"Blue Shell" 6"x9" WatercolorThis is one of a few paintings I've been experimenting with using 140lb Arches rough paper. I found this to be a fun process. No two paintings have turned out alike, so far. It all started when I found a box of shells that were collected over the years by my grandparents. And I took a lot of beach pictures to use as reference. I put them together and it's been magic!
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9 comments:
WOW, Debra! No other comments. :-)
Great, realistic painting.
Thank You Tatiana and Linda. I'm still dreaming of warmer weather.
I do have questions
- rough or smooth arches 140lb?
- Transparent watercolor?
Now- about the painting- I love it! As someone who paints nature a lot, I love your ability to make the background so realistic, yet does not overpower the painting.
Okay, did you hear my {gasp} as your picture showed up? One of my absolute favorite things to do is to walk along the beach and collect sea shells. This is so beautiful - I feel as though I could just reach into your painting and pick up a shell. As Tatiana so aptly wrote...WOW.
Another, WOW. I love your rendering of the sand...I feel like I could run my fingers through it... so realistic.
Yup, one more wow to add! This is lovely, so realistic. I had to do a double take to see if it was a photo.
Deb -
When you had a couple of shell paintings in your featured artist show at Gallerie 13, a client was interested in buying note cards of your shells. By the way...that exhibit was first class and very well received by the public.
Congratulations!!
Thom, the paper I used is Arches 140lb rough paper in a block. My palette is made up with mostly transparent watercolors. This makes it so nice to layer. It took a lot of delicate glazing and spattering to get the sand effect and the rough paper just worked great.
Thanks Thom, Claire, Pat, Maria and Mary Beth.
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