30/30 January Challenge #22

I am on a roll! The weather has been such that I just wanted to stay home which gave me a lot of time for painting and that means I am ahead of the game.

#999 - Autumn's End - 5 x 9 watercolour

The painting was roughly based on a piece in "Perspective Secrets" by Phil Metzger, one of the Watercolor Basics series. I have given a number of lessons on perspective using this book as my reference so I am usually pretty good at it. However, I like to paint old buildings, so if I goof I can always say that the building is old and falling down - lol.

I am very happy with this piece, although the colour in the original is more vibrant than the photo so the purple really pops. I also like the looks of the leaves scattered on the ground which was achieved by rolling a #6 round brush lightly over the paper using a number of different colours.

Now, I just have to add this to Leslie's 30/30 page and then I have to go out and - you guessed it! - shovel more snow!

30/30 January Challenge #21

I have been jumping around all over the place with my subjects for this challenge but I have stuck with my theme which is "Miscellaneous". How's that for a broad theme? There have been small themes within the main theme but generally my paintings have been a pretty eclectic mix.

#998 - In the Battlefield - 5 x 7 watercolour

"In the Battlefield" is from another magazine photo from my files. The lone cannon and the dark threatening sky made me think of the loneliness and the terror of war, something I hope never to experience.

I am planning the next few paintings around some more of the pre-cut mats that I got from the 'going-out-of-business' frame shop. This is a bit awkward as I normally paint first then worry about the matting, but it sure helps clean up my shelves.

Don’t forget to stop by Leslie's 30/30 page to see some of the other art and, if you stop by here, please leave a comment.