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Conversation Hearts 5x12 Watercolor Sold

Art by Delilah I wet the watercolor paper and stretch it by taping it down to a board. While the paper is still damp I apply a background wash of raw siena.I make a light pencil drawing on the dry paper of where I want the boats to be. I then add a wash of of very diluted ultramarine. While the ultramarine is still damp I devlope the horizon line in a warm rose that mixes with the blue to make shades of lavnedar. Using a flat brush I add the mud banks in raw sienna. I also add some rose to the sky. Now that the sky and back ground are established I paint the masts of the sail boats and the hulls. I use a light burnt sienna for the downed sails. I begin adding the rigging and the morring pile. I add the shadows under the boats and darken the forground mud.     I put some gulls flying in the sky and work on more detail. The finished work. The Sea Waits About This Painting: The Sea Waits 7x10 Watercolor on 200lb cold pressed watercolor paper Media: watercolor S...

I start with a light drawing. I make a mixture of Ultamarine blue and Terra Verte for the background I add the first wash of background color and wait for it to dry. I keep a small test stip next to my painting and note the color mix I am using. I will use blue gray for the strips in the cloth. In watercolor paintings I work my way from top to bottom or to the dries area first. I keep noting colors that I will be using. I put the base color on the first and vegetables. I add more of the local color. I keep testing colors on the strip at the side of my painting. I add more color to the vegetables. Once the first layers of color are dry I apply stronger color using less water washes. I complete the vegetables I have started and add some base shadows. I put a red ring on the plate and add the plates shadow. Vegetables and Lemons 9x9 Watercolor $50.00 Visit my store to buy

Fat cat Elvis is taking a break after a hard day of play. A Hard Day 5x7 watercolor on 140 lb cold pressed paper 50.00 Click here to buy