I had sent Ona some photographs and we chose the one of the church in Portugal as the first one to start working with. This is the reference picture;
I painted the first one as I saw it on the reference and it was a total mess! I thought I would brighten the colour of the red and make the picture darker, more twiligkt hour sort of thing but the result was awful. I also made the mistake of using paper which was obviously not meant for watercolours. I mixed too many pigments on the palette which resulted in big spaces of muddy colours!!!! Since I am recording my learning process, I need to post the mistakes.....so here is is
The next version of the picture was a little better as I spent a little time thinking about it and also remembering what Ona had wanted, to use the picture as a reference only and not try and paint everything literally.I changed the paper and also did a larger picture. I have realised that I really don't like painting small pictures! The second picture is better than the first....
I painted the first one as I saw it on the reference and it was a total mess! I thought I would brighten the colour of the red and make the picture darker, more twiligkt hour sort of thing but the result was awful. I also made the mistake of using paper which was obviously not meant for watercolours. I mixed too many pigments on the palette which resulted in big spaces of muddy colours!!!! Since I am recording my learning process, I need to post the mistakes.....so here is is
Brinda, I actually prefer the mood of your first painting. There are more lost and found edges, and I like the thought of the church being a 'beacon of light' in the enveloping darkness. Just MHO. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI like both of them, and like the intensity of that red roof. You do learn that the paper is really important.
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