Thursday, August 18, 2011

The ugly swan transformed

I very rarely use masking fluid but sometimes I do, and here is an example that I painted two days ago. It was painted on 140 lb. cold press Kilimanjaro watercolor paper a little larger than a quarter sheet. This will be the project for my watercolor class next week at The School of Light and Color in Fair Oaks, California. If a project like this looks interesting, and you'd like me to travel to your neck of the woods to put on a two or three day workshop on how to "control the flood", let me know. We'll figure out how to make it happen!
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Eine fantastische Zeichnung. Die Spieglung im Wasser ... wonderful!
    Liebe Grüße Kerstin

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  2. Carol BlackburnAugust 19, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    Beautifully done, David. And, a great workshop project.

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  3. David LobenbergAugust 19, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Kerstin, Vielen dank!

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  4. David LobenbergAugust 19, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Thank you, Carol. We'll see how my students do with this one next week.

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  5. Autumn LeavesAugust 20, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    What a beauty!

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  6. David LobenbergAugust 20, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Thank you, Autumn. I've got to tell you that while the swan was masked off and I was painting the surrounding water, I got to a point where I could have over worked it and made a real hash of it. Fortunately, I have enough experience behind me to listen to a little voice in the back of my mind that said, "David, put your damn brush down and walk away!".

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