Last night , I started painting a rose, based on the lessons from Atmospheric Watercolours and inspired by my fading Valentines Day Roses-- and THIS is where I finished up...
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| Amateur, fiddly, too much "detail" - just NOT what I am after but at least better than the first try. |
Today, I had some time to myself and decided to try again. I restudied, reread and then WENT for it!
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| MUCH looser. Still pretty primitive but I DID manage to STOP in time so it is just an IMPRESSION of roses. |
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| Then, I got wild and crazy and tried a potted primula. |
I am FAIRLY pleased with the direction this is going but I am NOT relaxed at all. I find myself VERY uptight and ended up with a headache, Not to worry. I believe you will never achieve any degree of excellence until you have put in your 10,000 hours of practice! I MAY have chalked up TEN hours so far. I hope I live long enough to get the rest in !!
On a more mundane level, I am also working on colour charts, mixing colours and paint outs of various colours. I am being stingy with my paint as I have had to start again from scratch so don't want to have to buy TOO much more just yet.
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| My paintbox so far |
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| Some really messy paint outs |
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| Some mixing charts |
This is fun and a good reminder of what mixes with what and what is just NASTY! I actually don't find ANY colour to be nasty. Anyway, just what I have been up to recently. Stay tuned for more AMAZING revelations- HA HA!!!
Love watching you loosen up! I too have a penchant for control...but in my early studies re: art quilting (and art in general) I had the blessing of 2 years of 'beginner' lessons with Sharon Lynn Williams...who is very skilled at "loose". I refer you to her website...for further inspiration! :-) http://www.sharonlynnwilliams.com/
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret! And thanks, too, for the very interesting link. Yours is likely a MUCH more efficient way to learn but I AM making progress on my own. That said, I do get GREAT inspiration from the work of others. SOMEWHERE in the mix, there is a combo of styles and techniques that will eventually be the "New Me"! The old one doesn't have a steady enough hand to work like the OLD me!
DeleteI love your roses Carolynn! I love the colour charts too - I have a sketch book solely for creating colour charts for my personal reference.
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