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| Reference - one of my landlady's gorgeous roses |
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| Sketch I did while working at the gallery on Sunday. It was a very slow day. |
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| Yesterday's efforts ... I picked up some Fabriano paper a few weeks ago. It is quite different from my usual Arches - undecided as to a preference. I always soak and staple paper, and I found it to be very soft, much more like cloth than paper. It seems to take longer to dry, but that could be because the weather is much cooler. That is better for working W/W, especially as the paper does not allow the pigment to explode across the page; it needs a bit more encouragement to move, and that characteristic can work either way for you in a painting. My colors for the petals are aureolin and quin. rose, and for the leaves quin. gold, phthalo green [yellow shade], phthalo blue and quin. burnt orange. The stem is alizarin crimson and quin. burnt orange. |
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| This is as far as I got this morning. And this is definitely NOT going to be a "quickie"! I find I am doing a lot of glazing. Another asset of the Fabriano is that you can more easily lift lines in the damp wash, and they stay lifted. That's all for now. Bruno has started neighing for attention! Thank you for dropping by. Your comments are most welcome! |
Beautiful.
ReplyDeletealso beautiful when horses neigh for attention . I am just heading out to the barn go for a cart drive with of of ours :)
Thank goodness it was slow at the gallery... this is SO beautifully painted, Kathryn!! You paint flowers very well!! I'm glad you're taking your time with this one...
ReplyDeleteLovely creamy pink Kathryn! And I am in love with the sketch. After starting my Figure Drawing class,I pay more attention to the value research and noticing the details.
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Irina
Magic is beginning to happen- it always does- first your dream about it- and then your magic paint brush starts to sail on the paper- and next its beautiful!
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tweedles
Seems like we are up for another little gem of perfection, wish I could be as accurate and precise as you :-) xx
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it's going to be a beauty! :0)
ReplyDeleteA beautiful, elegant start on this! I like the Fabriano paper and use it as often as the Arches. I tend to paint wet-in-wet more often and it holds up well and doesn't dry as quickly as the Arches, I think.
ReplyDeleteKathryn, this rose you are working on is so delicate and beautiful. I love seeing your painting come to life!
ReplyDeleteI've never found Fabriano paper easy for lifting paint in any way! In my experience, once the paint hits the surface, it seems like it just sticks! I love the way the paper looks and have tried using it several times to paint on it but with a measure of frustration! Your painting looks as if you have none of these problems! I should try again with more wet into wet!
Looking forward to seeing it's progress! Lovely drawing by the way!
Very nice start, I like the lightness of the petals, and the luster of green leaves.
ReplyDeleteBruno can't wait ;)))
I agree with RH. This is an elegant start--no doubt due to your carefully executed, elegant drawing on Sunday. I can't get over how articulate your paintings have become since I've been following.
ReplyDeleteLove the position of the leaves - elegant is the right description!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous start to the rose. You have convinced me to give the Fabriano another try.
ReplyDeleteI know how difficult it is to paint on a new paper. But you are going strong. Waiting to see how it finally comes out.
ReplyDeletesuper start ...enjoy your new paper ...i really like fabriano katharyn .
ReplyDeleteHello Kathryn:) You started with an amazing sketch! The color of the rose is so beautiful soft. The tones you did so far are great. This one is going to be beautiful. I can see right now:) Give Bruno a hug:)xx
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