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Picture a Day #151 – My Peculiar Pears

Posted on May 30, 2012 by joanienaz

Here is my next step in the experimental watercolor with pears. When I left off last time, the pears were blue. Next they became purple, when I added Alizarin Crimson. I tried a couple of different background colors. First I … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #146 – Flea Market Day

Posted on May 25, 2012 by joanienaz

Today was flea market day! My husband and I drove to a large establishment about an hour from here, where we enjoy treasure hunting. Sometimes I come home empty-handed, but today was a good day. I found two large, matching … 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 #138 – My Completed Bowl of Fruit

Posted on May 17, 2012 by joanienaz

Here is my completed bowl of fruit. I touched up the shadows in this watercolor painting since my last post, and I added some warmer Cadmium Yellow to the pears. Now I am ready for my next project!

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Picture a Day #136 – The Power of Watercolor

Posted on May 15, 2012 by joanienaz

I sat down to work on my latest watercolor painting, the subject of yesterday’s post, intending to take the next step. Before I knew it, I was hurtling along. I wish I had paused long enough to photograph a couple … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #135 – A Bowl of My Favorite Fruit

Posted on May 14, 2012 by joanienaz

I’m painting with my watercolors again! This time my subject is a bowl of D’Anjou pears. First I drew my arrangement with Goldenrod Prismacolor pencil. Then I painted the pears with a cool Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue. Next I used a warm … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #125 – Mailing My Pears

Posted on May 4, 2012 by joanienaz

My 6×6 inch art is in the mail now. Today I sent off five pieces to RoCo: two drypoint prints from my 2006 edition, two watercolor landscapes I painted last month, and this soft pastel pear, my most recent fruity … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #123 – More 6×6 Art

Posted on May 2, 2012 by joanienaz

Awhile back, I decided to create a sampler of 6×6 inch art using a variety of media. I was not completely satisfied with my first project – a Prismacolor sketch on Arches watercolor paper. Oh well. Nothing ventured. I have worked on several other … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #116 – Return of the Tulips!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by joanienaz

I have really dragged out this tulip watercolor painting. Here is my previous post on this project. During the last three and a half weeks (!) I added Cobalt Blue to the rest of the leaves, and began filling in the background … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #103 – More Than Just an Empty Box

Posted on April 12, 2012 by joanienaz

I grew up in a hobby family. My father always had a vegetable garden, and he enjoyed landscaping the yard. My mother baked, grew and arranged flowers, and was a backyard birder. My sister sewed and baked. My four brothers built … Continue reading →