Tag: The Slough

Chatter Watercolor

The Slough II (Watecolor)

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The last version of “The Slough, II” – at least for now!  This is in watercolor, and it was actually fairly easy to render as I have now painted the same image 3 times, 6 if you consider the first series.  Perspective is okay, but rendering of distance along the beach across the water is a bit problematic.  Rather than using a pencil to create the drawing, I used a dagger brush and Quinacridone Gold to outline the shapes.  I left the cliffs totally white and then added crevasses and such with varying colors.

Doing a whole series, in different media, of the same subject has been so much fun!  I expect I will continue to do so.  Daily painting – pastels, gouache, and watercolor – is becoming the central focus of most of my days, unless I am sewing masks or just need a change of pace.  Too much of one thing doesn’t sit well with me – that’s why I use so many different media!  I get bored easily and the monkey mind screams out . . .

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Chatter Gouache

The Slough II (Gouache)

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A different view of The Slough, gouache, and some perspective problems, both atmospheric and size.  Sigh.

Still, I will say parts of it I really like.  One thing I enjoy about gouache is the colors are so cheery if you don’t turn them into mud.  Mixing is such a challenge with this medium – you need a lot of white to make light colors unless they come like that out of the tube.

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Chatter Drawing Watercolor

The Slough (Watercolors)

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Above is the first in pen and iron gall ink.   Some watercolor, too.

First watercolor, on cheap paper.  No lines.

On Arches 140 CP.  No birds – they all flew away.

Given I haven’t done any watercolors for weeks, I decided to begin with pen and ink – not thrilled with results.  From there, straight watercolor without any preliminary drawings or pencil lines.  Got me loosened up and made me remember how much I like drawing and painting in any format except maybe acrylic and oils.

I think an abstraction in watercolor is on tomorrow’s agenda.

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Chatter Gouache

The Slough (Gouache)

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This scan has a really greenish cast for some reason – or maybe I just used a lot of green without realizing it.  Anyway, given the fact that yesterday’s painting looked like it was sliding uphill into the ocean (art can do that, even if reality can’t), I worked on it again, this time using gouache.  Here, the sand works a lot better – at least it seems to be doing the right sandy thing!

Maybe some watercolor tomorrow of the same subject?

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