Continuing Watercolor (May/June 203)

I wet the background, dropped in color (rose with a little cobalt) and as it was drying dropped in water to make the blossom textures.

I worked more on the feathers on the yellow part.  I wet the yellow area, added new gamboge and then a rose and new gamboge mixture where I want the feathers to be.  Next I will add feather shapes as well.

I worked on adding texture to the fur, added some whiskers (need to add more with white gouache) and started adding stripes and some of the large dark areas on the tiger's body.

Aqueous Acrylics (May/June 2013)

Blown paint texture.  I aded a small puddle of thinned acrylic and used a straw to blow the paint in various directions.  I started with red, then yellow, then the dark blue.  I would like to continue adding more color and texture.

Bubble wrap texture.  I wet the paper, dropped in color, placed the bubble wrap on top, placed a book to hold it down, and allowed it to dry.

Various textures.  I wet the paper and put down a dark blue color.  I allowed this to dry and then used various sponges and bubble wrap dipped in paint (a light beige color) and pressed onto the paper.  I allowed this to dry and added yellow and red glazes.

I have added many details and darks as well as lights to the parrot.

Plastic wrap texture.  I wet the paper, dropped in color, and placed the plastic wrap on top moving it to the shapes I want.  I allowed it to dry before removing.

I added a few highlights.

Wax paper texture.  I wet the paper, dropped in color, crumpled the wax paper, pressed it onto the paper, put books on top, and allowed it to dry before removing.

Photos for classes

Tuesday Afternoon

Watercolor.  I put in the background first.  I wet it and dropped in greens and yellows.  I added the pinks into the dark areas of the flower.  I also worked on the bottom 'stem' area.

Acrylic.  I worked more on the truck adding darks, lights, and details.  I also started adding texture to the bottom where I will then paint grass over the top (this will take quite a few layers.

Tuesday Morning

Acrylic.  I wet the paper, dropped in color, placed bubble wrap on top, placed a book on it until it was dry.  Then I painted the flower over the background.  This has quite a bit of work still.

Acrylic.  I added the flower and painted details on one of the dandelions.

Colored pencil.  I worked on the flower a little.

Acrylic Bubble Wrap texture.  I wet the paper, dropped in color, placed the bubble wrap on top, put a book on it to hold it down until it was dry.

Watercolor Bubble Wrap texture.  I wet the paper, dropped in color, placed the bubble wrap on top, put a book on it to hold it down until it was dry.

Colored pencil.  I used a watercolor bubble wrap texture and have started working with colored pencil on top.

Continuing Watercolor (May/June 2013)

I worked on the wrinkles (mixed a dark red color, painted a line and softened it with water), and the feathers on the parrots face (remember to make the feathers with water and then drop in a dark color).   I mixed a light gray (lots of water makes it light) and painted the hairs.  I added blue feathers by painting textures for the feathers.  I wet the orange area under the wing and dropped in red and yellow and pulled out the edges to look like feathers.  On the body I painted red lines and softened them with yellow (new gamboge).  I painted the feathers by his face with a dark and gray as well as yellow.  I pulled the feather lines out.

I softened the edges of the body with water and a brush.  I then started adding darks and details to the face.  I used an orange, burnt sienna, and a dark brown mixture and put the shadow near the eye and onto the nose.  I then painted some of the black shapes and ears and around the eye.  I will paint the hairs and whiskers with white gouache.  You can also save your white hairs with masking fluid.

Aqueous Acrylics (May/June 2013)

I added color paying attention to my light and dark values.  I used burnt sienna, red, pthalo blue & green, white, ultramarine,  black, and hansa yellow.  I dropped the color in and let some of it mingle on the surface.  It still needs lights and darks as well as details.

Tuesday Afternoon

Acrylic.  The background was done with a gray canvas panel.  I applied several greens on top and put plastic wrap over the top to create the texture.  After it was dry I removed the plastic wrap and transferred the drawing.  I then painted the white areas, started adding color (I mixed a turquoise and white and a burnt sienna, red, and white).  I used two mixed colors, yellow and white in the colored areas (the white for highlights).  I then added black to the dark areas.

Tuesday Morning

Colored pencil.  I worked a lot on the background and still need to improve the flower (flat and ugly...).  Need to finish the butterfly of course.

Photos from various classes

Continuing Watercolor (May/June 2013)

On the initial pass, I transferred the drawing, wet the paper, dropped in color and added salt when it was wet, shiny but not a puddle.  The colors I used first were cobalt, aureolin yellow, sap mixed with yellow, permanent rose, and a tiny bit of indigo.  After it was dry (or mostly dry) I mixed a dark with indigo, sienna brown, and rose.  I painted the eye and the beak, paying attention to the lights and darks.  I also painted a few feathers with the dark and a little rose.  I added some feathers with an orange mix and new gamboge..  I used sap mixed with new gamboge and pthalo blue mixed with pthalo green (for the turquoise) to paint the head.

On the initial pass, I transferred the drawing, wet the paper on the tiger only, dropped in color and added salt when it was wet, shiny but not a puddle.  The colors I used first were rose and new gamboge mixed  and separate as well as some burnt sienna.  After this dried I wet the background and dropped in color - a sap and new gamboge mix and turquoise made from pthalo green and pthalo blue.

Aqueous Acrylics (May/June 2013)

Acrylic on primed masonite prepped with Watercolor Ground.  I transferred the drawing, wet the surface, and dropped in color.  While still wet - shiny, and not a puddle - I added salt.  This all dire and then I painted the bottom part of the beak and white around the eye.

Acrylic on primed masonite (primed with kilz 2).  I wet the surface and added a dark and some blue for the background.  After that dried a painted with white.  In two areas I painted color over the white.

Tuesday Afternoon

Acrylic.  I added more of the pink color as well as darks and highlights.  I added some details and the green parts at the bottom.

Tuesday Morning

Acrylic.  I worked on the flower, the butterfly, and the background (muted the green some).

Colored pencil.  I worked on the flower (which still needs help...), the background, and the dandelions. 

Jackson, TN Workshop (2013)

Gouache over watercolor.  I have added more values.  It needs more darks and highlights and details.

Aqueous Acrylics (April 2013)

I have worked on the piece from class more adding values and details.

NCBG Acrylic and Gouache (April 2013)

Acrylic.  This is light over very dark.  It is of course the first pass and requires quite a bit more work.  I started with a white and yellow mixture.

Gouache.  This is a gouache over an abandoned watercolor painting.  The painting underneath is an unfinished  painting of a person turned on it's side.  I put the magnolia on top.  I do plan to show the person a little in the back and possibly to add another in the bottom right quadrant.  The flower and leaves of course need more work (details and values).

Acrylic.  This is the magnolia on the salt texture background. 

Gouache.  This is light over very dark.  It is of course the first few passes and requires quite a bit more work (I started with a few layers of white and then added a yellow so far).

Acrylic with rubber cement resist texture.

Acrylic with a rubber cement resist texture.

Gouache with rubber cement resist texture.

Acrylic.  This is a variety of textures, white stamped or pressed onto the dark background and a few dry brush marks as well.

Tuesday Afternoon

Acrylic.  I mixed magenta and yellow and painted the dark areas and shadows of the flower.

Watercolor.  I added more darks, more gouache, and some warm brown shadows.

Tuesday Morning

Acrylic.  I transferred the drawing and started painting the butterfly.  I used black with some red mixed in it for the dark, used some yellow for parts of the wings.  I used white and green for the body and parts of the wing.  The butterfly only needs a little more work.  I do need to put in the flower.