… And a waterbrush… Oh, the colors that can be created! This exercise was done with Derwent brand watercolor pencils. Note the ratio of colors used when making the secondary colors. Knowing this information before you paint is a real time saver. Colors: Lemon Cadmium, Crimson Lake, Prussian Blue & Golden Brown It’s important to […]
Category Archives: Marsh
More Sketching from Memory
A couple of evenings ago, we had a stellar evening. Our favorite place to take the dogs to walk is down on hole number 17 of our neighborhood golf course. Yes, this is the view from the spot where I’d pitch my tent and grow old. The late day light was stunning with the sun […]
iPad/Paper 53 and Watercolor Workshop continued
Again, we worked from a photograph, using the iPad / Paper 53 app, to learn how to feather colors into each other like when creating a wash in watercolor. Oooooo, I’m really liking the new skills I’m learning using the Paper 53 🙂 Step two…. create a painting from the sketch. This exercise was on […]
New Ideas, New Work…. Great Workshop with David Rankin!
One of my artistic goals this year is to further my inspiration and learn new painting processes and techniques. I’m off to a great start! David taught us how our iPads and the Paper by 53 app are invaluable tools to have in our artist’s quiver. In our first exercise we worked from a photograph […]
Lovebugs Everywhere!
I love keeping track of Nature’s seasonal changes in my journal. Just last week, the Spartina started to take on raw sienna coloring in places. I love the autumn colors of the marsh grass, but am not quite ready for the neon green to go! It saddened me. Another sign of seasonal change is the […]
Wood Storks and Vultures
Last Sunday morning’s weather was perfect!!! At 9 a.m. it was 72 degrees with no humidity….. in SC…. in August!!! Really? Yes, indeed! Rob, the dogs and I piled into the golf cart and made our way down to the 17th hole of the golf course to enjoy a walk along the cart path before […]
