Three colors used to create six spheres. I think they are oranges or lemons or something. Colors are Daniel Smith New Gamboge, Winsor Newton Alizarin Crimson, and Graham Phthalo Blue. Everything was done with glazes. Some glazes were pure color,…
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Tagged with: glazing, layering, practice, primary colors, secondary colors, tertiary colors, watercolor
Posted in Blitherings, Painting
Posted in Blitherings, Painting
Practice, Practice, Practice!
I am continuing the varied steps from Birgit O’Connor’s excellent video. Upon her recommendations for brushes, I ordered the DaVinci Cosmotop Mix B in size 30, and the Cosmotop Spin Mix F in 20 and 14. The brushes I have been using have been either pure synthetics…
Rocks & Shells
As with sumi-e painting, in watercolor painting, much is to be learned from observation. Recently, I purchased a video by Birgit O’Connor. As an artist, she excels in vivid, colorful, large and intimate perspectives of flowers, but in looking on YouTube, she…
Tagged with: Birgit O'Connor, mussels, sand, shells, stones, sumi-e, video, watercolor
Posted in Blitherings, Painting
Posted in Blitherings, Painting
In a Pickle!
If it weren’t for Elizabeth Fluehr, I wouldn’t be in such a state. I did a search for negative painting on YouTube, and came across a series of three videos on the subject which she did. The first one is…
Tagged with: Elizabeth Fluehr, negative space, painting technique, pickles, watercolor
Posted in Artists, Blitherings, Painting
Posted in Artists, Blitherings, Painting
Brushwork and Value in Watercolor
Having been doing sumi-e with some regularity for several years, I am finding it helpful in watercolor. Because the brush is the vehicle for watercolor, as it is in sumi-e, it is important to understand how the brush works. Kolinsky sable watercolor brushes can…
Tagged with: brushes, ink painting, paper, sumi-e, watercolor
Posted in Blitherings, Painting, Sumi-e & Ink Painting
Posted in Blitherings, Painting, Sumi-e & Ink Painting
