DEMO Still life
Summer 2018 is almost finished. In a few days the roses will have vanished from my garden.
I quickly put together a bouquet and nectarines in the same style I had already painted an acrylic.
But this time it is my beloved Watercolour
Using Arches 300gr (140lbs) stretched, I have carefully drawn the composition and have started to paint with
Fine art artist paint Winsor Newton.
At this stage, for the roses, I am using Permanent and Opera Rose
For the green leaves, I will post later how I achieve my greens.
Fine art artist paint Winsor Newton.
At this stage, for the roses, I am using Permanent and Opera Rose
For the green leaves, I will post later how I achieve my greens.
I work very slowly to achieve the details. On this session I have finished the first rose and have started on the second bud.
Advancing with this time an added bud (I really love to put buds. They give such a touch of reality to the bouquet)
I can reveal for the greens, I always start laying Winsor Yellow with a added touch of Cerulean.
I mix the paint on the paper, not on the palette.
I can reveal for the greens, I always start laying Winsor Yellow with a added touch of Cerulean.
I mix the paint on the paper, not on the palette.
It is incredible how a couple of hours here and there can do!!!
As you see, the bouquet is almost finished, BUT..... I must admit I was not too happy with the pinks.
I wanted some reinforcements within the colours. I visited Artwrite in my town.
There I could find the paint Daniel Smith. Excellent as there is a hand painted chart showing what it looks like!
And so I added Opera Pink and Quinacridone Pink.
As you see, the bouquet is almost finished, BUT..... I must admit I was not too happy with the pinks.
I wanted some reinforcements within the colours. I visited Artwrite in my town.
There I could find the paint Daniel Smith. Excellent as there is a hand painted chart showing what it looks like!
And so I added Opera Pink and Quinacridone Pink.
At this stage, I started to suffer. All my carefully drawn composition was vanishing.
I always work over paper towel, protecting my work but somehow the pencil marks had gone.
I had to redraw the missing parts.
I will have to try to find out, if there is a way to fix the drawing and again with the possibility to erase it when the painting is finished.
However I have added the peaches (nectarines) with as much as 5 layers of paint.
Winsor Yellow+ Scarlet Red- The following layers were reinforced with Alizarin and on the darkest parts Alizarin+Ultramarine.
I work in Wet in Wet and so the colours melt into one another (something I will try to show later)
I always work over paper towel, protecting my work but somehow the pencil marks had gone.
I had to redraw the missing parts.
I will have to try to find out, if there is a way to fix the drawing and again with the possibility to erase it when the painting is finished.
However I have added the peaches (nectarines) with as much as 5 layers of paint.
Winsor Yellow+ Scarlet Red- The following layers were reinforced with Alizarin and on the darkest parts Alizarin+Ultramarine.
I work in Wet in Wet and so the colours melt into one another (something I will try to show later)
So, here we are! The finished product! "Goodbye Summer 2018"
I always lay the background after I have finished the painting.
It is totally mad as I can destroy all my work but it is my way of painting.
I carefully lay masking fluid on all the edges, this time, the bouquet and the edges of the table cloth.
I wet the paper and let all the colours I have used for the roses fuse into one another.
Finally before it was dry, I added some Cobalt blue.
I always lay the background after I have finished the painting.
It is totally mad as I can destroy all my work but it is my way of painting.
I carefully lay masking fluid on all the edges, this time, the bouquet and the edges of the table cloth.
I wet the paper and let all the colours I have used for the roses fuse into one another.
Finally before it was dry, I added some Cobalt blue.
Now, I am just contemplating what I am going to do with this painting!
Frame it and keep it
or
Sell it?
My husband loves it. I might keep it ...
Frame it and keep it
or
Sell it?
My husband loves it. I might keep it ...
