So for some crazy reason I paint best at stupid o’clock (1 am in the morning) at least it is a Friday night! I would like to think I could stay in bed on a Saturday morning, but three ponies will not be happy with me if that happened.
So tonight I watched the first half of the DVD I bought Jean haines. Very nice DVD, concentrating on how different paints behave together, and not just due to the colour combination, as brand type can vary in behaviour too. I really enjoyed listening to the techniques, and proceeded to continue with my puffin, in an attempt to be more free ( although still not as free as Jean’s techniques demonstrate) one step at a time. I Also decided to start a dog, King Charles spaniel,Sonny, and a
Puffin first stage
Watercolour
Puffin secound stage watercolour
chieved results pretty quickly, I didn’t use lots of colours for this one as I had
Watercolour puffin for my mum, using a free approach to watercolour painting
Sonny King Charles spaniel in watercolour, fast paint technique, needs completing
Sonny hospice PAT dog, watercolour King Charles spaniel
intended, instead I stuck to the colours that are in my photo. It still needs some work, eyes and nose especially, but I am pleased with the fast painting approach ( 3/4 hr for Sonny ) I wanted to post this pic, as I am still very much awake….1:42 am, paintings are both still wet! And unless I ruin it over the weekend?
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These are really great – looking forward to seeing the finished paintings
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Thank you, I hope to finish them tonight……although I do have my 25 year school reunion this evening, another late one possibly?if I start painting after the event it will be well into Sunday morning! why do I feel at my most artistic late into the night?
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its looseness conveys a great sense of movement–the transparency of the wings is really great
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Thank you, I am almost scared to start on the face, in case I can’t make the paint semi behave in the way that compliments what is done…eekk, well retail therapy today, I bought some 200lb cotman ( I could not afford arches 300 lb) plus some more paint in lovely colours.
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