Themed Art Challenge

SquarePeg · Sep 24, 2020

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

SquarePeg · Sep 24, 2020

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

terri · Sep 24, 2020

SquarePeg said:
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 · Sep 24, 2020

Let's extend the 'scapes through October.

Pixeldawg1 · Sep 24, 2020

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 · Oct 4, 2020

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 · Oct 4, 2020

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

snowbear · Oct 4, 2020

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

terri · Oct 5, 2020

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

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

waday · Oct 5, 2020

snowbear said:
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 · Oct 5, 2020

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.