Saturday, July 17, 2010

koi studies

(4x6)
Continues hot and muggy here. Taking a break from the fishing boat paintings: I've done a couple of drawings on Fabriano paper, which I'm thinking may be too "soft" to enjoy painting on in this humidity. Instead I thought I'd play around with some koi studies--quickly done and then left alone (though I did go back, and overdo, the middle one). These are also on Fabriano paper, but are small and I didn't intend to "work" on them much.
(4x6)
These are in the opposite order of how I painted them: I did this last one first, and drew the shapes before I painted; the other two I didn't draw first.
At first, I was most disappointed with the one I drew and thought the drawing had weakened the painting, but now, looking at it, I'm partial to this one ... So, you never know!
(4x6)
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:15 PM

    I like the blue you used in the first one. I always admire how you do a number of watercolors on one subject. How do you find Fabriano paper? I bought some hot pressed recently and noticed it absorbs the colors more that Arches.
    Jean

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  2. Cristina Dalla Valentina12:54 PM

    I like very much the second for the abstract quality, and the third for the freshness... as Jean, I admire your ability to extract several beautiful paintings from the same scene! I think that Fabriano paper is not as good as it was once, at present I prefer Arches, both hot and cold pressed.

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  3. Margaret2:27 PM

    And I like the third the best by far - maybe because of the drawing element I see in it. The only thing that could improve it would be a touch more purple. I really like the idea of doing a number of painting style from one topic ... I will have to try this myself. Thanks for the idea.

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  4. irinasztukowski10:38 PM

    Thank you for the hint on Fabriano, I've never tried it but seems that this paper is not for me. Arches is the way to go knowing meself. I think I will stick with it :) However for quick ACEO or quick studies, I might use the Student grade Strathmore...

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  5. jamila aladdin2:27 AM

    Lovely work ... I just love the shades and tones and fresh colours you used

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  6. M R Anand5:26 AM

    the colours and the angle from which you have captured them are admirable. the vivid colours are very pleasing!

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  7. Autumn Leaves7:15 AM

    I like the fish in the top one, the leaves in the second one. The bottom one is just spot on perfect. A fabulous day of painting, Laura!

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  8. _Frankb1012:35 PM

    Laura, the bottom painting looks the best in my opinion, as I like to see a few pencil lines in a watercolour, though wildly overlapping them with colour can sometimes add a little flair.

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