tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post8873653041781233919..comments2024-03-28T21:26:37.410-04:00Comments on laura's watercolors: drapery 2laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-23458003949631715242009-02-18T13:49:00.000-05:002009-02-18T13:49:00.000-05:00Your drapery study is amazing, colorful, intricate...Your drapery study is amazing, colorful, intricate, and altogether appealing. It has a quality I admire in that the image is recognizable as reality, but it also feels abstract. Brava!Sherry Pierce Thurnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949006925160703266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-27652058585485699582009-02-18T10:44:00.000-05:002009-02-18T10:44:00.000-05:00Laura, you are an inspiration. I guess one must a...Laura, you are an inspiration. I guess one must actually practice painting fabric folds in order to master it...<BR/><BR/>I always want to skip the practice part. I'm also impressed by how you continue to challenge yourself.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-12565116428376354032009-02-17T09:25:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:25:00.000-05:00wow- really beautiful. Like A Brush with Color sa...wow- really beautiful. Like A Brush with Color said- nice to read how you did this, and like Watercolorist said, I too, admire how you challenge yourself.supplies overflowing!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701676503667687058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-46767097118063658582009-02-16T20:35:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:35:00.000-05:00Lovely colors! Great job on painting the folds and...Lovely colors! Great job on painting the folds and shadows. I love that thin strip of gold or silver (ribbon?) on the fabric, it shimmers.Mineke Reindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706124823776632301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-36104243053291699442009-02-16T20:33:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:33:00.000-05:00I am really admiring this! The colors are great. ...I am really admiring this! The colors are great. The lights and shadows are great. Really great job!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029722057577018059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-47727998631594153152009-02-16T19:54:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:54:00.000-05:00A good resolution! One I keep making and breaking....A good resolution! One I keep making and breaking. The rendering of drapery is a beautiful thing. You are well on your way; beautiful colors in your shadows!r garriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601540194915313393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-544609466114798582009-02-16T19:27:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:27:00.000-05:00the added colour is nice :) very nice job with the...the added colour is nice :) very nice job with the folds of the fabricJennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-15053551978511238532009-02-16T17:50:00.000-05:002009-02-16T17:50:00.000-05:00Such a difficult subject - material, creases, plea...Such a difficult subject - material, creases, pleats, folds. You've painted the materials beautifully and skilfully.<BR/>The colours in the striped material are just gorgeous.bubblemunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802116056081755183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-52505783410978778012009-02-16T14:57:00.000-05:002009-02-16T14:57:00.000-05:00I admire how you are always challenging yourself w...I admire how you are always challenging yourself with different subjects. A great way to improve one's painting skills. Great job on this one.<BR/>JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-79063532112372448622009-02-16T10:56:00.000-05:002009-02-16T10:56:00.000-05:00Wow--great job, Laura! I think fabric is difficul...Wow--great job, Laura! I think fabric is difficult to paint, and you did a beautiful job on this. Nice to read how you accomplished the look of this.A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-29947363901543331182009-02-16T10:48:00.000-05:002009-02-16T10:48:00.000-05:00Thanks, Cathy. I didn't use masking (which I gener...Thanks, Cathy. I didn't use masking (which I generally try to avoid--too lazy!). Some stripes, like the red ones, I painted all at once and let dry before anything next to them. for others, like the yellow and pink stripes, I didn't want such a hard edge so I painted them then ran a brush with clean water between the stripes to fuse them.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33679874.post-83075031440979372642009-02-16T10:32:00.000-05:002009-02-16T10:32:00.000-05:00Really nice colors, did you mask the stripes?Really nice colors, did you mask the stripes?cathyswatercolorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318863061595720021noreply@blogger.com