WET-IN-WET BERRIES

Wet-in-wet.  Light and washy.  Need more variety in the greens but not too bad on the berries.

BULLY PUMPKIN FINISHED

Glad I got this one finished by Halloween.  He was really giving me fits until I finished it :)

Now on to something else...

BULLY PUMPKIN

Well, he grumbled so much, I had to do a portrait of him, too.  Just a light wash and shaping of the crooked features before finishing.  Not sure why the blue background looks violet here - maybe something to do with the orange against the blue?

WATCHING YOU FINISHED

A grumpy old pumpkin.

BLOGGER GLITCH?

I have been following and commenting on some blogs without the comments ever coming up.  Not sure what the problem is - a blogger glitch?  So if you aren't hearing from me in the last week or so, it's not because I'm not watching and trying to comment.  My comments just aren't getting through for some reason :(

Sorry, Chris, Jennifer, Bruce, Laura, etc.  I haven't forgotten you all!

WATCHING YOU

Started a little pumpkin painting, using an outdoor ornament as a model.  This guy wants his portrait painted too, after I finish the first one.  He's such a bully (as you can tell by his gruff expression), and he's not too impressed with my small pumpkin painting - or maybe he just wants to know why I started with the small one and not him?!? ha ha

VASE AND MUG

Vase and mug.  



Almost through the Ewa Karpinska book on the wet-in-wet style of watercolor painting.  Still have a few books to go to get me through the autumn.

LEAVES IN THE WINDOW

At the window.  Still wet-in-wet and shaping the leaves after they are more matte dry.  

ROSE LEAVES

Third time's the charm with this one.  I think I'm finally getting it.

CHICKENS

Blobs of color become chickens.  
Just playing with shapes and colors.

JUG AND FRUIT

Began with the background, very wet and letting the colors flow.

Dropped in some more color in the background "cloth" and then made blossoms for texture by dropping in clean water when it was drying.

Painted the jug and fruit wet-in-wet, leaving some whites on the fruit.

LITTLE WOODEN BOAT

Wet-in-wet, background sky first.
Foreground wet on dry paper.
Boat painted last.

LEAVES

Still playing with wet-in-wet style of watercolor painting.  A good time to play with leaf shapes and colors.

LIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES

Very wet-in-wet start and then waiting for the paper to dry to a semi-matte finish to add the cherries inside and shape the bowl; then put the last three cherries outside the bowl when the paper was almost dry.

FLOATING?

All it needs is a shadow shape underneath so it's not a floating vase of autumn foliage and berries.


Still slowly working my way through the Ewa Karpinska book and still have to go through the Jean-Louis Morelle book, too.  So much to learn!

JEAN-LOUIS MORELLE'S BOTTLE ON TABLE

A homage to Jean-Louis Morelle, who must be, like Ewa Karpinska, a true master of this wet-in-wet technique.

Apparently, Jean-Louis liked to paint all the things around him, including this bottle on a table.  The painting is my version but it's from his painting of the same thing (and he uses some great blossoms in the background which I did not create as well).  I do like the misty look, though.

TIMING OF WATER

I could do more with this one, but am going to keep it as is.  I like the misty look and the way blotting the leaves created some see-through areas and some dark areas.  


In Ewa Karpinska's book, she talks about the importance and timing and learning when to add pigment and when to wait.  Yep.  It's definitely important!





Happy October!