Monterey Blvd, San Francisco, CA. A watercolor wash over my pen & ink drawing. I have a lot to learn about watercolor (...like everything!) and was afraid to put my brush of paint to the paper! A friend of mine told me to think "Matisse, and this is the result :)This was the preliminary sketch:
and the outline for the painting:
4 comments:
Beautiful!
Margaret!!!
This pink confectionary is ab fab. Love it.
How did you get from the prelim to the outline?
And what pen did you use?
Thank you both. Aprille, do you know I almost threw this out? I painted it for "Virtual Paintout" and was trying for more of a coral - boy did I miss! ha. But, this is fun... I wrote a story about this once. I'll have to go dig it up and see what the Toad's think of my story telling skills.
I think I used tracing paper between the preliminary and outline .. it was awhile ago, but that is what I do to transfer a painting. I would love an overhead projector.
Thanks for commenting. I started blogging to paint. Then I started photographing to get better at composition. Then I wrote a poem to a photograph.
I will be getting back to learning to paint when my son is in kindergarten next year... my days will be my own... (I say that with kind of a sad sigh... I'll miss my baby :)
I REALLY love the brightness of this! And normally, I don't do pink all that well, even when it's absolutely necessary - but this works far better than coral/or peachy pink-orange might have. This is cries out - LOOK AT ME - aren't I gorgeous? And it is. It just captures a certain energy and movement. It's borderline fantastical but weighted in the reality.
As for learning watercolours? Ah yup, a tough medium to crack and learn really well - lots of practice and playing - but you know, this works just more than fine - and it adds a special dimension to this little piece. So until you have more time, just enjoy your dabbling and play as you go :)
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