Tag Archives: Watercolors
September 30-in-30 Challenge – Days 18 through 25
So I disappeared for a few (okay, several) days there. I was still painting, but not with the verve that I started the month off with. Not sure what happened. I did have a bit of an art block but it wasn’t much of one. I’d fallen far enough behind that I ended up only […]
Continue readingSeptember 30-in-30 Challenge – Day 17
Today’s painting was actually inspired by a photograph posted on a forum I frequent. I just really liked the look and feel of the image and asked permission to try doing an abstract version. Mine has a far different atmosphere than his image does, mostly because it’s brighter looking rather than a moody evening long-exposure […]
Continue readingSeptember 30-in-30 Challenge – Day 16
So here’s that background I posted yesterday, finished with some retro circles in purple and crimson. I just felt like doing something simple so I got out the circle template and had some fun. Along with my trusty crow quill pen, this is the result. Day 17 – “Bubbles” Watercolor on paper 4″ x 6″ […]
Continue readingSeptember 30-in-30 Challenge – Day 15
I love this piece. No, I mean I really, really love it. It turned out much better than I could have hoped when I started working on it. Another in the Flow series, I felt like using purples (as you can see from yesterday’s piece) and since the only one I own is way more […]
Continue readingSeptember 30-in-30 Challenge – Day 14
Today’s piece highlighted some of the disadvantages of working with very wet washes, especially if you aren’t careful to make sure the edge of your tape is sealed down properly. And since it takes longer for the paper to dry under the paint, something like this will happen : The painting itself isn’t damaged, just […]
Continue readingSeptember 30-in-30 Challenge – Day 13
And here is today’s piece. I did it at the same time as “Flow” from day 12 but I added lavender bath salts to create a larger texture on the page (and make it smell like lavender!). I then decided to outline those areas and fill in the background space with lines, using white ink. […]
Continue readingSeptember 30-in-30 Challenge – Days 11 and 12
So I’m posting late today, mostly because I had to get a good photo of day 11 and finish day 12 first. I actually had other things to do around the house, hence the not posting until after 9pm my time. Day 11 took me longer to complete than my usual abstracts, mostly because it’s […]
Continue readingSeptember 30-in-30 Challenge – Day 10
And shift in topic and I’m back to my blues and greens. I’d initially intended something different for this piece. I have some paper shapes that I wanted to use to absorb the color from a wash and then layer other more color down over that, but it wasn’t working at all. It did give […]
Continue readingSeptember 30-in-30 Challenge – Day 9
Another piece based on yellows and oranges, but even still, I had to include some greens in there, too. Couldn’t resist! Part of my untitled landscapey series, which I’ve yet to find a name for. I felt this one needed the addition of circles in yellow ink, but they aren’t quite so prominent as in […]
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