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Picture a Day #172 – Portrait of a Radish

Posted on June 20, 2012 by joanienaz

Here are the last steps of my radish “practice” painting. I added Permanent Rose in layers to show the shape of the radish in three dimensions. Next I added more layers of all three colors and worked on the shadows. My … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #170 – Radishing

Posted on June 18, 2012 by joanienaz

It has been almost a month since I first began drawing the radishes harvested from my garden. They are so appealing to draw-so bright and cheerful! But I realized that I might be in over my head starting out with a … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #169 – Textured Corners

Posted on June 17, 2012 by joanienaz

Here is the conclusion of my abstract watercolor from last week, in which I returned to painting corners. After layering primary colors to produce secondary colors, I used a variety of contrasting Prismacolor pencils to add texture. The texture helped to … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #167 – Nothing Like a Little Texture

Posted on June 15, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s been a while since I did a corner study. I am still using up the last of my watercolor paper (Arches Cold Press) by dividing it into 8×10 sheets. I decided to draw some corners and see what happened. … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #165 – A Sea of Pods

Posted on June 13, 2012 by joanienaz

I still don’t know why the maple seed pods attracted my attention so thoroughly this year. I’m sure I’ve seen them before, but not really paid much attention. Why now? Maybe the bumper crop we have. They’re still hanging around, … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day # 163 – En Plein Air

Posted on June 11, 2012 by joanienaz

Before I show you my watercolor painting of a rose that I painted on my back patio “en plein air,” I have exciting news! Another one of my 6x6x2012 entries has sold! It’s nice to know that someone enjoyed looking at … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #157 – Drops of Color

Posted on June 5, 2012 by joanienaz

I am blown away by all of the amazing photography that I have discovered on this site. Yesterday the drops of color caught my eye. I decided to try to re-create (in spirit only, NOT in technical expertise) to some extent the photography with … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #145 – Radishious!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by joanienaz

Here I am, just me and my radishes. Something in one of the wine half-barrels that I call a container garden is nibbling on the larger ones, so I have to harvest before they get too big. While I’m at … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #143 – Experimenting With Color

Posted on May 22, 2012 by joanienaz

It was so much fun drawing this still life fruit from a previous post with Prismacolor pencils using opposite colors, that I decided to try a watercolor painting using opposites. Here are five D’Anjou pears, drawn using Tuscan Red Prismacolor pencil. Next I added … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #140 – Pod Invasion

Posted on May 19, 2012 by joanienaz

This year a bumper crop of maple seed pods has landed in our yard. We have no maple trees ourselves, although I am definitely a fan of many different types of trees. I believe the pods are blowing into our yard … Continue reading →