This was done for the WDE on WetCanvas from a reference provided by the host, Catherine. This is 4 x 9.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Warwick Barn
Yesterday I drove up to Middletown, NY for the North East Watercolor Society's Member's Show reception. I had 2 paintings in the show. I went up early so I would have time to search for some barns in the area. I found this one in Warwick, NY. It looked like it was vacant and needed a bit of TLC, which made it perfect to paint.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Bowling Sketches
Last night I met fellow artists, Susan and Roseanne from the Patchogue Sketch Club, at Bowl Long Island at Patchogue for a evening of sketching. It isn't so easy to catch the movements of the bowlers...those waiting for their turn were much easier. It was fun!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Care for a Sip?
I've been working some of my scavenger hunt sketches into ATCs (2.5 x 3.5) for an upcoming swap at a local gallery. This is one of them.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Snowy Lawn
Just cruzin' the neighborhood with the fresh snow on the ground, and this called to me. 3 x 5 in my February journal.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Palmed Beach
This was also done for the WDE from one of Valri's references. Yes, I did three for this weekend. This is ATC sized (2.5 x 3.5).
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Little Olivia
This is another painting I did for the WDE that Valri is hosting on WetCanvas. This is 3 x 5.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Blazing Flowers
This is ATC sized (2.5 x 3.5) and was done from a reference by Valri who is hosting the WDE on WetCanvas this weekend. I love the colors.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Foster Avenue Blues
This is 3 x 5 and painted in Sayville yesterday. Our snow is finally melting...except where the big piles are. lol The temp should reach the high 50s today! Yeah!!!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Skylar
I have been trying portraits from time to time, with some limited success. This one came out OK...it looks like Skylar, but I don't know how to incorporate her spirit in the painting. This is 5 x 7.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day
This is a collage I made to use as the image for my Valentine's Day card this year. It is a mix of watercolor, torn paper, cut paper, tissue paper, and stamping. It was a lot of fun to do. It is 5 x 7.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Along the Stream
I braved the elements and walked a bit at Connetquot Park. I sat by one of the bridges near the fish hatchery to pain this. It was colder than I thought, and luckily the car wasn't far away. This is 3 x 5.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Snow Against the Fence
I headed over to Sunken Meadow Park the other day. This was painted from my car in the parking lot near the golf course. I liked the addition of the fencing with the snow. This is 3 x 5.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Maui Grown
Wednesday I met another member of the Patchogue Sketch Club at the Roast Coffee and Tea Trading Company in Patchogue. With the cold weather is seems like there are only two of us who show up consistently to sketch. They were roasting coffee beans in their new roaster, so the bags of beans were out. This is 3 x 5.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Ooh La La
I've wanted to paint this storefront in Sayville for a while. I just love the pink color. This is 3 x 5.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Snowy Woods
The Sans Souci County Park opened recently in Sayville and the entrance attracted me from the street. It was too cold to sit outside and paint, but it was fine in the car. This is 3 x 5.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
View to the Lake
In addition to working on the portrait below on Sunday, I decided to head to the arboretum in Oakdale and do a plein air. It seemed warm enough to sit outside, so I took my painting chair and supplies and walked a bit. Next thing you know I have a hat and gloves on. By the time I finished this 3 x 5 painting my feet and hands were frozen. I think the dampness of the ground was the problem. Although I wasn't sitting with my feet in the snow, the ground was mighty cold.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Blow Man, Blow
This was my weekend for portraits. I used another reference from the WDE of a New Orleans musician. This is 5 x 8.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Small Fry
This was done for this weekend's Weekend Drawing Event on WetCanvas. The reference was from "mmdm" and I thank Melissa for this great shot of her grandson. This is 5 x 8.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Fallen Tree
I headed back to Connetquot State Park yesterday to paint. I drove in by the fish hatchery and there was a man out in the snow fly fishing! I started to put him into the painting but he walked out of sight too quickly. This is 3 x 5.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Snowy Cutchogue View
Snowy Cutchogue View - Demo
Several people have asked me to do a demo of my watercolor and ink work. Since I've been doing a lot of "plein air" painting from my car, I tried to take photos yesterday of what I was doing. This isn't one of my best paintings, but I thought it would give you an idea of what I do.
I parked my car and moved the driver's seat back as far as I could to give me room to paint on my lap. Usually I put some kind of journal between the seats so I can balance my fieldkit there while I paint. This painting was done in a 5 x 8 moleskin watercolor journal.
Photo 1 - After sketching the scene in pencil I did some basic washes for the sky, the buildings, the bushes and the snow. I was using my trusty waterbrush at this point. (You can probably see that the journal is balanced on my lap.)
Photo 2 - I began adding adding ink around the buildings. I try not to completely outline the shapes with a continuous line. I use breaks in the lines, dots in some spots, scribbles and small dashes.
LOL It isn't easy to take photos in the confined space of the car.
I parked my car and moved the driver's seat back as far as I could to give me room to paint on my lap. Usually I put some kind of journal between the seats so I can balance my fieldkit there while I paint. This painting was done in a 5 x 8 moleskin watercolor journal.
Photo 1 - After sketching the scene in pencil I did some basic washes for the sky, the buildings, the bushes and the snow. I was using my trusty waterbrush at this point. (You can probably see that the journal is balanced on my lap.)
Photo 2 - I began adding adding ink around the buildings. I try not to completely outline the shapes with a continuous line. I use breaks in the lines, dots in some spots, scribbles and small dashes.
LOL It isn't easy to take photos in the confined space of the car.
Joan T
www.watercolorsbyjoan.blogspot.com
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Re: Snowy Cutchogue View - Demo I usually use a micron pen for the lines...like the micron 05 in the first photo. I usually use sepia ink rather than black. It seems less stark to me. I continued using the pen on the buildings. If you touch a wet brush to the ink while it hasn't dried completely, it adds some nice color to the area when it bleeds. I did that with the red buildings. I added orange to the sunlit sides of the red building. I also deepened the color on the shaded side of the red and blue buildings, and added shadows on the snow areas of the bushes with cobalt blue. Joan T www.watercolorsbyjoan.blogspot.com |
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Re: Snowy Cutchogue View - Demo To do the tree trunks and branches I used a travel brush (#6). For water I usually just squeeze a few drops of water from the waterbrush into the corner of one of the field kit palette sections. For a small painting that is just about enough and I keep adding more water as needed. If I'm doing a larger painting I use a water container that I sit in the car's cup holder. Joan T www.watercolorsbyjoan.blogspot.com |
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Re: Snowy Cutchogue View - Demo With the travel brush I added more tree trunks and branches behind the buildings. Drybrush was used for some of the smaller branches and twigs. For this entire painting I only used a pencil, a waterbrush, the micron pen and the #6 travel brush. Joan T www.watercolorsbyjoan.blogspot.com |
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Re: Snowy Cutchogue View - Demo Ink lines wer added to the fence and more snow shadows from the buildings. Here are a few photos that show the details on either side of the page. The paints I used are in my W&N field kit. You can see that I have added a few other colors in the corners. Joan T www.watercolorsbyjoan.blogspot.com |
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Re: Snowy Cutchogue View - Demo Here is the finished painting. This photo was taken indoors so the lighting isn't as good as the other photos. I may add something in the foreground on the right yet. It looks a bit too empty right now. I'll live with it for a while before I decide. Hope you enjoyed seeing the steps! |
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