This pumpkin was part of my refresher course in watercolor basics with Anna Mason. This was another exercise with mostly one color. So much can be accomplished by keeping highlights light, creases dark and tonal variations to create form.
This pumpkin looks so round and firm. It’s shape is immediately recognizable. Yet this is just tinted water brushed on paper. It is truly two dimensional, but it looks three dimensional.
I wonder if this is not a metaphor for how this life really is. We are only aware of the two dimensions of time and space. When our life is looked at from the perspective of heaven the fullness is visible. The highlights and creases and variations show it full and complete. “Ah, Father, please help me see at least some of what I’m experiencing here from your perspective!”