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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.

Landscape watercolor painting with ink outline – BC watercolor landscape – 15 x 22 inches

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Landscape painting with ink outline - BC watercolor landscape

Landscape painting with ink outline - BC watercolor landscape

This is the final watercolor landscape painting I did of the Brithish Columbia landscape.   I have lifted the color off the light house to achieve the much lighter value that it should have.  Other colors are added and lifted as well.  What I like about the ink outline is that the shpaes of the landscape element are more well defined.  Watercolor pigments are added within a hard edge which gives sharpness and well define edges although gradated wash is used in many of the larger shapes.  When outlining a watercolor painting, always keep in mind of the over all shape of the subject.  Also it will train the eyes to look for large shapes and how it’s placement within the landscape.

Landscape watercolor painting – Daily Watercolor – Watercolor with ink outline

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Ink outline watercolor landscape painting

Ink outline watercolor landscape painting

This is the progress of the watercolor landscape painting of British Columbia coast line I have started.  I have started with a under painting and then various watercolor pigment was added on top in layers.  Now it is the addition of ink outline.  I have used a Sharpie Permanent Marker to do the outline of the landscape watercolor painting.  I love this step because it defines the shape of the landscape in the watercolor painting.  The ink outline  is freely drawn with often reference to the photograph I took of the landscape scene.  Next step to this watercolor painting is to add more layers with watercolor pigment within the boundaries of the ink outline to create a more interesting and colorful watercolor painting.

Daily Watercolor Painting – Landscape 01 – BC Landscape Painting

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BC Landscape watercolor painting - 15 x x 22 inches

BC Landscape watercolor painting - 15 x x 22 inches

This is a watercolor painting based on a photo I took on my way to Mayne Island off the British Columbia  coast in Canada.  I did the underpainting using Ceulean Blue and after it is completely dry, I appled the various color on top in layers.  First I painted the background trees and hills with more blue green pigment.  Then the foreground was painted in sections and layers with Burnt Umber and Windsor Green.  The lighthouse should be left unpainted but it was painted over by a wash so I need to lift the color out later on.  The final result composes of various layers of watercolor pigmnet layering one on top of the other.  Basic wet in wet was used as well as some gradated wash.

Daily Watercolor Painting – Landscape 01 – 15 x 22 inches landsape watercolor painting

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Landscape 01 - 15 x 22 inches watercolor painting

Landscape 01 - 15 x 22 inches watercolor painting

I have started another landscape watercolor painting on a 11 x15 inches Arches cold press watercolor paper.  I made a sketch with lead pencil and then put on a backgournd layer as an underpainting.  This time I choose to use a different pigment other than Burnt Umber and I have to choose Cerulean Blue.  I also use a large brush for this exercise.  At this stage, all I concern is to fill in all the large shapes with their appropiate value using Cerulean Blue.  It was a fast but very focus exercise becasue I need to charge the paper with the right amount of paint and water before it dries out on me.  Control is very important at this stage and in the application of the underpainting.

Daily Watercolor Painting – Island Mist – 15 x 22 inches landscape watercolor

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Landscape Watercolor painting - Final - 15 x 22 inches - Island Mist

Landscape Watercolor painting - Final - 15 x 22 inches - Island Mist

This is the finished landscape watercolor painting and is called the Island Mist.  It is based on a photo I took during my trip to Mayne Island on board of the BC Ferry.  Mayne Island is an island in British Columbia between Vancouver and Victoria Island.  This landscape watercolor painting is done on a 15 x 22 inches ( half sheet ) cold press watercolor paper using Winsor and Newton Artist watercolor.  A background tonal study using Burnt Umber is put on initially and then the variious watercolor pigments was applied in layers.  See my previous post for the Burnt Umber under painting.  The colors I used for this painting mostly consists of Ultramarine Blue, Winsor Green, Burnt Umber and Alizarin Crimson.  Basic watercolor wash as well as dry brush technique is used as well as splattering and salt effect.