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Can you believe I did another painting from this road? It is watercolor this time, and one of the same fishponds as in "Forest Fire." It’s an earlier painting than my last two, and has less detail. It’s got quite a bit of vibrancy and movement for a watercolor, with not so much focus on realism. On top of that, I think it was done on plain paper, which gets really soggy, wrinkled, and can even dissolve! I guess there’s a reason I haven’t used watercolor for a long time! This makes a nice addition to my Mud Valley collection, though.
See the original picture at J Beachy Photography—its color and detail are quite different from my painting. It's sort of a study in mood and tone.
5 comments:
Is this the final painting?
Yes, it is in fact the final painting. Step-by-step pictures would be very interesting, but I wasn't doing that at that time.
I like the more ambiguous look, without a lot of fine detail. Very inviting scene!
Iteresting contrast to the acrylic. I guess it's harder to get a lot of detail using watercolor.
Yes, it's harder to get detail. It takes a lot more layers, drying time, and patience!
Honestly, a lot of people use pen & ink over watercolor to get good detail.
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