Keep in mind that I never really did watercolor painting before I took this workshop. Like any medium, it's going to take a lot of practice, trial and error on my part to get comfortable with this, apparently most difficult medium to work with.
This was done on my second workshop day:
FlowerPots
(wet on wet method)
This one was done on the third workshop day:
Streetscape
Didn't do anything worthwhile on the fourth day, since I bailed out early because I was a bit out of the loop, with my son's surgery looming the next day and all (even though it has been postponed)
And there's no way in Hades I'd show you what I did on that first day so...yeah, what you see is what you get basically. (oops, just realized I didn't sign those two pieces, I'll get right on it!)
So critique away....I know you wanna! ;)
What do I have to say?
Well I had fun, and that's pretty much it. *shrug* what more do you expect me to say?
I know they're crappy but they are stepping stones to learning. There.
And last night I had an urge to play with my pastels again...
I always catch myself 'off guard' it seems. I start to draw without direction and stop to look at it at different intervals and think...hmm...doesn't really look like anything, but then I realize that I am layering and blending my colors, and I have to say, I am starting to pick up on a few of its characteristics.
I get dirty as all get-out (which I rather enjoy) and then after a while it starts to come together. But I never know what I'm drawing until it appears beneath my hand.
The whole process is a kick in the pants as far as I'm concerned, because it blows me away to see something emerge from my seemingly aimless beginings.
It's fun to see a piece come to life :)
Out Of The Blue
As you can see I sort of jotted a few lines down, it was something I wanted to experiment with, but now I'm wondering whether I should finish this little poem.
I'm also surprised to see that I've applied some of the things I've learn at the watercolor worshop to this piece as well.
Well, Summer's not quite over yet so...Toodles~
(even though I might have thought differently during today's wicked, wicked hail storm...Got pics, will post!)
Updated: Tuesday, 12 August 2008 8:42 AM EDT
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