10x10
I took a photo of this young woman leaving the beach last summer. (For once, I didn't get caught!) There was a bike rack and several more bikes, which I left out.
The underbrush was so dark, that's what made the image appeal to me ... but I think it needs to be darker yet, and less "green." Floating in more intense color on prewet paper may help me get the effect I'm envisioning. There's still too much anxiety in my attempt to hold on to edges: My ideal watercolor looks like it just happened!
I did kind of manage the effect I want in the spokes on the bikes: I didn't mask, just painted quickly and loosely, and didn't try to adjust or correct.
7 comments:
I'm smiling because what you said about the dark underbrush is what attracted me as well as that exceptionally executed bicycle ! Beautiful!
Laura I love the dreamy state you have captured here. This is very lovely.
Thank you, Laurie. It's my first bicycle painting!
Thank you, Debbie.
Laura, this is a lovely painting. I would NOT touch it! It's spontaneous and fresh, well done and the greens are perfect, imo.
Thanks, Rachel. No, I won't go back in...that could only be a disaster! Will start another though
This is gorgeous. I love it.
XOXOXOXOXO Barbara
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