I have been practicing washes. I have been doing a lot of painting and practicing different techniques with Ona. I am also attending a weekly class which is not brilliant, but I get to practice under the guidance of an artist, who is physically present to critique what I do. Anyway as I paint more I have realised that my pictures often had 'patchy' bits and have been trying to understand why this is happening. I decided to go back to the basics. One of my mistakes is that I don't mix enough of the paint on my palette and so I have to mix more mid wash!!!! The second is that I don't wait for the wash to dry out completely. Keeping this in mind I did some painting and these are my experiments. I decided one way to practice would be to copy pictures of other artists, so have copied the paintings of an Indian water colourist, Millend Mulick for the first 2 pictures.
The third practice piece is an exercise from a book called Water Colour Landscape Course by David Bellamy, a British artist. It was simple, but taught me a lot about value and controlling the strength of the paint.
Beautiful exercises, Brinda! Not waiting for the paint to dry is one of my mistakes too!
ReplyDeleteAll your practise pieces are excellent Brinda. Well done. I have a problem waiting for paint to dry as I get impatient and want to get on with the painting....I practically have to sit on my hands whilst I wait!
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you are doing practice exercises. I took a class with an artist once who said that people in all the other arts (dancers, singers, etc) practice daily for hours. But painters want to sit down and create a masterpiece immediately. It is true.
ReplyDeleteGreat results from your practice pieces, Brinda! I especially like the second painting with the warm hues of the building against the cool tones of the background.
ReplyDeleteI'm really pleased how you are now identifying weaknesses and targeting them in a stuctured way all on your own. It's good to practice the basics regularly even when you become more experienced.
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I'm just checking to see if you know about the WetCanvas "buildings in a landscape" class that just started in the watercolor forum.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for telling me. I haven't been very regular with WC of late. But will definitely look in now!
I love your work!!!
ReplyDeleteGot to go through your blog and see more!
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