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Wildflower Party
Watercolor on paper, 7x10.5 |
Surprise! Yes, there is actually a watercolor on my blog today! I am truly on an artistic adventure today at a watercolor workshop given by Barbara Neth. I have very little watercolor experience, and the medium is a very daunting one for me. Jumping in with both feet, I simply love a challenge! Using Pebeo drawing gum and the plastic chisel end of a brush handle, I "painted" the gum in haphazard lines, squiggles and petal shapes. No sketching, no planning, just application with reckless abandon! Once this dried - which took a while on such a rainy day, I brushed on color with a round watercolor brush. Getting the water/paint solution right was a constant experiment, especially since I don't use mediums at all with my oils. The uncontrollability of the watercolors was exciting and scary at the same time! I could lay down some paint - but with a mind of it's own, it would start moving! Once the paper was again dry, it was time to rub off the resist. I was surprised at how much effort this took! It went on so fast - I may not have used so much had I known I would have to work to get it off! When off, I then went into some of those white areas with fresh color, trying to leave some white for the highlights. Who knows if I am done or not - but I sure do like the luminosity of the watercolors on the page. SUPER fun to experiment like this! Painting number 526 in as many days :)
