WET-IN-WET BUT NEED DARKER VALUES ALL AROUND

I've decided that my paintings don't have enough oomph - which means value changes.  So...will return to some of these small paintings done wet-in-wet (hard to get really good dense darks when painting wet-in-wet because you go back to look and, when it's dry, it's very much lighter all over). 


I will add some dark interest to them and then repost the best ones.


Cliffside

11 x 15 inches
Fabriano Artistico 140# cold press paper

GOUACHE ONLINE

If you're interested in getting your feet wet with gouache, Strathmore is having an online mini-workshop starting September 3rd.  Here is the link.


I'm signed up to try it.  I've always been interested in gouache on kraft paper or colored paper - and could use some pointers on how best to blend and layer it.  

SKETCHBOOK STUFF 2

Two more sketchbook things - just a bit of pigment and water since the paper is thin.




What's Left?
8 x 11 sketch

Muddy Waters
8 x 11 sketch

SKETCHBOOK STUFF 1

Not inspired right now.  No enthusiasm for painting so...

Just opened up my sketchbook (thin paper so have to be light with the pigments and water) and came up with a couple of sketches that might become paintings later - or they might just remain as is.  



Burn
8 x 11 sketch

Sometimes it's hard to keep going when there's no road to follow - but, I know, that is what makes it fun (when it's fun).  





Run
8 x 11 sketch



Need to stay off the news and Facebook - both are depressing with all the news about the Amazon burning (saw a FB post that reported that NASA says the fires are always burning this time of year and media is making us panic - so checked that and the poster picked one article, not the latest that said the Amazon is burning at a higher rate now and more land burned in the last 9 years - so check your FB stuff because people pick and choose what they want to promote their own agenda :(  And that makes me sad, too.  

SOUTHWESTERN

Sandstone





15 x 22 inches
Arches 140# cold press paper

THIS AND THAT

Sundown




11 x 15 inches 
Arches 140# cold press paper




I had no preconceived notion of what I was going to paint when I began these last 2 paintings - just picked a color and began and then moved on from there.
Perhaps I need an idea first?

ANOTHER

The Earth is Weeping




11 x 15 inches
Arches 140# cold press paper

SOMETHING ELSE

Dreaming of Something Else






15 x 22 inches
Arches 140# cold press paper

THE LAST

The Last Glacier Standing




11 x 15 inches
Arches 140# cold press paper

FAVORITES

 

My favorites from the June-July series of wet-in-wet paintings.

 






Which one are your favorites?

WATERCOLOR AND FLUID ACRYLIC

Windwalkers




11 x 15 inches
Arches 140# cold press paper
Watercolor and fluid acrylic