Many, many years ago I used to paint with acrylics mainly tole painting on wood, glass, metal, etc. I remember the simple brush strokes used to depict subjects.......particularly flowers.
I came across a video where a lady used similar brush strokes painting in watercolor. I watched it a couple of times and then decided I wanted to have a go.
This was fun and oh did it bring back a lot of memories :-) Felt strange though working with watercolors as thick as I did to produce these. I combined the one-stroke method of creating the petals (push/pull/roll) and wet in wet to create the centers. Then with a rigger brush, I added a little line work and definition but not so much to take away from the simplicity and patterns of the brush strokes.
This is something that would look good as a greeting card. And to me something I would like mounted and framed...... only this particular one was done in a sketchbook.
With thoughts of how it might look mounted and framed, I thought I would play a bit by creating a digital mat.
Hand Sewn Journal of Fabriano Artistico 140 lb CP Watercolor Paper
W&N Watercolors
So pretty! Seems like a good technique for staying a bit looser.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan :-) I love working with pen and ink but now and then it feels really good to just relax and go back to some simple less detailed brush work.
ReplyDeleteI love your flowers! Can you say more about the technique you used? Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary............here's the youtube video I watched a few times before attempting these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqyPAVN8stM&t=127s
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