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Sunrise Dinghy
Watercolor on paper, 7x9 |
Rainy days are my absolute favorite for painting in my studio, although not a fav for plein air work! On this rainy day, I am painting from Kangaroo Lake reference photos I took while in Wisconsin. I first used my plastic palette knife to lay down the drawing medium as a resist in all light spots. After that dried, I came in with all of the main color blocks. also allowing that to dry. Next, I rub the resist off with my rubber cement lifter. I made this process a little more difficult, because I forgot to remove it for four days - when you should do it within the first day for easy removal. Ah - such is life! I am constantly distracted by my real life - and left this one sitting for a few days before pulling it back out today! Luckily, it was my fabulous 300lb Arches paper, and I was still able to remove the resist. I may not have been so fortunate with the 140lb. Totally playing with color - I have stroked on compliments next to one another - to add that extra "pop". This painting makes 619 in 619 days, and is Day 9 of the
30 Day Painting Challenge.
