Thursday, May 7, 2026

May flowers….




 I tweaked these a bit after class, darkening shadows, intensifying colors, etc. Nothing frame worthy, but fun to do.

This is a copy of an oil painting. Just a study. I like some of the colors that you can’t really see because the tree s so big! Also I over sponged the tree leaves. It’s sad because I really like the brush marks in oil paintings, but that just doesn’t work well in watercolors— it’s the color mixing that shines in watercolors…
Well, I tweaked this portrait a bit— worked on my mouth and jaw. I think this is me in 2026!

2 comments:

  1. GreetaMay 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM

    I like the shadows on the first, the colors on the second, the third has fabulous values. The portrait is now 100% better.

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  2. ekoMay 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM

    Love the changes to the portrait. You look a little more severe than you actually are—or maybe it's just concentrating. At any rate, expanding the blue color path really makes this portrait sing. I love the shadows, the colors and the sunlight on your florals and trees. You're right about watercolorists having the edge on oil painters when it comes to color—and you have the touch when it comes to color!

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