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Daily watercolor painting – Red Brick House watercolor painting

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Red Brick House watercolor

Red Brick House watercolor

I have finished the watercolor painting on the Red Brick House.  It was fun doing this watercolor and although the painting is small, 7 inches by 11 inches, it takes much time because of the details.  At the end, I have gone over many dark watercolor areas with a mixture of Ultramarine Blue, Widsor Red and Winsor Green.  All Winsor and Newton Aritst grade watercolor.  Some of the lighter areas are being lifted to produce a better color contrast between the darker color.  Overall I am quite pleased and enjoy the process of this watercolor painting.

Daily watercolor – Red Brick House watercolor painting

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Red Brick House Watercolor Painting

Red Brick House Watercolor Painting

I have continue with the watercolor painting of the red brick house which is done on 140 lb cold press watercolor paper.  Red brick painted with mixture of Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre etc all of Winsor and Newton Watercolor paint is being used.  Wet in wet technique was used in the beginning.  Later, dry brush technique is used for the texture of the brick.  The top left corner of the window was painted first and below it I started off with a dark earth watercolor and later the cross window screen was lift off with a wet brush.  Right side window was painted with mixture of Winsor Green, Ultramarine Blue and Winsor Violet with a touch of grey.

Old brick house and window watercolor painting – 7 x 11 inches

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Old brick house and window watercolor painting

Old brick house and window watercolor painting

This is a small watercolor painting of an old brick house and a window surrounded by green plants.  The painting is approximately 7 x 11 inches and is painted on cold press watercolor paper.   A blue green wash compose of Ultramarine Blue and Windsor Green watercolor paint is applied on where the plant is going to be.  Then the leaves are painted in a darker watercolor tone.   After the layers are dry, a thin wash of Burnt Sienna watercolor  is used for the wall color behind the plant.  Left wall is being painted with several watercolor washes along side several watercolor washes for the plant.   The right side showing the thin watercolor washes in contrast with the left.   Part of the window frame and the brick window sill is also being painted in several watercolor layers using the wet in wet as well as the dry brush technique for watercolor texture.

Daily watercolor painting – Autumn leaves #2 approach – watercolor painting

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Autumn leaves watercolor painting - #2 approach

Autumn leaves watercolor painting - #2 approach

After the autumn leaves watercolor painting was finished (see last post) and looking at it for a few days, I tried to add some interest into the painting.  The watercolor painting shows the color of the leaves in autumn and yet it is too common in a sense that it does not have attact me to look at it more.  I started by taping around the inside of the painting leaving about inch and a half of space on the outside.  Then I start to remove some of the watercolor paint on the paper by wetting the paper and then blot it off with tissue.  The color start to appear lighter around the taped edges showing a lighter frame of watercolor surrounding the middle.  I carefully paint around some leaves with water so as to leave a couple of leaves extend from the middle of the painting with full color.  Once the tape is removed, I outline the leaves and the square frame using a black medium Staedtler Lumocolor pen.

Daily watercolor painting – Birch landscape watercolor painting – Under painting exercise

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Daily watercolor painting - Birch Landscape Watercolor Painting

Daily watercolor painting - Birch Landscape Watercolor Painting

This is a continuation of the birch landscape watercolor painting.  It is done with an underpainting using Burnt Umber watercolor paint.  The whole underpainting is completed as show.  Although there is only mon chrom at this stage, it is quite pleasent and I love the light and shade created.  Tonal value is very important when colors are not applied.  There is a different feeling towards a painting when the color is absent.   You eyes drawn to the different tone created by the monochrome.  Next I shall use watercolor pigment to paint over the Burnt Umber undercolor painting to create a full pigment watercolor.

Winslow Homer Watercolor Exhibit at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

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Wnslow Homer watercolor at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Wnslow Homer watercolor at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is a 210 acre park that encompasses some of Florida’s loveliest landsacpe and the headwaters of the Homosassa River.  It is also a rehabilitation center for injured and orphaned West Indian manatees.  More information of Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park can be found on the Homosassa Park web site .

There is also a permanent exhibit of highlighting Winslow Homer’s 1904 watercolors of the Homosassa River. Winslow Homer painted eleven known watercolors during his 1904 stay of approximately a month. The new park exhibit is on permanent display in the Florida Room at the Visitor Center and is the result of two years’ research and gathering of interpretive materials. There is no admission charge to see the Winslow Homer in Homosassa exhibit.  Another Winslow Homer watercolor painting is seen below.

Winslow Homer watercolor painting of the Homosassa River

Winslow Homer watercolor painting of the Homosassa River

The Winslow Homer Exhibit

Winslow Homer Paintings

Watercolor Painting – Garden sheep sheer hand forged

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Watercolor painting - Hand forged garden sheep shears 7.5 x 10 inches

Watercolor painting - Hand forged garden sheep shears 7.5 x 10 inches

I have finished doing the watercolor painting on the hand forged garden sheep sheer.  If you have read my yesterday’s blog, you know that I have done painting most of the sheer plus a layer of very light wash on the background.  Last night I have added anther wash to various area of the background where the wood grains are and use a darker color to do the shadow outline of the wood grain.  The knots on the wood is also done by applying several washes and finally with a darker color using very fine liner brushes.  Shadow on the wood was painted with a mixture of Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson and French Ultramarine Blue in several watercolor layers.  Each one is added after the layer is completely dry until the desire darkness is achieved.  Then the highlight is lifted off the painted shadow area and also darker wood grain is added.   Picking the correct watercolor pigment is important so that it can be lifted and not too staining.  It was lots of fun doing this wood texture background in watercolor.  It is also very important to find a place for your signature so that the finished painting is well balanced.  When it is time to sign the watercolor painting,  I found that it is best to turn this watercolor painting in a vertical position and sign on the lower left near the sheer.  Although it takes a while to do the wood texture background, I think it is lots of fun and I haev learned a lot from doing it.

Watercolor Painting Daily – Garden sheep shear hand forged

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Garden Sheep Shears Hand Forged 7.5 x 10 inches watercolor painting

Garden Sheep Shears Hand Forged 7.5 x 10 inches watercolor painting

This is an unfinished painting of a used pair of hand forged garden sheep shear.  I like the texture of the shear and it’s rustic color.  I hope I can convey that through my watercolor painting.  It is 7.5 x 10 inches watercolor on 140 lb cold press watercolor paper.  The shear itself was done by layering a mixture of French Ultramarine, Burnt Umber and Alizarin Crimson and other pigments.  It was done using layers of flat wash with some lifting on the less intense spots before the paint is dry.  All the outlines are drawn in pencil before the start of the painting.  I have also paint a very light watercolor wash for the wood grain background so I can let it all become dry and hopefully I will finish it tonight with a wood grain textrure.  Should be fun and a learning experience for me doing the wood grain texture for the background.  I have try to learn by reading books on watercolor texture but each uses their own technique and are quite different.  I think I will just try out my own and hopefully will turn out nice.