I seem to have neglected my blog a little bit, haven't I? I usually only remember to post something here when I've finished a piece that I like and I've been either just doing panel prep work to get some panel-mounted canvases ready to paint on or I've been messing around with watercolors as here. So the things that I consider to be unsuccessful experiments take just as much time but never see the light of day. This one I kind of like, though. I was mainly wanting to try out this paper that I inherited but hadn't used before (Arches hot press watercolor paper) so I didn't care too much if it worked or not. I was looking out the window of my studio at the rain making plips (that's a word, right?) on the driveway and drew in the pencil lines. The watercolor marks are kind of weird and I'm not sure how I feel about the grid-like texture of the paper when you get up really close to it. But I do like how I can look at it and see the rain.
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i like it, you can definitely see the rain happening. i'm a sucker for the very smooth paper. . .
Thanks a lot! I find it easier to transition into more abstract imagery if it still looks like something to me.
As far as smooth paper goes, I think some hot press watercolor papers are smoother and don't have that grid texture. I haven't bought watercolor paper in so long that I'd have to look at the art supply store again to see.
Wow, it's beautiful! It came out really stunning, and I love how you can so clearly see that it's rain, even in such an unnatural colour scheme. :)
Ooh, and the print that I purchased from you is now framed and sitting atop my fireplace! I love it.
Thanks, Alison! And I'm glad to hear you're still happy with your print :)
Janelle
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