Tag Archives: watercolor

Mountain Storm

Posted on December 12, 2014 by reluctantretiree

A couple of washes, then Derwent watercolor pencils for the rest; some put on dry, some using pencils dipped in water, and some put on dry, then brushed over.

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Bluebird

Posted on December 2, 2014 by reluctantretiree

Here’s a bluebird that I painted using my Winsor and Newton travel set with 14 half-pans of watercolor.  A damp brush across a pan produces vivid colors, although the background was made using dilute values with a glazing technique.  This … Continue reading →

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Lord Krishna?

Posted on December 15, 2013 by reluctantretiree

A Smurf? (This was Matraca’s guess, though she seriously liked the painting.), a member of Blue Man Group? My friend Krishna informed me that she was named after the 8th (and later) incarnation/avatar of Vishnu, a “real” Indian. Krishna is … Continue reading →

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Glazed Pumpkin

Posted on November 15, 2013 by reluctantretiree

Happy belated Halloween! This is the glazing technique, wet on dry, in layers (mostly). The boards look a little warped after I tore the paper off the block.

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Castle

Posted on November 12, 2013 by reluctantretiree

“A man’s (sic) home is his castle.” Well, I wish!

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PA2

Posted on November 10, 2013 by reluctantretiree

Compare to 1st.

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Serenity?

Posted on October 4, 2013 by reluctantretiree

Wife said she’d like to go there.

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You can run, but…

Posted on May 12, 2012 by reluctantretiree

  Self Portrait I love the self-mixed turquoise  background painted with a one inch brush.  The only problem is that the digital copy makes my eyes look blue, but they are hazel.  All-in-all, it’s a good likeness.    

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Night Scene

Posted on May 12, 2012 by reluctantretiree

Another Illustration wc drawing.  Textured sky, shading in eaves, window top, moon reflection in negative space, artistic license in right side of roof.

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Desert Landscape

Posted on May 11, 2012 by reluctantretiree

Here’s another watercolor painting.  A gradated sky wash and non-gradated foreground wash.

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