tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post2418697772452921017..comments2024-03-27T15:35:13.728-04:00Comments on <br> WATERCOLORS AND WORDS: The Ugliest Sweepea Ever SeenRH Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-43157393562976442632009-01-18T13:59:00.000-05:002009-01-18T13:59:00.000-05:00Kathy, I do hear you in class - I just can't get m...Kathy, I do hear you in class - I just can't get my hand holding the brush to do what my mind knows - yet! ha haRH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-10351047625532396402009-01-18T10:39:00.000-05:002009-01-18T10:39:00.000-05:00Well, it's nice to know someone listens to my prof...Well, it's nice to know someone listens to my profound wisdom :-) Understanding that the picture plane is all one plastic (in the sense of moldable) flat surface will help you realize that the terms foreground and background are meaningless (in that context). It took me a long time to begin to grasp this concept. You're doing fine - keep plugging away!<BR/><BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-29579490931809099132009-01-17T10:32:00.000-05:002009-01-17T10:32:00.000-05:00Deb, I think laughing and crying, both - but not a...Deb, I think laughing and crying, both - but not at the same time - or the white coats come for you!<BR/>Joan, I preferred it with the untouched bg, too - should have left it that way. <BR/>Chris, I think you're right but I think it was a smear of still damp misket (I use Pebeo Drawing Gum and it's very thin and blue-grey) when I was rubbing it off :( Not sure the Twinrockers paper can take the Mr. Clean treatment - I might try it just to see what happens to the paper - that's some strong stuff!<BR/>Thanks, Dawn, you are too kind.<BR/>In fact, you all are so kind for sticking through this whining with me! You deserve some cheese with that whine :)RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-58793606678800741352009-01-16T12:34:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:34:00.000-05:00I think you are doing great Rhonda, and your paint...I think you are doing great Rhonda, and your painting is very good. your color choices for the fg and bg are some of the same....<BR/><BR/>I too am sorry about Andrew, I am becoming quite a fan of the whole family.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754977794843612673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-77859122502044906792009-01-16T12:15:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:15:00.000-05:00p.s. I haven't tried these, but a friend who took ...p.s. I haven't tried these, but a friend who took a workshop from Nita Engle sent me a box of Mr. Clean Magic Erasers, saying that Nita uses these to lift paint back down to nearly the white of the paper. If you've decided to write off the Sweeet Pea, you might want to experiment on it. Ya never know... ;-)Chris Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312206000778947056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-83749871634209395312009-01-16T12:08:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:08:00.000-05:00You're right, Rhonda: if this were easy, everybody...You're right, Rhonda: if this were easy, everybody would be doing it!! It takes a special brand of stick-to-it-tiveness to be a watercolorist! One tip on masking: I love to use masking fluid, but I have learned (the hard way) to wipe paint off the larger areas with a damp tissue before trying to remove the masking. Maybe you did that and the background just got pulled onto the flower when you removed the miskit. That's happened to me too!!Chris Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312206000778947056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-7617342129272936232009-01-16T11:36:00.000-05:002009-01-16T11:36:00.000-05:00Coming from a botanical background, I do prefer th...Coming from a botanical background, I do prefer the simpler version with 'no' background for your sweetpea when created in watercolour but you are showing us two very different interpretations of the flower both lovely with different emotions.Joan Sandford-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228835690449964257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104034804712021440.post-49045696404556933132009-01-16T10:18:00.000-05:002009-01-16T10:18:00.000-05:00Keep going - that's how you learn! But - do you c...Keep going - that's how you learn! But - do you cry until you laugh, or laugh until you cry!!!debwardarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225105239355671724noreply@blogger.com