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I've done a thin gray graded wash, dried it, then gone wild with the masking fluid. A silver-laced wyandotte is a breed of chicken. |
I am using quin. burnt orange, quin. red and indanthrone blue mixtures for the body and tail.
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I am deepening the dark colors, and playing with the head while the body dries. I am SO tempted to remove the masking, but I think it needs more of the darks first. |
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I have also started a smaller version of Clementine. I may try exaggerating some features and colors to enhance the bulldoggishness. |
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Misty is at this point. I may have to put her away for a few days or weeks, and then take a hard critical look.
This is my offering to watercolor land today. I submitted some images of my work to a small gallery in Vancouver, and received an enthusiastic response. I'll have to drive into town next week, and visit at the gallery. I hope it works out - I would love to get some more exposure for my paintings. Life in the land of Horse is pretty fine right now, too. I'm riding 4 - 5 times a week, and Bruno is coming along. I have a feeling he will always be a bit stiff, and reluctant to yield to the inside leg - all those years of racing, pulling a sulky. I'm realizing levels of evasion with him. [Evasions are what horses do when they don't understand, or don't want to do what is asked - and I do ask nicely.] There is the "I have absolutely NO idea what you want". Followed closely by "I think I get it." Then there is "Yes, I'm trying, but it's hard for me." And sometimes from Bruno I get a "Not on your life. Can you stay in the saddle while I do this??? I just feel like playing HARD." So far, I have managed to stay in the saddle. :)
As always, your comments are very welcome! |