Sometimes the process is more important than the results. I was down to my last sheet of paper on my watercolor block. For those of you who have never used watercolor blocks before, they are really useful. All four sides of a pad of paper are attached to the ones below it, except for one place […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: I haven’t given up on facial profiles. I had good luck with my New Approach. The painting turned out really well, even though it started as a test of my new brush. Other recent posts include parts of faces (Part of a Face, The Optimist). In the matter of profiles, I think […]
I finished the painting I started yesterday. As promised, here it is: I think it makes a lot more sense in the landscape format. Mankind looks at infinity could be a subtitle of this painting.
Today’s watercolor experiment: Before I start, I want to say that I had a lot of fun doing this experiment. In contrast to most of my previous work, I began this one with a compass and straight edge. I wanted to further explore the theme of one of my recent paintings (New Approach). In that painting, […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: Events of the past few days inspired today’s watercolor. I started with my new brush, a 3/4″ oval wash (which I love), and used Winsor red to draw a full, luscious contour. I filled it in with Winsor red and lighter colors to make it look like half of a three dimensional solid. […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: As in yesterday’s experiment, my approach to today’s painting was exploring the use of my new brush. It is a 3/4″ oval wash brush. I really like it. Whereas yesterday I used it to create a facial profile on completely soaked paper, today I created a couple of contours on dry paper. […]
