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Picture a Day #54 – Watercolor Collage
After contemplating the graded watercolor wash in blue that I did a few days ago, I am finally ready to take the next step! Some of you may remember a collage that I began in January. You can see it … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #50 – Something Blue
Blue has always been my favorite color. Ever since I was a child, whenever I had a color choice, I always picked blue. I drifted away for a while toward teal and rose. I considered amethyst. But I remain a steadfast admirer, when … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #49 – Baking Bread
There’s something about late winter and baking. As our thoughts turn to spring, we need a little encouragement to hang in there. This recipe for banana bread is quick, easy, and provides a treat to take with you on those … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #48 – Time to Paint!
In a moment of artistic inspiration a couple of weeks ago, I ordered some high-quality watercolor paper. The good stuff. A few days later, I found a box leaning against my front door. Cool! I brought … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #23 – Playing Around with Collage!
A few years ago, I took a couple of printmaking classes. It was a lot of work, and great fun! However, there always seemed to be leftover ink (oops!), and I didn’t want to waste it. So I ran my plates through the press until … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #21-Cookie Recipe
It wouldn’t be January unless someone, somewhere, was baking cookies! Here in coastal California, it’s raining like it hasn’t rained yet this winter. Definite cookie-baking weather. I took the recipe from the rolled oats box, and tweaked it. Here’s what I … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #20-Watercolor Rose
Well, it turns out that there wasn’t much left to be done to my rose. You know, the one that was glaring at me because I let it sit unfinished for almost three months? THAT rose. I added some blue to the … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #19-Knowing When to Put Down the Paintbrush
In one of the various art classes I have taken, a cautionary tale was told about a master painter who had to have his works literally yanked from his grasping fingers. Sometimes it’s hard to stop “fixing,” even for the experts, and especially … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #18-Still Painting Fruit!
I jumped ahead with my watercolor painting, to steps 3 and 4. First I added blue to the foreground, background, shadows, and pear. Then I added red, which looks like orange, to the orange, naturally. In my next step, I wasn’t … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #17-How to Paint Fruit
A while back, almost three months ago in fact, I posted the beginnings of a watercolor painting of a rose https://jmnaszady.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/how-to-paint-a-rose/. It is still on my easel, glaring at me, waiting for me to finish. And I will. But first, I … Continue reading
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