End of Storm, Watercolor on Sennelier #140 Rough Paper , 4"h x 9"w, 2013 #66
A few years ago I had the pleasure of taking a workshop from Sterling Edwards, a wonderful landscape painter in watercolor, from whom I have learned to paint with big square brushes wet in wet, manipulating soft shapes using a stiff bristle brush. At that time my proficiency of working with watercolor is still very limited, so the projects I have attempted during the workshop failed miserably. But I kept the class materials and took them out from time to time to ponder upon. Then today, I felt that I could give them another try -- after all, I have definitely progressed as an artist during the past two years while I was painting almost everyday. I started six projects in the same time, reflecting what I have learned in class, painting mostly from memories and imagination, recalling familiar images of wetlands, woodlands and sea shores that I have wandered through when making a particular shape. The whole process is really refreshing. I've also deliberately stayed away from the good old Arches, and picked soft surfaced papers and even hot press papers that dried relatively fast, and have completely different handling qualities when wet. The unfamiliarity created more stimulation, and as a result, I have completely enjoyed the process. And this little piece is the first one that came out of such exercise...
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Wow. You should definitely paint the same subject in a larger format later. You did a fantastic job with wiping out the (hand of the god) light rays! A nice composition too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for leaving a comment on may blog. Your work is amazing. WOW!
ReplyDeleteAmazing light, amazing scene.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim! I was trying out the wiping method and this paper is very soft, which means colors lift very easily. In retrospect, the edge is probably too hard. I think I will try it again to see if I could get softer edges -- might be easier on a harder-surfaced paper, say, Arches...
ReplyDeleteThanks Nathalie! I appreciate your visit back...
ReplyDeleteTaryn, I dare not to boast in front of you... You are a much better artist than I am, and I have learned so much by studying your paintings! Thanks for the kind words though...
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