Watercolor Mixed Media People Paintings by Patricia Allingham Carlson

These are portraits, in watercolor and collage, of men and women who are all imbued with special qualities, by birth, by effort or just by showing their humanity upon their faces. The faces of people, both real and imagined, are portraits of humanity. The watercolor and collage art here emphasizes the unique beauty in the lines and structures of the human face and through the eyes of an artist, The portraits reveal something of the inner beauty of her subjects.

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• • Princess Kate
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  • Prince William
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  • Border Street
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  • Lady in Lace
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  • Meadow Lark
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  • Nikki and Xander
    Private Collection of Mr. & Mrs Walker
    

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    Princess Kate: A future princess walks pensively through a beautiful flower garden, in sight of a distant castle where her future awaits	Prince William William, the Prince Who Will be King is an original watercolor portrait by artist Patricia Allingham Carlson. A sensitive and dignified painting of a royal young man	Border Street: In the land of Neverwhere, a sub street lies between the real and the other, where crossing between is an option; a place for the used up to be and the borderline people to make their choice.	The Lady in Lace: is a formally posed and lovely young woman in a stained glass window format. Standing in a serene iris garden, she is framed by a Tiffany style tulip poplar tree by a blue lake.	Meadow Lark: A young woman lays gracefully in the grass of a misty meadow. She looks up as the viewer approaches, a moment of spring captured.	Nikki and Xander: A tender moment between mother and child, the love in her eyes speaks universally, the trust of the sleepy child in her arms is absolute.

  • Elodie
    
    
  • Roller Girl 191
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  • The Musician
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  • Betwixed
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  • Aspire
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  • Girl
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    Elodie: A young woman with dreams in her blue eyes.	Roller Girl 191 glows with color, daring and contemporary beauty. This girl has places to go!	The Musician: Driven to create and compose the music that sings in his head; failures, hopes, and perseverance show on his face.	Betwixt: and between, a watercolor collage, shows a young woman caught at a moment of introspection. Her path is unclear, she looks within to find the way out.	Aspire: Colors of Being Series: Enduring, reaching, this young man will reach for his dreams. An expressive gesture style watercolor with bold lines and colors	Girl: Mystery wrapped in enigma. Is she about to whisper a secret or bestow a kiss

  • Listperson Amanda
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  • Listperson The Gamer
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  • Listperson I
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  • Listperson II
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  • Listperson III
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  • Sad
    
    

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    Listperson Amanda, A young woman gazes with the moon in her eyes, dreaming and conflicted by choices	Listperson V, The Gamer is a player with mad skills, who dreams of becoming a game designer.	Listperson I: A wistful woman gazes introspectively as she considers the conflicts and dictates of her life. Torn between depending on lists for organization and resenting their rigidity (or imposition on her very life) her face is composed of the lists she contemplates.	Listperson II: Overwhelmed by the demands of his high pressure job, he pauses to reflect on the few moments of peace and meaningful time he’s spent recently with travel and loved ones, before turning back to the demands written all over his face.	Listperson III With a sardonic twist of the mouth he/she is secretly amused by the strictures placed by self and society.	Sad: Colors of Being Series Melancholy colors adorn the sad and expressive gesture style watercolor of a woman feeling blue

  • Song
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  • Red
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  • Valor
    Private Collection Fran & Ed Schumann
  • Colors of Hope
  • Girl 1
    Private Collection of
    R. Mazurek
  • Rhiannon

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    Song: Sing and strum, raise your voice in song with the lovely Lindsey. Melancholy colors adorn the sad and expressive gesture style watercolor of a woman feeling blue	Red: Beautiful red hair sparkles with color in this expressive gesture style watercolor	Valor: Colors of Being Series, A Central American man lifts his head in strength, dignity, and endurance.	Colors of Hope: A woman surrounds herself with colors of earth and sky and prayers for hope.	Girl 1: Innocence and curiosity wear upon her face, a beautiful girl views the world.	Rhiannon: Queen of the birds, wilderness wrapped in wisdom

  • Infatuation
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  • Henna
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  • Fair Lady
    
    
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  • Toulouse
    
    
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    Infatuation: The dreamy eyes of love gaze out of this expressive watercolor painting, lost in thought and moonstruck. Lovely eyes look out, but see only inward as thoughts of new love are savored there.	Henna: A beautiful Asian woman has decorated her visage with a henna tattoo.	Fair Lady: A sweet faced old fashioned girl is adorned in feathers and jewels.	Golden Head Dress: surrounded by feathery forms, a gilded headdress is upon her head.	Toulouse: Three revelers celebrate the Mardi Gras with a tribute to the unusual angles used by Toulouse-Lautrec	Here's to Toulouse: A gaudy duo make nice in a festive painting reflecting the unusual angles used in a Toulouse-Lautrec.

  • Tahitian Ladies
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  • Lady With a Hat I
    
    
  • Glow
    
    

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    Tahitian Ladies: Two beautiful Tahitian women greet the day.	Lady With a Hat I: Purple hat and rainbow colors, a lady holds a feather fan.	Glow: Glow. Such a special time,a woman expecting a child, the sense a wonder and quiet serenity she feels.She drifts inward, drawn to the light within, and glows with the beauty of the new life.