Sketch of an after class discussion or complaint…
Tag Archives: watercolor
Summer Days
The Descent Series
Wary
Another Descent Series piece. For those who may be interested, I start with a drippy big brush sketch, then refine just enough to try and hit the sweet spot.
Resigned
The Descent Series
End of the Day
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Sashay
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Mustached
The Descent Series
It’s Not You, It’s Me
Skittering
This quick little guy was inspired by a kind offer by Mary of Oil Pastels by Mary when she posted photos of geckos and lizards on her blog. Mary works amazing painterly magic with oil pastels, a medium which has always been for me, completely confounding!:) Mary is also a lovely, supportive blogger friend. Thank you Mary!
Rainy Day 1940’s
Raining today as well:) The Descent Series
Extension
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Equilibrium
The Descent series. You’ve seen all of the watercolors below already. I painted them one afternoon a few weeks ago. By dinner time, the wall of my studio looked like this. I’m looking forward to starting another batch very soon.
Discomfort
Fair Hair
The Descent series.
All Dressed Up
The Descent series.
Irascible Grackle
The grackles are back in impressive numbers. I’m constantly mesmerized by their iridescence and shrewd behavior. One particular grackle inspired this watercolor. He puffed up in the cool breezes, holding firm his territory and warning his rivals to stay clear.
Beach Day
The Descent Series
Supervising
The “Descent” series.
Innocence
The Descent series
Descent
I’m having loads of fun with these old photo inspired paintings. They provide an emotional connection and a place to begin. I’m allowing myself the freedom to take great liberties with the faces and figures. Unlike portraiture, I m borrowing only what I’m interested in exploring and filling in the rest anyway I like. It’s a bit …
Julian’s
This is the first time I’ve featured the work of a fellow artist on my blog. When I first started to blog, I made the decision to keep my intentions simple and though I’ve been quite tempted to highlight the work of artists I admire, I have only shown you my various efforts. Today I’m …
Elenacaravela's Blog 