Warehouse Balcony- Glen Elk / Clarksburg, WV Watercolor Painting

Warehouse Balcony- Glen Elk / Clarksburg, WV Watercolor Painting by Lotus MacDowell, Artworks WV.

This moody, almost drab painting is one of Lotus‘s very favorites in this series. She likes the fact that there is so little beauty there that it almost becomes an imaginary backdrop for the viewer to think about what could be there that would make it a lovely place.

Old worn brick and concrete block buildings with no architectural beauty fill the alleyway. The only interesting part on the buildings is a little bit of wording that must’ve been from a long time ago and has weathered to the point that  it’s almost gone. Yet, in the middle of all this lackluster appearance, a modest little balcony hovers over a garage door. The shadows cast down and give it dimension and an old chair sitting on the porch shows that the inhabitants still like to go outside and enjoy the sunshine regardless of where it is.  This is the type of work that Lotus refers to as “The beauty of the ordinary”, and it beckons the viewer to interact with it by creating the beauty in each individual’s imagination.

This original watercolor painting is double matted with a charcoal gray top mat and a brick toned liner mat. The frame is wood and features a charcoal gray tone with a mottled finish and a metallic wash over it.  It’s subtle but it has a lot of movement in it , which compliments the texture in the painting itself.