speed painting a watercolor

by David on September 14, 2009

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This is a small watercolor I did, about 4″x6″ (10cm x 15cm). I painted it quickly, just to see how fast I could complete a small watercolor. I took a moment to imagine the image, got the paint ready, and with a few strokes accomplished what I imagined. The sky is wet on wet, the marsh and horizon with dry brush.

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woodcut: “cross my heart”

by David on September 13, 2009

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This is a woodcut I did recently, measuring 4″x4″ (10cm x 10cm) on a beautiful handmade Japanese paper.

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large watercolor “moored sailboat”

September 12, 2009

I did this watercolor on paper (Arches #140 cp) painting a while ago. There’s a small sailboat moored just down the river from us. One early morning I passed it enveloped in fog. There was something very serene about it. It measures 20″x30″ (approx. 51cm x 76cm).

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illustration friday: “welcome”

September 11, 2009

This painting is this week’s Illustration Friday’s submission under the theme “Welcome”. I don’t know about you, but in the dead cold of a winter’s night, seeing home is a welcomed sight. It is a watercolor on paper measuring 7″x22″ (18cm x 56cm). Go here for a larger image of it.

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another watercolor with tree and moon

September 11, 2009

Watercolor, 20″x20″ (50cm x 50cm)

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“three birch” watercolor

September 10, 2009

This painting is a watercolor I did a while ago. “Three Birch” measures 20″x20″ (approx. 50cm x 50cm). It is a painting of three old birch trees out at a friend’s house in the country. One night the moon was shining brightly through the branches. I captured a photo on my cell-phone and painted it [...]

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large watercolor “sky full of crows”

September 9, 2009

This is a large watercolor I’ve done. The dimensions are approximately 20″x30″ (50cm x 76cm).

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watercolor, reflected island

August 4, 2009

This is a watercolor I did. It is very wet on wet at first. Then I did some dry work. Followed that up with scraping away for the birches. It’s hanging in my studio. It measures 14″x 21″ (35.5cm x 53.5cm)

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some miniatures i painted today

August 3, 2009

A couple small watercolors I did to provoke some paint flow:

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illustration friday theme “modify” (question exclamations)

August 3, 2009

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