Yesterday’s splish-splash was fun, and it seems that I need to take time to paint in watercolor and acrylic as I work toward mastery of oils (on some level!).
I love watercolors, and some days I find I have no patience and just do not want to be too serious. This is when play and messing around are best. Because of yesterday’s madcap painting, today I felt calm and inclined to taking time to pay attention to detail and think. Watercolor really does require thinking as you cannot correct a lot of mistakes.
When I draw with ink and then add color, I never use a pencil to create the rough outlines. Ink and I just get along really well, and usually proportions and details are sufficient to get me started. After painting, I go back and add more ink in areas I think need it, but as today was a minimal ink day I used the watercolors to create more details and information. It is also interesting to note the amount of time a painting takes – sometimes hours, sometimes minutes. I spent about 90 or so minutes here, and am pleased with the results over all.
9×12, Hahnemuhle CP 140#, watercolor.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 
This is nice and serene. Subtle colors leave me calm.
Cracking job Naomi!
I love the colors and dappled shadows on those buildings
Thanks, sienablue! I enjoyed doing this painting a lot. Glad you like it.
Thanks, Fraggy! Much appreciated!
Thanks, Anne! I was rather calm in doing it myself, and putting in the subtle colors was a bit of a challenge – you know how bright – or too bright – my paintings often are. 😉