Showing posts with label watercolors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watercolors. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
fall colors
was missing the autumn colors which haven't yet arrived in brooklyn....so i made my own!
Sunday, October 18, 2015
watercolor sketches
still life with blue bottle
:take your place in the great mandala....
self portrait with chins
a body of water
still life with ceramic cat
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
book reviewThe Watercolor Course You've Always Wanted, Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists
As a long time watercolor painter, I was curious about this book..The Watercolor Course You've Always Wanted... Guided Lessons for Beginners and Experienced Artists, written and illustrated by Leslie Frontz. Many times books of this nature tend to be overly simple or so advanced only a select few will relate. This is not the case with this book. the text is straight forward and concise and well presented. Almost every page of this volume is illustrated, either by the author or a host of other watercolor artists.
The book opens with lists of supplies necessary to begin painting;styles of brushes, paper weights and colors. It continues to instruct the artist in surface preparation and the benefits of a limited palette. The first few chapters would be most beneficial to a novice.
Each lessons contains specific, step by step instructions and introduces a new concept...value, color, line and texture. The understanding of these concepts is fundamental to creating an effective watercolor painting.
The Watercolor Course You've Always Wanted emphasizes the fluidity and grace of watercolor. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone who has ever wished to master this art form, especially to beginners.
ps it made me want to paint!!
"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Friday, May 29, 2009
these are from the White Cat series from the mid 1980's.They are both 30" x 22".
i am such a bust at this blogging business. what kind of minds do people have who are always able to pontificate on any and all subjects? who are these people producing so much art with time and energy left over to tell the world. why is my process so agonizingly slow? bottom line: why am i so boring??? the age old question. rhetorical of course. so, since there's nothing for me to say i'll show some pictures of some early watercolors.
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