This is a watercolor of the Calif. state capitol in the morning light. The sky was "painted with little atomizer bottles of red, yellow and blue with these three colors mixing on the paper (140lb. cold press watercolor paper). The foreground foliage was painted very wet on dry with the colors blending while I held the paper in a vertical position. When all was dry, watercolor and whitl opaque paints were splattered and flung on top.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sunrise Over The Capitol
This is a watercolor of the Calif. state capitol in the morning light. The sky was "painted with little atomizer bottles of red, yellow and blue with these three colors mixing on the paper (140lb. cold press watercolor paper). The foreground foliage was painted very wet on dry with the colors blending while I held the paper in a vertical position. When all was dry, watercolor and whitl opaque paints were splattered and flung on top.
Love the foreground! An interesting idea to "spray" and squirt the sky area. Can't wait to try it myself.
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ReplyDeleteA wildly cheerful painting with a bit of flinging, and a bit of mixing on the paper. Lovely energy. It looks like the Capitol is very happy to be right where it is.
Take care,
Barbara
This one is kickin', Bud! Nawt Baaad !!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI agreee wit Barbara..its a cheerful painting.My first reaction was "Wow"! You have created a very interesting mixing of colors but with each one maintaining its own identity!Love this painting.
ReplyDeleteWhat an explosion of color!! I love the looseness of this painting. I really admire this since I do not paint like this but wish I could :)
ReplyDeleteStunning!!! Those colors threw me off the lurking mode, WOW!!!!
ReplyDeleteMyrna, Have fun sprayin and spritzin, girl!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous as usual!! :)
ReplyDeleteBarbara, It's a happy capitol...at least in my painting...the state's financial situation sucks!
ReplyDeleteMike, Thanks dooood and friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Arti.
ReplyDeleteKathy, It's not easy and does not always lead to success, but throwing a certain modicum of caution to the wind is fun!
ReplyDeleteGladya no longer lurking, Lost In Wonder.
ReplyDeleteWe just had Tom Lynch here with us in Portland for 3 days at the Oregon Society of Artists. I'm very familiar now with those little spray bottles - I am "One with those little spray bottles.
ReplyDeleteHe says be sure to spray clean water through them when you fisnish for the day because they will plug up after a while.
Thanks Amber. Hope you are having a gas in the art dept. at CSUS!
ReplyDeleteHi Carrie! Yea, Tom loves the little spritzers. Good idea about the after-use cleaning.
ReplyDeleteDavid,the foreground has become really fantastic...it reminds me an Indian festival HOLI,which is celebrated with sprinkling colors...
ReplyDeleteNice contrast of the architecture in the background and the joyous splashing of color in the foreground.
ReplyDeleteYou have so many styles and seem to master every medium you use.
Anurage, I know about the Indian holiday of Holi from another Indian artist who follows me. Her name is Arti.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, and I enjoy seeing your wonderful watercolors on your blog.
Comrade Bonnie. This was a particularly satisfying water color. Ahh, if only every painting could be like this. Well...maybe not... that would make my creative life boring.
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh - very beautiful! I LOVE the abstractness of the foreground compared to the realism of the building in the background... and the colors are "gorgeous" ... very effective!
ReplyDeleteThank you fellow watercolorist Joanne!
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