floral and botanical references. Splitting her time between Florida and Oregon, she finds inspiration in the patterns that repeat themselves throughout the natural world. While her paintings are often grounded in her own childhood memories and past experiences, they evoke a beauty that is universal in their natural subject matter. She creates interest and intrigue through the color and movement that she uses to balance her composition.

Words that describe this painting: music, composition, blues, abstract, ocean, beach, water, wave, luminous , abstract, seascape, acrylic painting

Blue Heaven...

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Each year, DL Watson travels from her home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to central Oregon to spend the summer. This painting was inspired by the peonies blooming in her garden when she arrives in Oregon.

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Artist DL Watson created this light, tropical scene based on her butterfly garden in her south Florida home. Lush greens and cool b...

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An atmospheric painting in a blend of soft turquoise, blue, yellow and purple. "Music is often the inspiration for my work," says artist DL Watson. "Listening to many different genres, music can set the mood, affecting my process. This piece was created while listening to classical, setting a tone of peacefulness and relaxation."

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A single lotus blossom gracefully spreads over a background of serene dark blue. "I created this painting after reading some interesting history and meanings of the lotus flower," shares artist DL Watson. "The Blue Lotus...

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A flowing abstraction representing water rushing across beach sand. Artist DL Watson played up the light in the scene using hints of metallic gold and silver paint.

About the Artist
DL Watson creates semi-abstract paintings with floral and botanical references. Splitting her time between Florida and Oregon, she finds inspiration in the patterns that repeat themselves throughout the natural world. While her paintings are often grounded in her own childhood memories and past experiences, they evoke a beauty that is universal in their natural subject matter. She creates interest and intrigue through the color and movement that she uses to balance her composition.

Words that describe this painting: ocean, beach, water, waves, abstract, metallic, abstract, seascape, non-representational, acrylic painting, blue

Sea Foam...

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This piece was created using a unique process, that includes different mediums, enamel, acrylic, oil, and metallic pigments. It is on a cradled wood panel with a 2 1/2 deep profile.It is ready for hanging.

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An expressionist composition filled with scrawling and cascading strokes of blues, greens, purple, black and white. "I do believe that energy and mood are tra...

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Inspired by a palette of aquas, golds (metallic and quin gold) and black. Paint was applied with brushes and palette knife to achieve the light texture. Heat ...

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This color palette was inspired by the beauty of the vegetation and fauna in the high desert of Oregon, where I spend spring and summer. The piece is ready to hang and the sides are painted white.

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From DL Watson's Hidden Thoughts series, created using a layering technique where the painting transforms from complex to more simple. The underpainting is ve...