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Picture a Day #175-Pod Painting
Ten days ago I posted a Prismacolor drawing of maple seed pods that became the beginning of a watercolor painting. Today I completed my 8×10 work of art. First I added more details in Cobalt Blue, then Permanent Rose, and … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #172 – Portrait of a Radish
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
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
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
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 #166 – The Completed Rose
Here are the next three steps of my watercolor rose, which I drew and painted en plein air on my patio. My third color is Cobalt Blue, which I used for the background and added to the leaves and stem. … Continue reading
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Picture a Day # 163 – En Plein Air
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 #160 – Layered Design
My supply of watercolor paper is dwindling. I have painted a lot in the last four months! while I wait for my order of new paper and paints to arrive, I decided to try some smaller artwork. I divided one … Continue reading
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Picture a Day #154 – Layering Watercolor
Here are the first three layers of my most recent project, begun today! It was a lot of fun using my brand new Aquarelle brush to first apply a layer of Cadmium Yellow paint, then a layer of Permanent Rose, and … Continue reading
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