#WorldWatercolorMonth2019 is flying by! It has been a lot of fun, in the doing, pondering interpreting the prompts, and in the progress made from just daily painting. I have some really awful paintings, and some of which I am rather proud. So, with no further ado, the prompts and the paintings!
WWM #20: Buildings
Here, some old buildings in Paris at sunset. I am rather pleased about this watercolor for a few reasons. Perspective works, with decreasing detail, lines, and atmosphere. The sky is pretty killer, too!
WWM #21: Patterns
I was pondering this one – I thought of all sorts of patterny things, but in reality, nothing grabbed me. As my studio – particularly the sewing area – is in total disarray, sewing patterns suddenly seemed perfectly obvious.
WWM #22: Rain Forest
I always imagine a rain forest as the French primitive painter Henri Rousseau showed it. The above is a rather poor homage to his great imaginings.
Here, from some photos and memories of our trip to the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State. Paths wander beneath ancient cedar trees covered with moss, a green canopy, and little if any sky visible.
WWM #23: Beach Fun
Pales, buckets, and surfing at sunset – all great fun at the beach!
WWM #24: Treats
Cookies! I really love cookies (but like pie better, I admit), and for elegance and color and delightful flavor, macarons! Here, lemon, mocha, pistachio, orange, and raspberry.
WWM #25: Shades of Pink
I have to say, I like these raspberry macarons a lot!
WWM #26: Natural Wonders
The White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is an amazing place – white sand dunes in the middle of a desert, scant plant life, dramatic skies and mountains all around. It was also incredibly difficult to paint the whiteness of the sand . . . nothing particular awesome about my paintings.
On the other hand, the Arches National Monument has some amazing things to offer – arches being one. The sandstone, eroded by wind and rain, has left some amazing geological remnants behind. This watercolor really pleased me . . . again, perspective and distance issues, as well as my usual problems with conveying depth. To do so, I simplified the background hills with a few lines of color. I put more detail into the middle ground, which was the arch and the red sandstone behind the arch, and in front of it. Plants on the lower corners and border became the foreground. To aid more in the depth, I did a light blue-grey glaze over the mountains, and applied a warmer glaze a couple of times in different areas of the arch and sandstone.
To be continued!
Ink, Yarn & Beer 