Watercolor

These two watercolors were done at the cove. Kelp and bench.

Life painting cont.

25 min. pose in oils. One of my favorites so far. More to come.

Life Painting

The figure is a quick 25 min study, not much attention to proportion. The focus is light, shadow, and intensity. The still lifes took different amounts of time, anywhere from and hour to three hours. I think I prefer the shorter ones because I am more focused on seeing the image as a whole than focusing on the small details. All done in oils. I photographed these outside, seemed to work a little better this time.

Watercolor on paper. Note to self :I really should take the time to do some higher quality photography for these.

Playing with more watercolor

These pictures are really washed out but I enjoyed doing these more than the flower. It was more entertaining doing quick little paintings using wet into wet. i like the way the colors flow into each other.

Watercolor painting

This is the watercolor I did for Eric's parents. It's from a picture I took at the garden in the Dole plantation. I don't like these photos since they look a bit washed out. It's actually much more vibrant in real life. I was pretty happy with how it turned out considering I didn't really have much of a plan for how I was going to do it. It was fun playing and practicing with watercolor. I think I'll do it more.

This is the painting I gave Eric for Valentine's Day. I think it turned out pretty well. The only thing I would change is the faded border around the edge. I think I like the cropped pic better if that had been the the total composition.