Art on Paper

There are several things to watch for when painting with watercolors and controlling the flow of paint. 1) - THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN YOUR BRUSH. This is a very important thing to watch for. You should always (or almost always) start with a clean, slightly moist brush. If you have just washed your brush in your water pail, you should dry it on a piece of absorbent cotton rag or paper. If you're outside, you can flick it to remove excess water. However, flicking your brush when painting indoors can create some problems. I also Use a test strip of watercolor paper to make sure the paint flows the way I want it to. Happy Pigs 9x12 Click here to buy All Work ©2006-2015 Art by Delilah

If your like me and drawing or painting the head is difficult here is a quick tutorial on how to draw the head. I can always draw it when the person is looking at mme but how do you do it when they are turned and you only see part of one of the yes ? How do you get that head tilt right? I hope this helps. All Work ©2006-2014 Art by Delilah

Abstract Cluck 18x12 Click here to bid All Work ©2006-20014 Art by Delilah

Get Loose and Paint " POST YOUR OPINIONS IN THE COMMENTS" or email me at delilah@artbydelilah.com Keep painting this is fun: Time t Finish this painting: Hope you had as much fun as I did painting this watercolor.

If you would like to loosen up your watercolor painting style here is a fun way to loosen up and have a lot of fun doing it. This is the first Video in the series of 3 for this painting. Thanks and I will post part 2 in a few days.

Today I am doing a demo of a watercolor painting of a yellow garden rose. I started with 200 lb cold pressed watercolor paper and drew where I wanted the rose to be. I painted in some of the shadow colors first so I wouldn't love the shape of the flower as I added color washes to it. I started adding some of the base colors and leaving high lights. I load up my palette with lots of color so I don't run out. I add the base steam color and the thorns. I begin adding background washes to the painting. I get darker at the bottom because I want the large rose to be the focus of attention in this painting. The finished painting: A yellow rose click here to bid.

I started this painting on 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper. I sketched in the general shapes of the sunflowers and leaves that I wanted to paint. I put in a light colored wash of gray for the background. I wanted the sunflowers to be the point of interest so I wanted to keep the background natural. I started with center of the sunflower. I put in a yellow green and while it was still wet I added yellow burnt sienna to it. While the center of the sunflower was drying I painted the local color of the leaves and let them dry. I added more color to the sunflower petals and began adding colors to the leaves of the sunflower. I kept glazing until I had the color dark enough. The finished painting. Sunflower and Leaf is 9x12 painted on 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper. Click Here to Bid

Easter Candy Peeps watercolor 9x12 Click here to bid For the month of April I am giving away one of my paintings. I will have a drawing at the end of the month. To have your name entered to win simply make a comment on one of my blogs during the month. Each time you comment your name goes into the drawing to win. The more comments you make during the month the greater your chances to win.I will post the winner at the end of the month

Delilah Smith Art by Delilah Water Lillies 12x9 watercolor Click here to bid Bidding starts at $25.00