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| Watercolor Heron On 9x12 Paper |
My journey into the world of creating art.
Friday, September 12, 2014
30 Paintings In 30 Days - Day #12
Tried to incorporate a few of my favorite brush painting elements in today's painting.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
30 Paintings In 30 Days - Day #10
Was going for loose, light and dreamy, almost surreal. Think I may have gone TOO light..,
And then the border tape ruined the edges. Grrr....
And then the border tape ruined the edges. Grrr....
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| Watercolor Tree On 6x6 Paper |
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
30 Paintings In 30 Days - Day #9
Scrolled through my "Things To Paint" folder tonight and found a photo of a field of flowers. Decided to give it a shot as a quick exercise before hitting the sack.
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| Field Of Flowers Watercolor on 4x6 paper |
Monday, September 8, 2014
30 Paintings In 30 Days - Day #8
Today one of my Facebook friends changed their cover photo to a beautiful scene of a tree on a country at sunset or sunrise. I was very intrigued by it and immediately knew I wanted to make an attempt at painting it.
I also knew there was NO WAY I would be able to handle the lighting and the mist in the photo, so I figured I would try painting the scene at mid-day instead. Harsher, "easier" light and less shadow.
Here comes the word I use frequently - FRUSTRATING. This is the kind of attempt that hits home and makes me realize why I stick with small, simple compositions. I simply do not have the skill or vision at this point to make a scene like this work, much less pop.
I also knew there was NO WAY I would be able to handle the lighting and the mist in the photo, so I figured I would try painting the scene at mid-day instead. Harsher, "easier" light and less shadow.
Here comes the word I use frequently - FRUSTRATING. This is the kind of attempt that hits home and makes me realize why I stick with small, simple compositions. I simply do not have the skill or vision at this point to make a scene like this work, much less pop.
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| Tree & Country Road - Watercolor On 9x12 Paper |
Sunday, September 7, 2014
30 Paintings 30 Days - Day #7
Today's project is one of my standard tree paintings. I have my first show coming up in a few weeks, and I need some simple pieces to fill out my display. My plan is to complete several of these before the show. They are plain and simple, but I enjoy painting them. I also REALLY like painting on the watercolor canvas.
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| Autumn Tree In Watercolor On 5x7 Canvas |
Saturday, September 6, 2014
30 Paintings In 30 Days - Day #6
Tonight I had the urge to paint a new flamingo for my mom. I found a photo I liked online. I loved the blues of the ocean and the sky and they way they contrasted with the pink of the flamingo, so I gave it a shot.
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| Watercolor Flamingo on 6x8 Paper |
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