Showing posts with label Nia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nia. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Number 20 of 30 Paintings in 30 Days

"Nia"
7" x 7"
watercolor on Aquarelle/Arches
SOLD

This one is a FB friend's - daughter's dog, Nia.
I loved the photo of her and could see
the underneath blanket being
played up a little in chroma
for great sassy contrast.

Lovin' doing watercolors.
They seem to be working for me
right now.
They are opposite of oils and pastels, 
which are darkest to lightest
as you paint.
Watercolor is just the other way around.
Plus I have some open cuts in my pointer and thumb
on my painting hand, that keep getting
gamsol and oil paint in them..at this
rate they will never heal.

So right now, my brain and those fingers have to 
constantly slow down
and think.

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