Here we are, half way through World Watercolor Month!
I am ashamed to tell you that I have missed 4
out of the first 15 days 😵
BUT that’s what’s great about this challenge,
join in when you can, no pressure!
Beach “time”
I did take some time one day to find inspiration photos
to use for the remaining July prompts
To me, the hardest part of the challenge
is deciding what to paint
so having already made those decisions
really saves time
“Strong”
Today we’re going to pour a glass of wine
Below is my inspiration photo
I was drawn to the dramatic contrasts and the
“strong” bold colors
I started with a pencil sketch
Then I began by making borders around the areas
I wanted to leave white highlights
{You can also use liquid masking fluid to preserve these areas}
Next I painted the bottle in various shades of green,
and the wine in shades of red
I was having so much fun,
I got distracted and forgot to take more photos…
I added gold shadows to the wine glass and added a stem
Then I realized that it looks like the wine
was pouring outside of the glass
because I painted over the rim
I added 2 short lines with ochre gouache paint
over the red to capture the rim again
and show the wine pouring into the glass
“Red Wine” 6″ x 9″ watercolor on mixed media paper
Right now I’m using Mofuny Mixed Media spiral bound books
from Amazon here
They have a hard cover and the size is great for single works
or putting several works on a page
They can be used with wet or dry media
and are currently bargain priced, in my opinion,
2 9″ x 12″ 60 page books for $18.99
Happy Creating,
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things