Oh, Copenhagen ... You stole My Heart!

My mom and I travel together once a year. We pick a random place on the map and head there for a week of relaxing. We see each other every August only as I live in the United States and she resides in the Czech Republic. This year we strolled through the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark, and one of  these strolls led to an addition to my colorful textile designs. 

Copenhagen is quite lovely and I bet you already know about most of its tourist draws ... And yes, we stopped by the statue of Little Mermaid. But what I enjoyed the most was strolling through our neighborhood - a quiet residential area - late in the day when the sun was setting on a lovely sunny day. One evening I head out by myself as my mom announced that she wouldn't take one more step that day ... As I bathed in the setting sun, I looked up and saw this lovely simple home. I mean, look at this amazing color! An orange house. How refreshing. And then see the clear sky! So lovely. There was something about those two colors that kept coming back to me and I ended up painting a watercolor exploring the relationship of this visually striking combo. 

The painting took place the morning after my walk. I had a cup of coffee and munches on lunch. My mom was studying a map and looked excited about our day's adventures. When we got back home, I came back to a lovely texture - the paint cracked and the orange revealed streaks of intense blue. And since I turn pretty much anything I see or create into a textile pattern, I had to do just that with this painting. So here we go ... this print is called "Nature's Glory" and is the perfect marriage of the sky and the sun reflecting on the facade of this home. 

As soon as we come back from our trips, my mom asks about where we would be going the following year. No decision has been made yet for 2018 but I am already excited about what the new place may inspire in my design work.