Themed Art Challenge

[SquarePeg]

Ugh I’m running out of time!
That’s very pretty Terri!

 

[SquarePeg]

In my defense I’ve been painting bookshelves not landscapes!

 

[terri]

Ugh I’m running out of time!
That’s very pretty Terri!

Thanks!

I understand completely about running out of time. Is it just me, or has September flown by?

 

[snowbear]

Let's extend the 'scapes through October.

 

[Pixeldawg1]

When I was young, my mother tried to teach me how to paint and I failed miserably. She looked at me and said "why don't we get you a camera?" and the rest as they say, is history.

 

[snowbear]

FINALLY picked up a brush.
Mount Fuji in fog from Lake Kawaguchi. 9" x 12" (22,9cm x 30,5cm); watercolor; 98 lb (160 gsm) mixed media paper.


IMG_1512.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

 

[terri]

Beautiful! I like your reflections. Cool looking sky, too. Great subject for watercolor!

 

[snowbear]

Thank you. Not quite what I envisioned, but it'll do.

 

[terri]

Thank you. Not quite what I envisioned, but it'll do.

Happens to me all the time! Like my last one.

 

[waday]

FINALLY picked up a brush.
Mount Fuji in fog from Lake Kawaguchi. 9" x 12" (22,9cm x 30,5cm); watercolor; 98 lb (160 gsm) mixed media paper.


IMG_1512.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

Love this, Charlie. So serene. I really like the color palette on this.

 

[snowbear]

Thanks. Mostly blue and black with a touch of purple. The grass is yellow and a little blue and a spot of green, With my tubes, I'd have just used yellow ochre, but I'm still using the limited palette pans.

The fog is fairly simple with oils - just dry brush white over dry background (I've done clouds the same way). For WC, I lifted some color from the edge of the fog area, then did a very light wash of super-diluted black - basically dirty water.

I'm seriously considering stepping up to some of the artists' quality paints. No rush since I still have plenty of paint in the student tubes, but I'm going to order a dot card this week. It's like a color card but the "dots" are sample bits.

 

[SquarePeg]

Do we have a theme for November and December?

 

[waday]

Do we have a theme for November and December?

I hope so, because I’d like to participate this time!

 

[terri]

@snowbear inquiring minds want to know!

 

[snowbear]

Um, sure. How about furry., as in our furry friends?