Day 17 of worldwatercolormonth, and it’s a better day for painting. Pheww! I decided to use one on my backgrounds which I had created see day #16worldwatercolormonth. Please meet ‘Alice’ she is a very inquisitive and thoughtful young hare. A delight to paint. I did something different with this watercolour, I used a scratching technique for the whiskers. I usually use a sword liner or rigger, but after watching a you tube demo, I thought I would try this as an alternative, it seems to have worked ok, but you do need to be careful not tho rip into the watercolour paper. Have a really great day, and happy painting 😀

‘Alice’ hare in watercolour 200 lb Saunders cold press 15″X11″
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My name is Rebecca Evans, living in the New Forest I have been inspired to paint the many animals often seen around me. Having ridden since Childhood, painting equines was a natural path to follow.
I use a variety of media, watercolour, oil, charcoal, pastel,inks, plus a few more, infact I will try most things. Choosing the medium to work with can really change the effect of the art, and therefore the character of the animal. Sometimes it is an instant decision, sometimes it is the mood from within me which determines which medium I choose to use.
I never know what might inspire me next, but if it’s hairy, I will be sure to try.
My jaw dropped and I gasped! WOWWWWW!!! I first recognized the background! I’m definitely going to do some of these – what a great idea. But your rabbit – wow!! You are so amazing at these. LOVE!
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Thanks jodi, this dylon stuff is fantastic….or of course brusho, the official stuff, and amazingly the watercolour covered fine…not sure if it will over the darker backgrounds I created, those to follow when I decided what to create 😀
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Love your rabbit…..and that full on inquisitive look. With the scratching, what did you use? it turned out well….scary in a way, right?
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It was scary Margaret, but I was happy enough that I will use again from time to time, I also think it could be less of a problem on heavier weight watercolour paper, this was 200lb and worked fine, I don’t think I would do this on my 140lb blocks, but I have heavier paper I can also try it on. Regards to the tool, I only had a v sharpe pen knife, but I found the best was one of those tools you get with kids scratch art boards, you know those black things with a printed design that children ( oh and adults) love to scratch back to the White, it seemed just right to me. The motion I used was not digging in but gently back and forth to expose the White…..it did sometimes scratch more than I wanted, but it did not rein it on this occasion.
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Great work Rebecca! !!
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Thank you palmira and welcome
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I love your rabbits. This one is wonderful!
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Thank you Cathe, I find them very relaxing to paint, my chill with a hare time.
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Fantastic! Alice, the perfect name for an inquisitive rabbit. LOVE!!
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I am glad you like the name, it usually jumps straight at me with the hares…it’s the horses I have more trouble naming.
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Your names always seem to suit. 🙂
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Thank you susan😀
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Alice is stunningly beautiful! The face! So adorable…thank you for sharing.
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You are welcome, so pleased you like her
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Wow, another amazing piece and love that you used one of your gorgeous backgrounds. Love, Rebecca. Such an expression!!
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Glad you like her Laura, still deciding what to do on the others, thinking one will be a cow?
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Nice! I’d love to see a cow!!
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Yes, I have some reference photos from our local dairy, just not got around to it yet, hopefully will this week, during the late evenings 😀
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You are soooo good! Love this hare! Love them all!! 😍
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Cheers Charlie….you too 😉
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woow! Loved Alice 🙂 Saw the video too !
My first dog female boxer I named her Alice💕She was so kind 🙂
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Glad you like her, I thought Alice to be a very fitting name for her, also a beautiful name for a dog, kind and sweet ❤️
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Beautiful!
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