Monday 2 February 2015

DAY 3 - Retroactive

I am DONE! Thirty pieces of art done in 30 days! I think I will take a few days off after this - no, wait - I have Art Club on Wednesday so I guess I will only take one day off.

I decided to finish with the style that I have spent so much time on lately, so here is another Oriental Style painting.

Flowering Peach

Flowering Peach is a 7 x 10 watercolor on crinkled Masa paper. Once again the water is the difficult part of this style and using the crinkled paper added to the challenge. This paper is a bit thicker than normal rice paper so more water can be used which is good as it works better with the texturing. But I had to be careful not to use too much water - it is all a balancing act!

I hope everyone has a great week! Think Spring!

7 comments:

  1. Again another beautiful painting. I like the paper texture, really makes an interesting background. I tried to take off but the habit is a bit ingrained.
    On your question the green you see in the tiger is the matboard color. I have a bunch of matboard that are the centers and chose the green as I thought the oranges and background colors of this picture would work if I left a bit of ground showing through.

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    1. Thanks Nelvia. I guess it is a good habit to have - painting every day. Thanks for answering my question. I wondered if the green was for a neutral background. A few years ago a friend gave me a container of a muddy olive green (left over paint mix) which she suggested would be great for that purpose but I haven't tried it yet. Have a great week!

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  2. Puxatawney Phil says 6 more weeks of winter! Val your self challenges are inspiring!!

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    1. Thanks Annie - you should try some small pieces like this. About Phil - I can't say I'm surprised - there are always 6 more weeks of winter - actually more like 7 because the spring equinox is around March 20. - lol
      Take care & enjoy your weather!

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  3. Oh Val, this is so lovely. The texture in the branch is great, and the details, the variation in the petals... beautiful!

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    1. Thank you so much Sheila. I really didn't want to paint the final piece so I am surprised it turned out so well. I am taking the day off and cleaning my studio - next challenge is trying Anime or Manga just for the fun of it!

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  4. I love this delicate and beautiful painting. Glad I discovered your blog! And thank you for your comments!

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