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| POURING. This is the magnolia after a few pours. I started by wetting the paper with a spray bottle and pouring on the color (reddish purples and blue). I then sprayed the white flower part to lighten it further since I did not use any masking. I let the first pour dry and then poured a second time following the same procedure (I poured this time with green and warm yellow). |
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| I wet the top background part of the painting and drooped in a green near the edge of the flower allowing the color to move out and away from the flower. This is negative painting behind the flower to define the flower. I also started painting a few leaves at the bottom, one with green and yellow and the other with red brown and yellow. |
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| WET-ON-DRY. I started wet on dry using very light color. I painted loosely. I used 2 mixed browns (one warm and one cool brown). I also added some warm yellow (quin. cold) and some blue (ultramarine) as well as my warm red (pyrrol scarlet). I made 2 passes with light color allowing it to dry in between. |
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| I used the cool brown and some blue on the head to start painting a feather texture. I used the brown and blue on the eyes and some blue and brown around the eyes. I then did part of a wing on the left and started the tail. I also did a section under the beak using an up and down scribble motion to make the feathers. I jump around on these class pieces because it's a demonstration painting. I say this (often) because at home I work on the painting all over building it up as a unit. I cannot do that in class demos due to time constraints. I want to make sure you understand that when you are working on yours. |