giovedì 3 febbraio 2011

old door - watercolour class




"old door"
inspired by step by step of Marina Marcolin

1/4 sheet Arches  300g/m2



"old door" 
initial step painting the shadows
work in progress  


painted this yesterday  at class following Marina's demo . ..have to resolve a few areas still  ...the darks were painted first in this exercise ....it was a good study for textures ..it's a subject i like so will paint  this again with a different approach .

6 commenti:

Ann Buckner ha detto...

Like this with those warm colors and those great textures. Also, liked the snow scene in your previous post. Nicely done.

jgr ha detto...

It's a wonderful subject and it's looking good. I especially like the textures you describe.

JANE MINTER ha detto...

hi ann lots of great textures without alot of detail ..a good lesson

hi jgr it's a super subject thankyou ...be good to work at a larger scale.

Jane ha detto...

Wonderful painting, you totally get the perception of the old wood used for the door.

JANE MINTER ha detto...

thanks jane ... it was a good lesson.

Cobalt Violet ha detto...

So interesting ... the darks first?? Well, it definitely worked for you. Love how it came out ... and those oranges and browns off-set by the green! Nice.