reflets - reflexions

Back to blogging after a hiatus of a week... My computer crashed, was sent to repair and is finally fixed.
I painted this acrylic painting, 46*38 cm, 18*15 inches for a juried show. The theme, not compulsory, is water.
I like the bright colors in this one, and the different greens. Greens are technically difficult for me. They require sublety in mixings colors and patience.

steps

No painting today.
I have been to the seaside last week and came back with a lot of impressions soon to be converted to paintings.
Steps on the sand always make me dream.

still doodling

I kept on doodling. Redhead moods series... a friend told me not to forget to add some of the sweater color in the hair to unify them. Good tip.

iris wip finished

Watercolor, 18*24 cm, 7*9 inches.
I have left less whites than I expected. I tried new effects: spraying with watercolor in a little spray bottle, and using black ink spots. The background is less saturated than my usual backgrounds.

iris wip and doodling

I'm painting an iris watercolor. I tried applying the dark colors in the flower first, while my usual method is to do as much of the background as possible first. I plan to leave more white zones than usual too.


This one is a kind of doodle or sketch I made with Pitt pencil. I call it "girl in the wind".
It gives me lots of ideas for a new acrylic painting or a watercolor series.

goldfish

atercolor, 18*24 cm, 7*9 inches.
Another try at near abstraction.
Do you see the fish?

abstract white rose

Watercolor, 18*24 cm, 7*9 inches.
I enjoyed doing this rose in a lose style with vivid watercolour paints.
It is near abstract, yet you can still see the rose.
I like the way the background and petals mix in the left side.

in the snow - watercolor

Watercolor 18*24cm, 7*9 inches.
Sometimes I feel a need to do some abstract or near abstract art. This one is inspired by snowstorms in forest.
Lots of water and salt were used in this watercolor. I like the soft, feathery feeling it gives to the whole.
More abstraction to come in the near future.

cat watercolor finished

I did the eyes and nose in detail, then applied blue, sienna and raw unmber washes over the cheeks and forehead. I'm afraid I forgot to catch some of the intermediate steps this time.
I then used some ultramarine to add volume to the eyes.
I'm happy not to have used Payne's Gray for the dark areas. I think using Raw Umber only gives it a gentler expression. Payne's Gray could be too dark sometimes.
Soon on eBay.

Cat watercolor wip

This is a new watercolor I'm beginning, a cat's face.
I began with doing a lot of cat's hair with a small sable brush. Some people begin with washes to have the whole head defined, I prefer to define it with the small strokes of the hair. It may be because I'm usually more comfortable with line than color? I'll try the washes first technique another time.
Next step: the blue in the eyes and the rose nose.

jellyfish

First 2006 achieved painting.
Watercolor, 18*24cm, 7*9 inches.
Soon on eBay.

Happy New Year

A very happy New Year to everyone!
And lots of good things for you and people around you.

watercolor wip - finished

Here is the finished watercolor.
I added some winsor yellow over the darks, cadmium yellow and cadmium red spots in the center.

My posts may be scarce before the New Year.
Have a good festive season!

watercolor wip continued (3)

I'm finishing the petals one by one.
The more contrasted areas in the photo are still wet. They will be less contrasted when dry.
I have added a little winsor yellow in the center of the flower.

Saturday post

A postcard format I sold recently on eBay.
Watercolor and watercolor pencil. I like to explore the combination of these 2 media. I plan to do more with them.
Next post on Monday with the rose watercolor WIP. Have a good weekend!

Watercolor WIP continued

Now I'm filling the surfaces wet in wet with a mix of alizarin crimson and winsor dioxazine violet.
It takes some drying time because I cannot do adjacent surfaces.

Watercolor WIP

Today, I began a rose macro in watercolor. I'll post the different steps here in the next few days.
Small format, 18*26cm, 7*10 inches on Lanaquarelle paper.

canneberges - cranberries

Cranberries in pastel. 30*40 cm, about 12*16 inches without frame.
I'm particularly fond of this one. I did it with multiple pastel "veils" and it has an interesting depth.

Hollyhocks

Experimenting with wet in wet in watercolor.
Hollyhocks . 18*26 cm . 7*10 inches .

Pink Petals

A macro on petals, postcard format, watercolor on canson paper.
That kind of paper is not really a watercolor paper, but is heavy enough for it.
It makes a very interesting grainy effect.